Metagenomics assessment of Anthropogenic impact on coral reef-associated microorganisms on the Kenyan Indian Ocean

Abstract

The work in the above manuscript and presentations are a result of literature review for the methods that were to be employed in this project. The paper reviewed state-of-the-art genomic approaches in marine research and application to the WIO region. As for the presentations, I was invited to the Global Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi to present my work and demonstrate the utility of molecular biology in the sustainable use of marine resources.Afterwards, Senior Warden John Wambua of the Mombasa National Marine Park and Reserve, having become aware of my presentation at the conference, requested if I could make a presentation to the KWS management staff at Mombasa to see which of the methods employed in my research they could incorporate or collaborate on in their survey and monitoring v strategies. I discussed non-invasive sampling of environmental DNA (eDNA), next generation sequencing (NGS) and bioinformatics analysis employed in my project and how they may be adapted in marine resource conservation and management. I conceived the layouts, conducted literature review and wrote the presentations.