Release notes for GTDB R06-RS202

Release date: April 27th, 2021

GTDB R06-RS202 contains 45,555 bacterial and 2,339 archaeal species clusters
which span 258,406 genomes.

GTDB R06-RS202 data files are available at:
https://data.ace.uq.edu.au/public/gtdb/data/releases/release202/202.0/

The latest GTDB data files are always available at:
https://data.ace.uq.edu.au/public/gtdb/data/releases/latest/

Release statistics are available at:
https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/stats


CHANGES from R05-RS95
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- Latin names proposed in the literature without a proposed type genome will 
  no longer be incorporated into the GTDB. Such taxa will be given a placeholder
  name until type material is designated. This is in accordance with the 
  Prokaryotic Code and to ensure the long term stability of the GTDB.
  
- New Latin names are no longer proposed by GTDB curators.

- Marker genes and corresponding HMMs were updated from the Pfam v27 to Pfam v33.1.

- NCBI Pathogen Detection Assembly (surveillance) genomes are not processed for inclusion
  in the GTDB as these genomes are too numerous and from well described taxa. Searching for
  such genomes on the GTDB website indicates they are part of this NCBI initiative (e.g. 
  GCA_003592745.1).