Overview
The Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding (CCDB) is dedicated to the use of DNA barcoding for both the identification and discovery of species. Based at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario at the University of Guelph, the CCDB is a member of the international barcoding effort coordinated by the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL). The CCDB plays a special role in leading Canadian contributions to this initiative, with an emphasis on the development of both high-throughput laboratory protocols, and the Barcode of Life Data (BOLD) Systems - an online workbench and database for the global barcoding community.
This site offers background information on DNA barcoding, and information on recent progress in barcoding research with an emphasis on work accomplished at Guelph.