Advanced DNA Sequencing Services
The sequencing facility of the CBG offers the latest in DNA barcoding technology, research, and innovation.
From field to lab to the palm of your hand
Here at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics we take a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to this important field of research.
Informatics - BOLD v4
The Barcode of Life Data Systems is a global informatics workbench used to share data by over 1000 institutions in 94 countries.
Collect, Image, Archive
The Collections Unit of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics maintains a collection of over 2.8M digitized specimens and over 500K images.
Preserving Global Biodiversity
The sequencing facility of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics has generated a DNA archive containing over 250,000 species.
Bringing Genomics to Biodiversity
Recent News and Publications / From the CBG
The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) is the global leader in the field of DNA barcoding. It occupies a 50,000 ft2 facility on the University of Guelph campus. Its unique research capacity reflects the coupling of one of Canada’s largest genomics platforms with a workforce that includes world-class expertise in biodiversity science, DNA sequencing, and informatics.
The CBG is clearly differentiated from other genomics organizations by the taxonomic scope of its work and by its commitment to genomic minimalism. Instead of characterizing entire genomes, the Centre employs sequence diversity in targeted gene regions to advance understanding of the diversity, distribution, and interactions of multicellular life. The Centre is best known for its role in leading the development of DNA barcoding as a tool for specimen identification and species discovery. In addition, researchers at the CBG are heavily involved in studies which use DNA barcodes for large-scale biomonitoring programs and to probe interactions among species.
Slippage of degenerate primers can cause variation in amplicon length.
Elbrecht, V, PDN Hebert and D Steinke
Range extension for the region of sympatry between the nudibranchs Hermissenda opalescens and Hermissenda crassicornis in the northeastern Pacific.
Merlo, EM, KA Milligan, NB Sheets, CJ Neufeld, TM Eastham, ALKa Estores-Pacheco, D Steinke, PDN Hebert, Á Valdés and RC Wyeth.
Insect diversity in the Saharo-Arabian region: Revealing a little-studied fauna by DNA barcoding.
Ashfaq, M, JSM Sabir, HO El-Ansary, K Perez, V Levesque-Beaudin, AM Khan, A Rasool, C Gallant, J Addesi and PDN Hebert.
CBG Increases the Visibility of its Genetic Samples.
“… there have been over 200,000 aliquots of DNA prepared for other institutions in the last decade.”