Applications of next-generation sequencing technologies and computational tools in molecular evolution and aquatic animals conservation studies : a short review [PDF]
, 2019 Aquatic ecosystems that form major biodiversity hotspots are critically threatened due to environmental and anthropogenic stressors. We believe that, in this genomic era, computational methods can be applied to promote aquatic biodiversity conservation ...
Afiqah-Aleng, Nor +8 more
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Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems [PDF]
, 2016 Human activities, both established and emerging, increasingly affect the provision of marine ecosystem services that deliver societal and economic benefits.
Austen, Melanie C. +16 more
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PIA : more accurate taxonomic assignment of metagenomic data demonstrated on sedaDNA from the North sea [PDF]
, 2020 Assigning metagenomic reads to taxa presents significant challenges. Existing approaches address some issues, but are mostly limited to metabarcoding or optimized for microbial data. We present PIA (Phylogenetic Intersection Analysis): a taxonomic binner
Allaby, Robin G. +4 more
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Comparison and validation of some ITS primer pairs useful for fungal metabarcoding studies.
PLoS ONE, 2014 Current metabarcoding studies aiming to characterize microbial communities generally rely on the amplification and sequencing of relatively short DNA regions.
Michiel Op De Beeck +5 more
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Advances and challenges in barcoding pathogenic and environmental Leptospira [PDF]
, 2017 Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease of global importance. A large spectrum of asymptomatic animal hosts can carry the infection and contribute to the burden of human disease.
Allan, Kathryn J. +2 more
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Environmental DNA, 2021 Increasing evidence for global insect declines is prompting a renewed interest in the survey of whole insect communities. DNA metabarcoding can contribute to assessing diverse insect communities over a range of spatial and temporal scales, but efforts ...
Vanessa A. Mata +6 more
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DNA Metabarcoding Methods for the Study of Marine Benthic Meiofauna: A Review
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Meiofaunal animals, roughly between 0.045 and 1 mm in size, are ubiquitous and ecologically important inhabitants of benthic marine ecosystems. Their high species richness and rapid response to environmental change make them promising targets for ...
Romy Gielings +9 more
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Review: DNA metabarcoding approach for fisheries management
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021 Abstract Increased publications on meta-barcoding promote interests in studies associated with fisheries biodiversity, diet, and biomonitoring. These studies primarily concentrated on an ecosystem that has implications for fisheries management with complex interpretation.
I P Ayu +3 more
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Identification of fish eggs and larvae using a novel DNA metabarcoding approach [PDF]
Neotropical IchthyologyThe alarming increase in the number of threatened species underscores the urgent need for more effective conservation strategies. In this context, advancements in molecular techniques and high-throughput sequencing have been instrumental in providing ...
Gabriela O. Costa +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Monitoring biodiversity is of increasing importance in natural ecosystems. Metabarcoding can be used as a powerful molecular tool to complement traditional biodiversity monitoring, as total environmental DNA can be analyzed from complex samples ...
Kleopatra Leontidou +10 more
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