The ocean sampling day consortium

Anna Kopf, Max Planck In­sti­tute for Mar­ine Mi­cro­bi­o­logy
Mesude Bicak, University of Oxford
Renzo Kottmann, Max Planck In­sti­tute for Mar­ine Mi­cro­bi­o­logy
Julia Schnetzer, Max Planck In­sti­tute for Mar­ine Mi­cro­bi­o­logy
Ivaylo Kostadinov, Jacobs University Bremen
Katja Lehmann, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Antonio Fernandez-Guerra, Max Planck In­sti­tute for Mar­ine Mi­cro­bi­o­logy
Christian Jeanthon, Sorbonne Universite
Eyal Rahav, National Institute of Oceanography Israel
Matthias Ullrich, Jacobs University Bremen
Antje Wichels, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
Gunnar Gerdts, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
Paraskevi Polymenakou, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Giorgos Kotoulas, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Rania Siam, American University in CairoFollow
Rehab Z. Abdallah, American University in Cairo
Eva C. Sonnenschein, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Thierry Cariou, Sorbonne Universite
Fergal O'Gara, University College Cork
Stephen Jackson, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Sandi Orlic, Institute Ruder Boskovic
Michael Steinke, University of Essex
Julia Busch, Universität Oldenburg
Bernardo Duarte, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
Isabel Caçador, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
João Canning-Clode, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
Oleksandra Bobrova, Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University
Viggo Marteinsson, Matís ohf., Iceland
Eyjolfur Reynisson, Matís ohf., Iceland
Clara Magalhães Loureiro, Universidade dos Açores

Funding Number

287589

Funding Sponsor

Seventh Framework Programme

Author's Department

Biology Department

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13742-015-0066-5

Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

GigaScience

Publication Date

1-1-2015

doi

10.1186/s13742-015-0066-5

Abstract

© 2015 Kopf et al. Ocean Sampling Day was initiated by the EU-funded Micro B3 (Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project to obtain a snapshot of the marine microbial biodiversity and function of the world's oceans. It is a simultaneous global mega-sequencing campaign aiming to generate the largest standardized microbial data set in a single day. This will be achievable only through the coordinated efforts of an Ocean Sampling Day Consortium, supportive partnerships and networks between sites. This commentary outlines the establishment, function and aims of the Consortium and describes our vision for a sustainable study of marine microbial communities and their embedded functional traits.

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