# IMGT
Handle the IMGT database of antibody germlines easily.
## Library features
- Access to all germlines from all species in IMGT
- Access to all isotopes of the germlines
- Access to the regions (CDRs etc) and annotations (conserved etc)
- Single threaded and multi threaded access
## Example usage
```rust
use imgt::*;
let selection = Selection::default()
.species([Species::HomoSapiens])
.chain([ChainType::Heavy])
.gene([GeneType::V]);
let first = selection.germlines(&STATIC_IMGT).next().unwrap();
assert_eq!(first.name(), "IGHV1-2*01");
```
## Compilation features
* `rayon` - enables parallel iterators using rayon
## Changelog
### 0.2.0
- Added more constant chain options
- Added Lzw parsing (in mzcv) to allow automatic download and update
- Fixed some issues with parsing
- Updated static data to version 202631-5 date 2026-07-31