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

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

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere143585
JournalBiodiversity Data Journal
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

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