Protocols

• Guidelines for non-CO1 selection - 4 June 2007 (pdf, 49 kb)
  Protocol on how to act if a different gene then the CO1-gene must be used
• Barcode Data Standards (pdf, 30Kb)
  Learn how to link barcode sequence records to voucher specimens, valid species names and taxonomic publications
• Barcode Submission protocol
  Submit your barcode data directly to EMBL-Bank
• Barcode Data Submission Tool (Barstool)
  Submit your barcode data directly to GenBank
• Barcode of Life Database (BOLD)
  The University of Guelph, Ontario, offers tools to collect, manage, and analyze their DNA barcode data and to submit them to GenBank.
• Barcoding Lab Protocols (pdf, 404Kb)
  The first set of recommendations for procedures and equipment from CBOL’s DNA Working Group.  New barcoding labs can produce 50K sequences per year by following these protocols.
• Barcoding studies in major journals
  The last two years have seen a steady increase in the appearance of important DNA barcoding studies