Marine Metagenomics Portal (MMP)

The Marine Metagenomics Portal (MMP) provides access to curated, richly annotated, and freely accessible databases for marine microbial genomics and metagenomics research. It is run by UiT The Arctic University of Norway as part of ELIXIR Norway, and operates within the ELIXIR Microbiome community, which develops standards for FAIR microbiome analyses.

MMP is intended for researchers working with marine microbial genomes and metagenomic datasets, offering both curated sequence databases and an end-to-end analysis workflow aligned with FAIR principles.

MAR Databases

• MarRef — reference genomes for marine prokaryotes, manually curated and richly annotated
• MarDB — non-reference marine prokaryotic genomes
• MarCat — metagenome-assembled genomes derived from marine environments

Key Capabilities

• Unified search engine that queries all three MAR databases (MarRef, MarDB, and MarCat) simultaneously through a single interface
• MetaPipe — a complete workflow for end-to-end analysis of marine metagenomic data
• Data and workflows aligned with FAIR principles for microbiome research
• All databases and tools are openly and freely accessible

Getting Started

1. Visit the Marine Metagenomics Portal to access the MAR databases
2. Use the unified search engine to query MarRef, MarDB, and MarCat
3. Run MetaPipe for end-to-end analysis of marine metagenomic datasets

MMP is part of the broader ELIXIR Microbiome community, which coordinates community goals and resources around standardised, FAIR microbiome analyses across European research infrastructures.