Other ID: Pacific Coral ARG
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Other (Other)
Principal Investigator(s): Christina Kellogg
Affiliate Investigator(s): Work, Thierry M. (USGS)
Information Specialist(s): Julie Voelschow
Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect samples of six (6) species of Pacific stony corals to screen for background levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG).
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Honolulu, HI
End Port/Location: Honolulu, HI
Start Date: 2023-05-22
End Date: 2023-05-22
Equipment Used: Hammer and Chisel
Information to be Derived: Presence/absence and diversity of ARG.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected four (4) biological replicate samples of each of the six (6) coral species: Porites lobata, Pocillopora meandrina, Montipora patula, Montipora flabellata, Pocillopora eydouxi, Montipora capitata; preserved in RNAlater in 50ml tubes and shipped to USGS Coral Microbial Ecology lab in St. Petersburg for processing.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Collaborative study with Thierry Work from USGS NWHC stationed in Honolulu. His team collected the samples under Special Activity Permit SAP 2024-20.
Location:
Sand Island
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: | South: | West: | East: |
Platform(s):
Other |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer and Chisel | --- | Biology Geology |
