Compositions, products, methods and systems to monitor water and other ecosystems
First Claim
1. A composition comprising an isolated oligonucleotide, wherein the sequence of the isolated oligonucleotide is specific to a single operational taxonomic unit in an aquatic ecosystem, and wherein the oligonucleotide comprises a bioindicator for a parameter in the aquatic ecosystem, wherein the parameter is mercury levels in the ecosystem, and wherein the isolated oligonucleotide comprises the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 355 or SEQ ID NO;
356, where SEQ ID NO;
356 is the reverse complement of SEQ ID NO;
355.
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Abstract
Disclosed are compositions, products, methods and systems for monitoring ecosystems, such as bodies of water, for a parameter of the ecosystems, such as the presence or absence of mercury. In one embodiment, the product may include a plurality of oligonucleotides immobilized at known locations on a substrate as an array, such that each location on the array is an oligonucleotide having a sequence derived from a single, predetermined operational taxonomic unit (OTU) and wherein at least one sequence on the array is associated with the presence or absence of mercury. The sequences immobilized on the array may be from known, or unknown organisms. Also disclosed are methods for identifying and isolating bioindicators diagnostic of ecosystem parameters, such as whether mercury is present. The compositions, products, methods and systems of the invention may be used for rapid, and continual monitoring of ecosystems for parameters of interest, such as the presence or absence of mercury.
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1. A composition comprising an isolated oligonucleotide, wherein the sequence of the isolated oligonucleotide is specific to a single operational taxonomic unit in an aquatic ecosystem, and wherein the oligonucleotide comprises a bioindicator for a parameter in the aquatic ecosystem, wherein the parameter is mercury levels in the ecosystem, and wherein the isolated oligonucleotide comprises the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 355 or SEQ ID NO;
356, where SEQ ID NO;
356 is the reverse complement of SEQ ID NO;
355. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- 355 or SEQ ID NO;
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9. A product for monitoring an aquatic ecosystem, the product comprising a plurality of individual locations each comprising an isolated oligonucleotide that is a bioindicator for a parameter in the aquatic ecosystem, the oligonucleotide having a nucleic acid sequence that is derived from a single operational taxonomic unit in an aquatic ecosystem, and wherein at least one of the oligonucleotides has the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 355 or SEQ ID NO;
356, where SEQ ID NO;
356 is the reverse complement of SEQ ID NO;
355. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- 355 or SEQ ID NO;
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