CBOL protist working group: barcoding eukaryotic richness beyond the animal, plant, and fungal kingdoms

PLoS Biol. 2012;10(11):e1001419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001419. Epub 2012 Nov 6.

Abstract

A group of protist experts proposes a two-step DNA barcoding approach, comprising a universal eukaryotic pre-barcode followed by group-specific barcodes, to unveil the hidden biodiversity of microbial eukaryotes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic / methods*
  • Ecosystem
  • Eukaryota / classification
  • Eukaryota / genetics*
  • Eukaryotic Cells / cytology
  • Genetic Markers
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Internet
  • Phylogeny
  • Plants / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / analysis
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
  • Ribosomes / genetics
  • Software*
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Genetic Markers
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S

Grants and funding

The initial phase of the Protist Working Group activities presented in this paper were supported by the Consortium for the Barcoding of Life, the European ERA-net program BiodivErsA, under the BioMarKs project, the French ANR project 09-BLAN-0348 POSEIDON, and the Swiss National Science Foundation 31003A-140766. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.