https://delcampolab.com/tag/earth-biogenome/Earth BiogenomeHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usTue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://delcampolab.com/media/logo_hu3705697567409936087.pnghttps://delcampolab.com/tag/earth-biogenome/https://delcampolab.com/project/mediocremonas/Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://delcampolab.com/project/mediocremonas/<p>There is a significant bias in eukaryotic genomics that impoverishes our understanding of eukaryotic diversity: most genomics research focuses on multicellular eukaryotes. Around 85% of sequenced eukaryotic genomes correspond to multicellular organisms — Metazoa, Fungi, or Land Plants — yet these lineages represent only ~23% of all operational taxonomic units (OTUs) in environmental surveys. This leaves the vast majority of eukaryotic diversity underrepresented in genomic databases, skewing our views of what a eukaryote is and what roles they play in the environment.</p> <p>In this project, carried out as part of the <a href="https://www.biogenoma.cat/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catalan Initiative for the Earth Biogenome Project</a>, we are generating the reference genome of <em>Mediocremonas mediterraneus</em>, a heterotrophic nanoflagellate isolated from Blanes Bay (Catalonia). <em>Mediocremonas mediterraneus</em> belongs to the Developea within the supergroup Stramenopiles. Based on phylogenomics, the Developea are sister to all photosynthetic Stramenopiles (diatoms, kelps, etc.), making <em>M. mediterraneus</em> an ideal candidate to study the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis in Stramenopiles.</p>