Potential of blockchain approach on development and security of microbial databases

Biological Procedures Online

Hedieh Sajedi¹  Fatemeh Mohammadipanah² 

[1] Department of Computer Science, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran;Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Lab, Department of Microbiology, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: Microbial databases;    Blockchain technology;    Bacterial supply chain;    Culture collections;    Global data exchange;    Biobanking;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12575-020-00139-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Approaches developed based on the blockchain concept can provides a framework for the realization of open science. The traditional centralized way of data collection and curation is a labor-intensive work that is often not updated. The fundamental contribution of developing blockchain format of microbial databases includes: 1. Scavenging the sparse data from different strain database; 2. Tracing a specific thread of access for the purpose of evaluation or even the forensic; 3. Mapping the microbial species diversity; 4. Enrichment of the taxonomic database with the biotechnological applications of the strains and 5. Data sharing with the transparent way of precedent recognition. The plausible applications of constructing microbial databases using blockchain technology is proposed in this paper. Nevertheless, the current challenges and constraints in the development of microbial databases using the blockchain module are discussed in this paper.Graphical Abstract

【 授权许可】

CC BY