PRJNA225954
Saltwater aquarium tank mesocosm vertebrate 12S ribosomal locus
A 4.5-million liter aquarium tank was used as a mesocosm to test whether environmental DNA can be used to reconstruct the known vertebrate community within the tank. This tank is part of a flow through system circulating water from Monterey Bay, CA. Water samples were collected and probed for a mitochondrial DNA locus (12S ribosomal gene) that is conserved across vertebrates.