Sponsor
This work was supported by Wellcome [206194] and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation [GBMF8897].
Published In
Wellcome Open Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-27-2025
Subjects
Genomes -- research, Nematodes
Abstract
We present the Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project, a global collaboration to generate high quality genome sequences for a wide range of eukaryotes and their microbial symbionts. Launched under the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the ASG Project brings together researchers from across the globe who hope to use these reference genomes to augment and extend their analyses of the dynamics, mechanisms and environmental importance of symbioses. Applying large-scale, high-throughput sequencing and assembly technologies, the ASG collaboration will assemble and annotate the genomes of 500 symbiotic organisms – both the “hosts” and the microbial symbionts with which they associate. These data will be released openly to benefit all who work on symbioses, from conservation geneticists to those interested in the origin of the eukaryotic cell.
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Copyright: © 2024 McKenna V et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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DOI
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17222.2
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43854
Publisher
F1000 Research Ltd
Citation Details
McKenna, V., Archibald, J. M., Beinart, R., Dawson, M. N., Hentschel, U., Keeling, P. J., Lopez, J. V., Martín-Durán, J. M., Petersen, J. M., Sigwart, J. D., Simakov, O., Sutherland, K. R., Sweet, M., Talbot, N. J., Thompson, A. W., Bender, S., Harrison, P. W., Rajan, J., Cochrane, G., … Blaxter, M. (2024). The Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project: probing the evolution of symbiosis across the Tree of Life. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 254.