This protocol introduces steps of metabarcoding analysis, targeting 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA genes, for monitoring harmful algal blooms and their associated microbiome in seawater samples. It is a powerful molecular-based tool but requires several procedures, which are visually explained here step-by-step.
Yarimizu, K., Fujiyoshi, S., Kawai, M., Acuña, J. J., Rilling, J., Campos, M., Vilugrón, J., Cameron, H., Vergara, K., Gajardo, G., Espinoza-González, O., Guzmán, L., Nagai, S., Riquelme, C., Jorquera, M. A., Maruyama, F. A Standardized Procedure for Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in Chile by Metabarcoding Analysis. J. Vis. Exp. (174), e62967, doi:10.3791/62967 (2021).