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Boscari E, Palle SD, Vitulo N, Scapolatiello A, Schiavon L, Cariani A, Papetti C, Zane L, Marino IAM, Congiu L. MIPs: multi-locus intron polymorphisms in species identification and population genomics. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17870. [PMID: 39090215 PMCID: PMC11294542 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68065-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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The study of species groups in which the presence of interspecific hybridization or introgression phenomena is known or suspected involves analysing shared bi-parentally inherited molecular markers. Current methods are based on different categories of markers among which the classical microsatellites or the more recent genome wide approaches for the analyses of thousands of SNPs or hundreds of microhaplotypes through high throughput sequencing. Our approach utilizes intron-targeted amplicon sequencing to characterise multi-locus intron polymorphisms (MIPs) and assess genetic diversity. These highly variable intron regions, combined with inter-specific transferable loci, serve as powerful multiple-SNP markers potentially suitable for various applications, from species and hybrid identification to population comparisons, without prior species knowledge. We developed the first panel of MIPs highly transferable across fish genomes, effectively distinguishing between species, even those closely related, and populations with different structures. MIPs offer versatile, hypervariable nuclear markers and promise to be especially useful when multiple nuclear loci must be genotyped across different species, such as for the monitoring of interspecific hybridization. Moreover, the relatively long sequences obtained ease the development of single-locus PCR-based diagnostic markers. This method, here demonstrated in teleost fishes, can be readily applied to other taxa, unlocking a new source of genetic variation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elisa Boscari
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, 35121, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, 35121, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie, 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, 35121, Padova, Italy
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- Department Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Campus of Ravenna, Via Sant'Alberto 163, 48123, Ravenna, Italy
- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, 35121, Padova, Italy
- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy
- Zoological Station Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, 35121, Padova, Italy
- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, 35121, Padova, Italy
- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
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Kerry RG, Montalbo FJP, Das R, Patra S, Mahapatra GP, Maurya GK, Nayak V, Jena AB, Ukhurebor KE, Jena RC, Gouda S, Majhi S, Rout JR. An overview of remote monitoring methods in biodiversity conservation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:80179-80221. [PMID: 36197618 PMCID: PMC9534007 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23242-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Conservation of biodiversity is critical for the coexistence of humans and the sustenance of other living organisms within the ecosystem. Identification and prioritization of specific regions to be conserved are impossible without proper information about the sites. Advanced monitoring agencies like the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) had accredited that the sum total of species that are now threatened with extinction is higher than ever before in the past and are progressing toward extinct at an alarming rate. Besides this, the conceptualized global responses to these crises are still inadequate and entail drastic changes. Therefore, more sophisticated monitoring and conservation techniques are required which can simultaneously cover a larger surface area within a stipulated time frame and gather a large pool of data. Hence, this study is an overview of remote monitoring methods in biodiversity conservation via a survey of evidence-based reviews and related studies, wherein the description of the application of some technology for biodiversity conservation and monitoring is highlighted. Finally, the paper also describes various transformative smart technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning algorithms for enhanced working efficiency of currently available techniques that will aid remote monitoring methods in biodiversity conservation.
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- Rout George Kerry
- Department of Biotechnology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751004 India
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, GIET University, Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha 765022 India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Directorate of Foot and Mouth Disease-International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease, Arugul, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050 India
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- Zoology Section, Mahila MahaVidyalya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Directorate of Foot and Mouth Disease-International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease, Arugul, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050 India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751004 India
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- Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, 796009 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751004 India
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- School of Biological Sciences, AIPH University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752101 India
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Forcina G, Camacho-Sanchez M, Cornellas A, Leonard JA. Complete mitogenomes reveal limited genetic variability in the garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus of the Iberian Peninsula. ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 2022. [DOI: 10.32800/abc.2022.45.0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus is a poorly known Western Palearctic species experiencing a global decline. Even though the availability of genetic information is key to assess the driversunderlying demographic changes in wild populations and plan adequate management, data on E. quercinus are still scant. In this study, we reconstructed the complete mitogenomes of four E. quercinus individuals from southern Spain using in–solution enriched libraries, and found evidence of limited genetic variability. We then compared their cytochrome b sequences to those of conspecifics from other countries and supported the divergent but genetically depauperate position of this evolutionarily significant unit (ESU). The information produced will assist future conservation studies on this little–studied rodent.
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- G. Forcina
- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Sevilla, Spain
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- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Sevilla, Spain
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- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Sevilla, Spain
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- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Sevilla, Spain
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Montero-Mendieta S, De la Riva I, Irisarri I, Leonard JA, Webster MT, Vilà C. Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) Neotropical frogs along elevational gradients. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 161:107167. [PMID: 33798672 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mountain ranges offer opportunities for understanding how species evolved and diversified across different environmental conditions. Neotropical frogs of the genus Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) are adapted to highland and lowland habitats along the Andes, but many aspects of their evolution remain unknown. We studied their evolutionary history using ~18,000 exons enriched by targeted sequence-capture. Since capture success was very variable across samples, we evaluated to what degree differing data filtering produced robust inferences. The inferred evolutionary framework evidenced phylogenetic discordances among lowland species that can be explained by taxonomic misidentification or admixture of ancestral lineages. Highland species showed smaller effective populations than lowland frogs, probably due to greater habitat fragmentation in montane environments. Stronger genetic drift likely decreased the power of purifying selection and led to an increased proportion of nonsynonymous mutations in highland populations that could play an important role in their adaptation. Overall, our work sheds light on the evolutionary history and diversification of this group of Neotropical frogs along elevational gradients in the Andes as well as on their patterns of intraspecific diversity.
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- Santiago Montero-Mendieta
- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain
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- Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain.
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