This proposal seeks to create a global census of microbial genomes across 250 of the world’s rivers, from the Amazon to the Mississippi. Our goal is to create a Genome Resolved Open Watershed (GROW) database- which will be an open access resource to advance knowledge of aquatic microbiology for the entire scientific community.
Proposer: Kelly Wrighton, Colorado State University
Proposal: Creating the GROW (Genome Resolved Open Watershed) Database: Leveraging Distributed Research Networks to Understand Watershed Systems