Sperm DNA of Montipora aequiturberculata. Sperm DNA for Coral Genome

The Great Barrier Reef and Red Sea Sequencing Project Abstract:The Reef Future Genomics 2020 (ReFuGe) consortium are generating a large "omic" framework dataset for corals, their algal symbionts and associated microbes and viruses from the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea. This genomic reference data will be used to drive research into the capacity of corals to cope with stress and adapt; the role of symbiotic algae and bacteria in coral health, the role of particular genes and how these genes move across populations of corals and ultimately to improve the management and resilience of the coral reef ecosystem. The consortium will be generating reference genomic and transcriptomic data for ten corals species, their associated bacterial and viral communities and three strains of their endosymbiotic algae. More information regarding this initiative, including the priority species for sequencing can be found at the Great Barrier Reef Foundation website:(https://www.barrierreef.org/uploads/Sea-quence%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf)

大堡礁与红海测序项目摘要：Reef Future Genomics 2020（ReFuGe）联盟正针对源自大堡礁及红海的珊瑚、其藻类共生体与相关微生物和病毒，构建大型组学（omic）框架数据集。该基因组参考数据集将为多项研究提供支撑：探究珊瑚应对胁迫与适应环境的能力，阐释共生藻类与细菌在珊瑚健康中的作用，解析特定基因的功能及其在珊瑚种群间的传播规律，最终助力优化珊瑚礁生态系统的管理并提升其韧性。该联盟将为10种珊瑚物种、其关联的细菌与病毒群落，以及3株内共生藻类生成参考基因组与转录组数据。有关该项目的更多信息（包括测序优先物种）可访问大堡礁基金会官网：(https://www.barrierreef.org/uploads/Sea-quence%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf)