First release of the European marine omics biodiversity observation network (EMO BON) shotgun metagenomics data from water and sediment samples

By

Pavloudi, Christina
Santi, Ioulia
Azua, Iñigo
Baña, Zuriñe
Bastianini, Mauro
Belser, Caroline
Bilbao, Jone
Bitz-Thorsen, Julie
Broudin, Caroline
Camusat, Mathieu
Cancio, Ibon
Caray-Counil, Louis
Casotti, Raffaella
Castel, Jade
Comtet, Thierry
Cox, Cymon
Daguin, Claire
Díaz De Cerio, Oihane
Exter, Katrina
Fauvelot, Cécile
Frada, Miguel
Galand, Pierre
Garczarek, Laurence
González Fernández, José
Guillou, Laure
Hablützel, Pascal
Heynderickx, Hanneloor
Houbin, Céline
Kervella, Anne
Krystallas, Apostolos
Lagaisse, Rune
Laroquette, Arnaud
Lescure, Lyvia
Lopes, Eva
Loulakaki, Melina
Louro, Bruno
Magalhães, Catarina
Maidanou, Maria
Margiotta, Francesca
Montresor, Marina
Not, Fabrice
Paredes, Estefanía
Percopo, Isabella
Péru, Erwan
Poulain, Julie
Præbel, Kim
Rigaut-Jalabert, Fabienne
Romac, Sarah
Stavroulaki, Melanthia
Souza Troncoso, Jesús
Thiébaut, Eric
Thomas, Wilfried
Tkacz, Andrzej
Trano, Anna Chiara
Wincker, Patrick
Pade, Nicolas

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-3-12

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--41

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e143585

 

Abstract

The European Marine Omics Biodiversity Observation Network (EMO BON) is an initiative of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) to establish a persistent genomic observatory amongst designated European coastal marine sites, sharing the same protocols for sampling and data curation. Environmental samples are collected from the water column and, at some sites, soft sediments and hard substrates (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures - ARMS), together with a set of mandatory and discretionary metadata (including Essential Ocean Variables - EOVs). Samples are collected following standardised protocols at regular and specified intervals and sequenced in large six-monthly batches at a centralised sequencing facility. The use of standard operating procedures (SOPs) during data collection, library preparation and sequencing aims to provide uniformity amongst the data collected from the sites. Coupled with strict adherence to open and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles, this ensures maximum comparability amongst samples and enhances reusability and interoperability of the data with other data sources. The observatory network was launched in June 2021, when the first sampling campaign took place.