@article{cfa52b70e0d4467487b1f3a6e34643b2,
title = "Description and analysis of two internet-based databases of insect pathogens: EDWIP and VIDIL",
abstract = "In 1996, two searchable databases covering insect pathogens were posted on the World Wide Web: the Ecological Database of the World{\textquoteright}s Insect Pathogens (EDWIP) and the Viral Diseases of Insects in the Literature database (VIDIL). In this paper, we describe the format and contents of EDWIP and VIDIL on the World Wide Web. EDWIP contains over 9400 pathogen–host association records, 677 negative test result or “no association” records, 4454 host species, 2285 pathogen species records, and 2057 bibliographical references. Species of Coleoptera and Lepidoptera are the best represented groups in EDWIP. Lepidopteran species account for the most associations of any host order in EDWIP, over 2500, or 27%. Of the pathogen groups, Protozoa (including microsporidia) accounted for nearly 66% of the pathogen species records and over 40% of the association records in EDWIP. Fungi account for only 18% of the pathogen species, but nearly 33% of the association records. Habitats dominated by human activities (e.g., crop, stored product, and human dwelling) account for most of the host habitats recorded in EDWIP. The United States and Japan are the most common locations and the Nearctic and Palearctic are the most common biogeographic regions reported in EDWIP. There are 4801 annotated bibliographic records in VIDIL.",
keywords = "World Wide Web, Internet databases, Bioinformatics, insect pathogens, Entomopathogens, protozoa, microsporidia, bacteria, fungi, viruses, Protozoa, Viruses, Microsporidia, Fungi, Bacteria, Insect pathogens",
author = "Braxton, {S M} and D.w Onstad and D.e Dockter and R Giordano and R Larsson and R.a Humber",
note = "Funding Information: Many people and organizations contributed to this project. Ellen Brewer maintains the Internet server for both databases. We thank Joe Maddox of the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) for his inspiration and guidance. Dan Guyot, Sara Lanka, and Dave Levin gathered and entered data to EDWEP. Gary Blissard (Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY), Brian Federici (University of California, Riverside), Yasuhisa Kunimi (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan) and Joe Maddox helped add or correct pathogen names and classification. Chris Dietrich, Wally LaBerge, Kathy Zeiders, Dave Voegtlin, and Don Webb all of the INHS and Steve Passoa (USDA-APHIS, Columbus, Ohio) helped correct insect names and classification. The Society for Invertebrate Pathology, especially Presidents Bob Granados and Brian Federici as well as newsletter editor Mark Goettel, helped with philosophical support and publicity. The following people helped us put VIDIL on the World Wide Web. Jack Coulson of the USDA in Beltsville, Maryland, kept an archive of Martignoni{\textquoteright}s files since 1986, and gave the data to David Onstad. Gary Blissard of the Boyce Thompson Institute and Bruce Black of American Cyanamid converted the software to Excel and Filemaker Pro. EDWIP was made possible, in part, by the National Biological Control Institute of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which provided financial support for more than two years. The text and data may not express the views of USDA-APHIS. The Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research Strategic Research Initiative on Information Technology also provided funds. The work of Dr. Mauro Martignoni is an inspiration and a precedent for this project.",
year = "2003",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/S0022-2011(03)00089-2",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "83",
pages = "185--195",
journal = "Journal of Invertebrate Pathology",
issn = "0022-2011",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
number = "3",
}