Title

The Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project: probing the evolution of symbiosis across the tree of life

Authors

Victoria McKenna, Wellcome Sanger Institute
John M. Archibald, Dalhousie University
Roxanne Beinart, University of Rhode Island
Michael N. Dawson, University of California, Merced
Ute Hentschel, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Patrick J. Keeling, University of British Columbia
Jose V. Lopez, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
José M. Martín-Durán, Queen Mary University of London
Jillian M. Petersen, University of Vienna
Julia D. Sigwart, Senckenberg Research Institute
Oleg Simakov, University of Vienna
Kelly R. Sutherland, University of Oregon
Michael Sweet, University of Derby
Nick Talbot, The Sainsbury Laboratory
Anne W. Thompson, Portland State University
Sara Bender, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Peter W. Harrison, European Bioinformatics Institute
Jeena Rajan, European Bioinformatics Institute
Guy Cochrane, European Bioinformatics Institute
Matthew Berriman, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Mara Lawniczak, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Mark Blaxter, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-6-2021

Publication Title

Wellcome Open Research

Keywords

Symbiosis, Marine, Freshwater, Genome Sequencing, Collaboration, Open Science

ISSN

2398-502X

Volume

6

Issue/No.

254

First Page

1

Last Page

6

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 symbiosis. 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 symbiosis, from conservation geneticists to those interested in the origin of the eukaryotic cell.

Comments

[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

Additional Comments

We thank Jonathan Threlfall for assistance with manuscript editing. This research was funded in part by Wellcome [grant 206194]. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

NSUWorks Citation

McKenna, Victoria; John M. Archibald; Roxanne Beinart; Michael N. Dawson; Ute Hentschel; Patrick J. Keeling; Jose V. Lopez; José M. Martín-Durán; Jillian M. Petersen; Julia D. Sigwart; Oleg Simakov; Kelly R. Sutherland; Michael Sweet; Nick Talbot; Anne W. Thompson; Sara Bender; Peter W. Harrison; Jeena Rajan; Guy Cochrane; Matthew Berriman; Mara Lawniczak; and Mark Blaxter. 2021. "The Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project: probing the evolution of symbiosis across the tree of life." Wellcome Open Research 6, (254): 1-6. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17222.1.

ORCID ID

0000-0002-1637-4125

ResearcherID

F-8809-2011

DOI

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17222.1