Welcome to the SILVA rRNA database project A comprehensive on-line resource for quality checked and aligned ribosomal RNA sequence data. SILVA provides comprehensive, quality checked and regularly updated datasets of aligned small (16S/18S, SSU) and large subunit (23S/28S, LSU) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences for all three domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya). SILVA are the official data