eDNAbyss

This project will provide a new appraisal of the extent and distribution of marine biodiversity and of the abiotic and biotic drivers of its distribution through
►Metabarcoding of a worldwide sampling of deep-sea sediment and seawater using genes selected to reveal the broadest taxonomic range.
►Production of metagenomes of microbial assemblages chosen from metabarcode data.
►Genome scan of species inhabiting contrasted ecosystems to estimate connectivity and test for the footprint of selection.

Publications :

• Miriam I. Brandt et al. An Assessment of Environmental Metabarcoding Protocols Aiming at Favoring Contemporary Biodiversity in Inventories of Deep-Sea Communities Frontiers in Marine Science 2020, vol. 7