information on putatively essential gene FungiDB inferred essential, putatively lethal Jie Zheng ORCID:0000-0002-2999-0103 John Judkins ORCID:0000-0001-6595-0902 A conclusion based on data about a gene that is absolutely necessary or vital for the life of an organism, as inferred either from direct experimental evidence or from indirect evidence. Achchuthan Shanmugasundram ORCID: 0000-0003-2349-6929 conclusion based on data