Fig. 1

METAGENOTE Application Diagram. METAGENOTE allows annotation and transfer of files to SRA. METAGENOTE prepares an XML file in the format required by the SRA’s API to automatically create all records for BioProject, BioSamples and Runs. Sequence files are uploaded to METAGENOTE via a drag and drop action into the browser. METAGENOTE finally sends raw files and the XML file to NCBI’s server