It is a new research approach that consist in jointly analysing host genomes and associated microorganisms' metagenomes to study the effect of their interactions in a range of biological fields.
Hologenomics largely relies on shotgun sequencing approaches, which consists in sequencing total DNA from biological samples. In EHI, both animal and microbial genomes are primarily generated from faecal material. Check out the EHI workflow.
The EHI has five main goals, which are expected to yield relevant outcomes for the scientific community in terms of scientific outputs, methodological development, infrastructure availability, and networking.
We welcome as many researchers as possible to contribute to the initiative. All the details about participation in the Earth HoloGenome Initiative are described in the section about participation.
The EHI encompasses a number of projects, focusing on mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds. Here you can have look at the EHI flagship projects.
Presently, the EHI boasts an internal database with more than 150,000 data entries, and a publicly accessible database offering fundamental sample information.