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Zangaro F, Saccomanno B, Tzafesta E, Bozzeda F, Specchia V, Pinna M. Current limitations and future prospects of detection and biomonitoring of NIS in the Mediterranean Sea through environmental DNA. NEOBIOTA 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.70.71862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea is currently threatened by the introduction of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS). Therefore, monitoring the distribution of NIS is of utmost importance to preserve the ecosystems. A promising approach for the identification of species and the assessment of biodiversity is the use of DNA barcoding, as well as DNA and eDNA metabarcoding. Currently, the main limitation in the use of genomic data for species identification is the incompleteness of the DNA barcode databases. In this research, we assessed the availability of DNA barcodes in the main reference libraries for the most updated inventory of 665 confirmed NIS in the Mediterranean Sea, with a special focus on the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcode and primers. The results of this study show that there are no barcodes for 33.18% of the species in question, and that 45.30% of the 382 species with COI barcode, have no primers publicly available. This highlights the importance of directing scientific efforts to fill the barcode gap of specific taxonomic groups in order to help in the effective application of the eDNA technique for investigating the occurrence and the distribution of NIS in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Lee Y, Ni G, Shin J, Kim T, Kern EMA, Kim Y, Kim SC, Chan B, Goto R, Nakano T, Park JK. Phylogeography of Mytilisepta virgata (Mytilidae: Bivalvia) in the northwestern Pacific: Cryptic mitochondrial lineages and mito-nuclear discordance. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 157:107037. [PMID: 33278586 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The purplish bifurcate mussel Mytilisepta virgata is widely distributed and represents one of the major components of the intertidal community in the northwestern Pacific (NWP). Here, we characterized population genetic structure of NWP populations throughout nearly their whole distribution range using both mitochondrial (mtDNA cox1) and nuclear (ITS1) markers. Population genetic analyses for mtDNA cox 1 sequences revealed two monophyletic lineages (i.e., southern and northern lineages) geographically distributed according to the two different surface water temperature zones in the NWP. The timing of the lineage split is estimated at the Pliocene- mid-Pleistocene (5.49-1.61 Mya), which is consistent with the timing of the historical isolation of the East Sea/Sea of Japan from the South and East China Seas due to sea level decline during glacial cycles. Historical sea level fluctuation during the Pliocene-Pleistocene and subsequent adaptation of mussels to different surface water temperature zones may have contributed to shaping the contemporary genetic diversity and deep divergence of the two mitochondrial lineages. In contrast to mtDNA sequences, a clear lineage split between the two mitochondrial lineages was not found in ITS1 sequences, which showed a star-like structure composed of a mixture of southern and northern mitochondrial lineages. Possible reasons for this type of mito-nuclear discordance include stochastic divergence in the coalescent processes of the two molecular markers, or balancing selection under different marine environments. Cryptic speciation cannot be ruled out from these results, and future work using genomic analyses is required to address whether the thermal physiology of these mussels corresponds to the deep divergence of their mitochondrial genes and to test for the existence of morphologically indistinguishable but genetically separate cryptic species.
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- Yucheol Lee
- Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, South Korea
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong, China
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- Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, South Korea
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- Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, South Korea
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- Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, South Korea
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- Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, South Korea
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- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, 459 Shirahama, Nishimuro, Wakayama 649-2211, Japan
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- Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, 459 Shirahama, Nishimuro, Wakayama 649-2211, Japan
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- Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, South Korea.
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Kannan A, Rama Rao S, Ratnayeke S, Yow YY. The efficiency of universal mitochondrial DNA barcodes for species discrimination of Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata. PeerJ 2020; 8:e8755. [PMID: 32274263 PMCID: PMC7127494 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Invasive apple snails, Pomacea canaliculata and P. maculata, have a widespread distribution globally and are regarded as devastating pests of agricultural wetlands. The two species are morphologically similar, which hinders species identification via morphological approaches and species-specific management efforts. Advances in molecular genetics may contribute effective diagnostic tools to potentially resolve morphological ambiguity. DNA barcoding has revolutionized the field of taxonomy by providing an alternative, simple approach for species discrimination, where short sections of DNA, the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene in particular, are used as ‘barcodes’ to delineate species boundaries. In our study, we aimed to assess the effectiveness of two mitochondrial markers, the COI and 16S ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (16S rDNA) markers for DNA barcoding of P. canaliculata and P. maculata. The COI and 16S rDNA sequences of 40 Pomacea specimens collected from six localities in Peninsular Malaysia were analyzed to assess their barcoding performance using phylogenetic methods and distance-based assessments. The results confirmed both markers were suitable for barcoding P. canaliculata and P. maculata. The phylogenies of the COI and 16S rDNA markers demonstrated species-specific monophyly and were largely congruent with the exception of one individual. The COI marker exhibited a larger barcoding gap (6.06–6.58%) than the 16S rDNA marker (1.54%); however, the magnitude of barcoding gap generated within the barcoding region of the 16S rDNA marker (12-fold) was bigger than the COI counterpart (approximately 9-fold). Both markers were generally successful in identifying P. canaliculata and P. maculata in the similarity-based DNA identifications. The COI + 16S rDNA concatenated dataset successfully recovered monophylies of P. canaliculata and P. maculata but concatenation did not improve individual datasets in distance-based analyses. Overall, although both markers were successful for the identification of apple snails, the COI molecular marker is a better barcoding marker and could be utilized in various population genetic studies of P. canaliculata and P. maculata.
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- Adrian Kannan
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science & Technology, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science & Technology, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science & Technology, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science & Technology, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Ran K, Li Q, Qi L, Li W, Kong L. Molecular identification of Cerithiidae (Mollusca: Gastropod) in Hainan island, China. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2020; 31:57-63. [PMID: 32054368 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2020.1726898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A number of same species of Cerithiidae are morphologically unlike, whereas most of species in the same genus are morphologically similar and just exhibit subtle differences. It is difficult to identify them by morphological methods alone. DNA barcoding is a modern molecular technique that can be used to identify species accurately, and is particularly helpful when distinguishing morphologically similar species. In order to identify species of Cerithiidae using DNA barcoding technology based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) genes, this study calculated intraspecific and interspecific genetic distance and constructed the phylogenetic trees. A total of 80 COI and 16S rRNA barcode sequences were obtained from 10 species and 3 genera. Some unknown specimens were further identified and a cryptic species may exist in Cerithium traillii, showing that DNA barcoding technology has the potential to discover new species and cryptic species. The phylogenetic trees revealed that all of the cerithiids could converge upon a monophyly with high support values and two genera (Cerithium and Clypeomorus) maybe support the reclassification. It is necessary for traditional morphological methods to combine with the DNA barcoding for classification and identification of Cerithiidae.
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- Ke Ran
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Ecology, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Takhteev VV, Eropova IO, Egorova IN, Kobanova GI, Krivenko DA, Lishtva AV, Ilin GD, Pomazkova GI, Okuneva GL, Sitnikova TY, Peretolchina TE, Khadeeva ER, Lopatovskaya OG. Structure of Hydrobiocenoses in Mineral and Thermal Springs of the Lake Baikal Region: A Review. CONTEMP PROBL ECOL+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1995425519020082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Barco A, Herbert G, Houart R, Fassio G, Oliverio M. A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae). ZOOL SCR 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Andrea Barco
- GEOMAR; Helmholz Center for Ocean Research Kiel; Düsternbrooker Weg 20 24105 Kiel Germany
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- School of Geosciences; University of South Florida; 4202 E. Fowler Ave. 33620 Tampa FL USA
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- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Rue Vautier 29 BE-1000 Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies ‘Charles Darwin’; Sapienza University of Rome; Viale dell'Universitá 32 I-00185 Rome Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies ‘Charles Darwin’; Sapienza University of Rome; Viale dell'Universitá 32 I-00185 Rome Italy
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Zou S, Li Q. Pay Attention to the Overlooked Cryptic Diversity in Existing Barcoding Data: the Case of Mollusca with Character-Based DNA Barcoding. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 18:327-335. [PMID: 26899167 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-016-9692-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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With the global biodiversity crisis, DNA barcoding aims for fast species identification and cryptic species diversity revelation. For more than 10 years, large amounts of DNA barcode data have been accumulating in publicly available databases, most of which were conducted by distance or tree-building methods that have often been argued, especially for cryptic species revelation. In this context, overlooked cryptic diversity may exist in the available barcoding data. The character-based DNA barcoding, however, has a good chance for detecting the overlooked cryptic diversity. In this study, marine mollusk was as the ideal case for detecting the overlooked potential cryptic species from existing cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequences with character-based DNA barcode. A total of 1081 COI sequences of mollusks, belonging to 176 species of 25 families of Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, and Lamellibranchia, were conducted by character analysis. As a whole, the character-based barcoding results were consistent with previous distance and tree-building analysis for species discrimination. More importantly, quite a number of species analyzed were divided into distinct clades with unique diagnostical characters. Based on the concept of cryptic species revelation of character-based barcoding, these species divided into separate taxonomic groups might be potential cryptic species. The detection of the overlooked potential cryptic diversity proves that the character-based barcoding mode possesses more advantages of revealing cryptic biodiversity. With the development of DNA barcoding, making the best use of barcoding data is worthy of our attention for species conservation.
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- Shanmei Zou
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, College of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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Barco A, Raupach MJ, Laakmann S, Neumann H, Knebelsberger T. Identification of North Sea molluscs with DNA barcoding. Mol Ecol Resour 2015; 16:288-97. [DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Andrea Barco
- GEOMAR-Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel; Düsternbrooker Weg 20 24105 Kiel Germany
- German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB); Senckenberg am Meer; Südstrand 44 26382 Wilhelmshaven Germany
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- German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB); Senckenberg am Meer; Südstrand 44 26382 Wilhelmshaven Germany
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- German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB); Senckenberg am Meer; Südstrand 44 26382 Wilhelmshaven Germany
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- German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB); Senckenberg am Meer; Südstrand 44 26382 Wilhelmshaven Germany
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- German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB); Senckenberg am Meer; Südstrand 44 26382 Wilhelmshaven Germany
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Yu H, Kong L, Li Q. Evaluation of the efficacy of twelve mitochondrial protein-coding genes as barcodes for mollusk DNA barcoding. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2014; 27:1336-9. [PMID: 25109631 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.945579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of 12 mitochondrial protein-coding genes from 238 mitochondrial genomes of 140 molluscan species as potential DNA barcodes for mollusks. Three barcoding methods (distance, monophyly and character-based methods) were used in species identification. The species recovery rates based on genetic distances for the 12 genes ranged from 70.83 to 83.33%. There were no significant differences in intra- or interspecific variability among the 12 genes. The monophyly and character-based methods provided higher resolution than the distance-based method in species delimitation. Especially in closely related taxa, the character-based method showed some advantages. The results suggested that besides the standard COI barcode, other 11 mitochondrial protein-coding genes could also be potentially used as a molecular diagnostic for molluscan species discrimination. Our results also showed that the combination of mitochondrial genes did not enhance the efficacy for species identification and a single mitochondrial gene would be fully competent.
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- Hong Yu
- a The Key Laboratory of Mariculture , Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , Qingdao , China
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- a The Key Laboratory of Mariculture , Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , Qingdao , China
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- a The Key Laboratory of Mariculture , Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , Qingdao , China
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Layton KK, Martel AL, Hebert PDN. Patterns of DNA barcode variation in Canadian marine molluscs. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95003. [PMID: 24743320 PMCID: PMC3990619 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Molluscs are the most diverse marine phylum and this high diversity has resulted in considerable taxonomic problems. Because the number of species in Canadian oceans remains uncertain, there is a need to incorporate molecular methods into species identifications. A 648 base pair segment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene has proven useful for the identification and discovery of species in many animal lineages. While the utility of DNA barcoding in molluscs has been demonstrated in other studies, this is the first effort to construct a DNA barcode registry for marine molluscs across such a large geographic area. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS This study examines patterns of DNA barcode variation in 227 species of Canadian marine molluscs. Intraspecific sequence divergences ranged from 0-26.4% and a barcode gap existed for most taxa. Eleven cases of relatively deep (>2%) intraspecific divergence were detected, suggesting the possible presence of overlooked species. Structural variation was detected in COI with indels found in 37 species, mostly bivalves. Some indels were present in divergent lineages, primarily in the region of the first external loop, suggesting certain areas are hotspots for change. Lastly, mean GC content varied substantially among orders (24.5%-46.5%), and showed a significant positive correlation with nearest neighbour distances. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE DNA barcoding is an effective tool for the identification of Canadian marine molluscs and for revealing possible cases of overlooked species. Some species with deep intraspecific divergence showed a biogeographic partition between lineages on the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific coasts, suggesting the role of Pleistocene glaciations in the subdivision of their populations. Indels were prevalent in the barcode region of the COI gene in bivalves and gastropods. This study highlights the efficacy of DNA barcoding for providing insights into sequence variation across a broad taxonomic group on a large geographic scale.
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- Kara K.S. Layton
- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Research and Collections (Zoology), Canadian Museum of Nature, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
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- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Lobo J, Costa PM, Teixeira MAL, Ferreira MSG, Costa MH, Costa FO. Enhanced primers for amplification of DNA barcodes from a broad range of marine metazoans. BMC Ecol 2013; 13:34. [PMID: 24020880 PMCID: PMC3846737 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-13-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Building reference libraries of DNA barcodes is relatively straightforward when specifically designed primers are available to amplify the COI-5P region from a relatively narrow taxonomic group (e.g. single class or single order). DNA barcoding marine communities have been comparatively harder to accomplish due to the broad taxonomic diversity and lack of consistently efficient primers. Although some of the so-called “universal” primers have been relatively successful, they still fail to amplify COI-5P of many marine animal groups, while displaying random success even among species within each group. Here we propose a new pair of primers designed to enhance amplification of the COI-5P region in a wide range of marine organisms. Results Amplification tests conducted on a wide range of marine animal taxa, rendered possible the first–time sequencing of DNA barcodes from eight separated phyla (Annelida, Arthropoda, Chordata, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Nemertea and Platyhelminthes), comprising a total of 14 classes, 28 orders, 57 families, 68 genus and 76 species. Conclusions These primers demonstrated to be highly cost-effective, which is of key importance for DNA barcoding procedures, such as for building comprehensive DNA barcode libraries of marine communities, where the processing of a large numbers of specimens from a wide variety of marine taxa is compulsory.
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- Jorge Lobo
- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Monte de Caparica, Portugal.
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Núñez-Acuña G, Aguilar-Espinoza A, Gallardo-Escárate C. Complete mitochondrial genome of Concholepas concholepas inferred by 454 pyrosequencing and mtDNA expression in two mollusc populations. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2012. [PMID: 23201902 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Despite the great relevance of mitochondrial genome analysis in evolutionary studies, there is scarce information on how the transcripts associated with the mitogenome are expressed and their role in the genetic structuring of populations. This work reports the complete mitochondrial genome of the marine gastropod Concholepas concholepas, obtained by 454 pryosequencing, and an analysis of mitochondrial transcripts of two populations 1000 km apart along the Chilean coast. The mitochondrion of C. concholepas is 15,495 base pairs (bp) in size and contains the 37 subunits characteristic of metazoans, as well as a non-coding region of 330 bp. In silico analysis of mitochondrial gene variability showed significant differences among populations. In terms of levels of relative abundance of transcripts associated with mitochondrion in the two populations (assessed by qPCR), the genes associated with complexes III and IV of the mitochondrial genome had the highest levels of expression in the northern population while transcripts associated with the ATP synthase complex had the highest levels of expression in the southern population. Moreover, fifteen polymorphic SNPs were identified in silico between the mitogenomes of the two populations. Four of these markers implied different amino acid substitutions (non-synonymous SNPs). This work contributes novel information regarding the mitochondrial genome structure and mRNA expression levels of C. concholepas.
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- Gustavo Núñez-Acuña
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research, University of Concepción, Chile
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Zou S, Li Q, Kong L. Monophyly, distance and character-based multigene barcoding reveal extraordinary cryptic diversity in Nassarius: a complex and dangerous community. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47276. [PMID: 23071774 PMCID: PMC3469534 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Correct identification and cryptic biodiversity revelation for marine organisms are pressing since the marine life is important in maintaining the balance of ecological system and is facing the problem of biodiversity crisis or food safety. DNA barcoding has been proved successful to provide resolution beyond the boundaries of morphological information. Nassarius, the common mudsnail, plays an important role in marine environment and has problem in food safety, but the classification of it is quite confused because of the complex morphological diversity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we report a comprehensive barcoding analysis of 22 Nassarius species. We integrated the mitochondrial and nuclear sequences and the morphological characters to determine 13 Nassarius species studied and reveal four cryptic species and one pair synonyms. Distance, monophyly, and character-based barcoding methods were employed. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Such successful identification and unexpected cryptic discovery is significant for Nassarius in food safety and species conversation and remind us to pay more attention to the hidden cryptic biodiversity ignored in marine life. Distance, monophyly, and character-based barcoding methods are all very helpful in identification but the character-based method shows some advantages.
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- Shanmei Zou
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Zou S, Li Q, Kong L, Yu H, Zheng X. Comparing the usefulness of distance, monophyly and character-based DNA barcoding methods in species identification: a case study of neogastropoda. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26619. [PMID: 22039517 PMCID: PMC3200347 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND DNA barcoding has recently been proposed as a promising tool for the rapid species identification in a wide range of animal taxa. Two broad methods (distance and monophyly-based methods) have been used. One method is based on degree of DNA sequence variation within and between species while another method requires the recovery of species as discrete clades (monophyly) on a phylogenetic tree. Nevertheless, some issues complicate the use of both methods. A recently applied new technique, the character-based DNA barcode method, however, characterizes species through a unique combination of diagnostic characters. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we analyzed 108 COI and 102 16S rDNA sequences of 40 species of Neogastropoda from a wide phylogenetic range to assess the performance of distance, monophyly and character-based methods of DNA barcoding. The distance-based method for both COI and 16S rDNA genes performed poorly in terms of species identification. Obvious overlap between intraspecific and interspecific divergences for both genes was found. The "10× rule" threshold resulted in lumping about half of distinct species for both genes. The neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree of COI could distinguish all species studied. However, the 16S rDNA tree could not distinguish some closely related species. In contrast, the character-based barcode method for both genes successfully identified 100% of the neogastropod species included, and performed well in discriminating neogastropod genera. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE This present study demonstrates the effectiveness of the character-based barcoding method for species identification in different taxonomic levels, especially for discriminating the closely related species. While distance and monophyly-based methods commonly use COI as the ideal gene for barcoding, the character-based approach can perform well for species identification using relatively conserved gene markers (e.g., 16S rDNA in this study). Nevertheless, distance and monophyly-based methods, especially the monophyly-based method, can still be used to flag species.
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- Shanmei Zou
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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