# FAQ

## What is Planet Microbe?

Planet Microbe is a federated resource to enable data discovery and open data sharing for historical and on-going oceanographic sequencing efforts. 

## How much does Planet Microbe cost? <a href="#how-much-does-imicrobe-cost" id="how-much-does-imicrobe-cost"></a>

Planet Microbe is free to use, however please cite us.

## How do I cite Planet Microbe? <a href="#how-do-i-cite-imicrobe" id="how-do-i-cite-imicrobe"></a>

**Please cite:**&#x20;

Alise J Ponsero, Matthew Bomhoff, Kai Blumberg, Ken Youens-Clark, Nina M Herz, Elisha M Wood-Charlson, Edward F Delong, Bonnie L Hurwitz, Planet Microbe: a platform for marine microbiology to discover and analyze interconnected ‘omics and environmental data, *Nucleic Acids Research*, , gkaa637, <https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaa637>

## What browser should I use? <a href="#what-browser-should-i-use" id="what-browser-should-i-use"></a>

Planet Microbe is developed for Chrome but should also work in Firefox, IE, and Safari.

## Can I use my own data with Planet Microbe? <a href="#can-i-use-my-own-data-with-imicrobe" id="can-i-use-my-own-data-with-imicrobe"></a>

Yes, you can upload your own data to the Data Store using the Planet Microbe [Dashboard](https://www.imicrobe.us/#/dashboard) (login required).

## How do I report a bug or general comment/suggestion? <a href="#how-do-i-report-a-bug-or-general-comment-suggestion" id="how-do-i-report-a-bug-or-general-comment-suggestion"></a>

We greatly appreciate your bug reports, comments, and suggestions. You can contact us using the form here: [https://www.imicrobe.us/#/contact](https://www.planetmicrobe.org/project/#/contact)​

## What is your data policy? <a href="#what-is-your-data-policy" id="what-is-your-data-policy"></a>

Please see <https://www.cyverse.org/data-policy>