Exploring Alternative Terms for a Toxin-Antitoxin Database A toxin-antitoxin (TA) system is a genetic module that encodes a toxin and an antitoxin, which can regulate bacterial growth or survival under stress conditions. TA systems have been found in many bacterial species and are involved in diverse physiological processes, such as plasmid stabilization, persistence, biofilm formation, and virulence. To facilitate research on TA systems, several databases have been developed to collect and annotate TA genes and their properties. One of these databases is the Toxin-Antitoxin Database (TADB), which provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing and predicting TA systems from microbial genomes. However, the term "toxin-antitoxin database" may not be the only or the most appropriate phrase to describe this type of resource.