Planet Microbe

Planet Microbe integrates oceanographic 'omics and metagenomic sequencing datasets with matched biological and physiochemical measurements to provide environmental context for marine microbial and ecosystem studies.

Key Features:

• Data Discovery and Integration: Links curated historical and ongoing oceanographic sequencing efforts and connects 'omics samples with biological and physiochemical measurements from the same water samples or sampling events to provide comprehensive environmental context.
• Curated Aggregation Efforts: Aggregates and curates metagenomic datasets to ensure high-quality, well-organized data for downstream analyses.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Serves as a central hub for integrating diverse datasets from large-scale oceanic sequencing endeavors and multiple scientific disciplines.

Scientific Applications:

• Marine microbial ecology: Enables analysis of marine microbial community composition and dynamics using integrated sequencing and environmental data.
• Biogeochemical cycle studies: Supports investigation of ecological processes and biogeochemical cycles by linking organismal data to physiochemical parameters.
• Environmental change impact assessment: Facilitates assessment of environmental changes on marine ecosystems by correlating temporal and spatial sequencing data with matched environmental measurements.

Methodology:

Links 'omics samples to corresponding biological and physiochemical data collected during the same sampling events and performs curated aggregation of metagenomic datasets to ensure data quality and contextualization.