[ensembl-dev] "stable" ids of genes

[PATERSON Trevor]

Hi.
I have a question regarding the stability of stable ids....

All of the stable_ids for genes in EnsemblBacteria release 17  seem to have changed from the Ensembl standard format - to something new and species-specific

Bacillus pumilus (strain SAFR-032): 'EBBACG00000064655'  becoming 'BPUM_0001'

Is this a one off event reflecting : or might we expect these "stable"_ids to change with every release or with each assembly release?

There does not appear to be any reference to the old ids on the website or in the database ( i.e. the web-page for BPUM_0001 gives no indication that in previous life it was EBBACG00000064655). This would make mapping any historical analyses/data to the current IDs problematic...


cheers Trevor
Trevor Paterson PhD
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