Australian Microbiome

Australian Microbiome (AM) is a continental-scale, collaborative project characterising microbiome diversity inhabiting environments across Australia, its territories and oceans, enabling large spatial and temporal-scale studies of ecosystem function, biogeochemistry, and biodiversity.

AM, established in 2019, resources and supports the collection and discoverability of FAIR microbiome data, delivering occurrence and distribution data matched with rich contextual metadata and clearly documented workflows that allows end-users to address a broad range of questions, including for management, monitoring, and R&D purposes. AM will extend this to: advance the use of microbiome data by end-users through targeted support to end-users; continued development of the data portal to ensure greater discovery and access; increasing uptake and translation of microbiome data through education and training; while continuing to deliver microbiome observations at extensive spatial and temporal scales.

Start Date:  07/01/2019
End Date:  30/06/2027

Lead Contact: Jodie van de Kamp (jodie.vandekamp@csiro.au)