Resources

A major goal of our lab is to make choanoflagellate research accessible to others. Here is a collection of resources that we have generated for anyone interested in studying choanoflagellates.

Choanoflagellate protocols

Choanoflagellate Handbook

King Lab Protocols

Genomics Resources

Salpingoeca rosetta genome

Monosiga brevicollis genome browser

SMART annotations of Monosiga proteins

Transcriptome sequencing of 19 diverse species of choanoflagellates (reads and contigs)(proteins and annotations)

Plasmids and cDNA libraries

Our published plasmids and cDNA libraries are available here.

Order your own pet choanoflagellates

Order strains from the Protozoa and Algae division of ATCC.org:

- Monosiga brevicollis (ATCC 50154)

- Monosiga brevicollis MX1, the strain sequenced for the genome project (ATCC PRA-258)

- Monosiga ovata (ATCC 50635)

- Salpingoeca rosetta (formerly known as Proterospongia sp. — ATCC 50818)

- Salpingoeca rosetta Px1, the strain sequenced for the genome project (ATCC PRA-366)

Choanoflagellate listserv

Keep up-to-date with the choanoflagellate research community by subscribing to [choano-listserv] at groups.google.com.

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