ENA Database

Overview

The European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) is a comprehensive public repository for nucleotide sequence data and associated metadata. Access and query DNA/RNA sequences, raw reads, genome assemblies, and functional annotations through REST APIs and FTP for genomics and bioinformatics pipelines.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when:

• Retrieving nucleotide sequences or raw sequencing reads by accession
• Searching for samples, studies, or assemblies by metadata criteria
• Downloading FASTQ files or genome assemblies for analysis
• Querying taxonomic information for organisms
• Accessing sequence annotations and functional data
• Integrating ENA data into bioinformatics pipelines
• Performing cross-reference searches to related databases
• Bulk downloading datasets via FTP or Aspera