MDOP

MDOP facilitates preparation and automated upload of molecular sequence data and associated metadata into centralized public databases to support DNA barcoding and molecular identification applications such as food fraud detection, environmental monitoring, and border surveillance.

Key Features:

• Data preparation: Functions to format and prepare molecular sequence data and associated metadata for submission to public repositories.
• Upload automation: Automation of many aspects of the data upload process to centralized databases.
• Support for DNA barcoding repositories: Support for contribution workflows targeting the Barcode of Life Datasystems (BOLD) and DNA barcoding initiatives.
• Internal-to-public transfer: Functions to transfer data from internal systems to publicly accessible databases.

Scientific Applications:

• DNA barcoding: Contributing sequence records and metadata to DNA barcoding reference libraries.
• Molecular identification: Supporting molecular identification efforts that rely on comprehensive nucleotide sequence databases of morphologically identified specimens.
• Food fraud detection: Enabling submission of reference sequences and metadata used in food authentication studies.
• Environmental monitoring: Facilitating deposition of sequences and associated metadata from biodiversity and environmental surveys.
• Border surveillance: Supporting data submission for molecular surveillance related to biosecurity and species monitoring at borders.

Methodology:

R package functions to prepare, format, and automate submission of molecular sequence data and associated metadata to public databases such as BOLD.