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Hassan S, Sabreena, Ganiee SA, Yaseen A, Zaman M, Shah AJ, Ganai BA. Unraveling the potential of environmental DNA for deciphering recent advances in plant-animal interactions: a systematic review. PLANTA 2023; 258:117. [PMID: 37957258 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04267-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Environmental DNA-based monitoring provides critical insights for enhancing our understanding of plant-animal interactions in the context of worldwide biodiversity decrease for developing a global framework for effective plant biodiversity conservation. To understand the ecology and evolutionary patterns of plant-animal interactions (PAI) and their pivotal roles in ecosystem functioning advances in molecular ecology tools such as Environmental DNA (eDNA) provide unprecedented research avenues. These methods being non-destructive in comparison to traditional biodiversity monitoring methods, enhance the discernment of ecosystem health, integrity, and complex interactions. This review intends to offer a systematic and critical appraisal of the prospective of eDNA for investigating PAI. The review thoroughly discusses and analyzes the recent reports (2015-2022) employing preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) to outline the recent progression in eDNA approaches for elucidating PAI. The current review envisages that eDNA has a significant potential to monitor both plants and associated cohort of prospective pollinators (avian species and flowering plants, bees and plants, arthropods and plants, bats and plants, etc.). Furthermore, a brief description of the factors that influence the utility and interpretation of PAI eDNA is also presented. The review establishes that factors such as biotic and abiotic, primer selection and taxonomic resolution, and indeterminate spatio-temporal scales impact the availability and longevity of eDNA. The study also identified the limitations that influence PAI detection and suggested possible solutions for better execution of these molecular approaches. Overcoming these research caveats will augment the assortment of PAI analysis through eDNA that could be vital for ecosystem health and integrity. This review forms a critical guide and offers prominent insights for ecologists, environmental managers and researchers to assess and evaluate plant-animal interaction through environmental DNA.
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- Shahnawaz Hassan
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India
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- Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India.
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Xu X, Hoffmann AA, Umina PA, Ward SE, Coquilleau MP, Malipatil MB, Ridland PM. Molecular identification of hymenopteran parasitoids and their endosymbionts from agromyzids. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2023; 113:481-496. [PMID: 37278210 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485323000160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Three polyphagous pest Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) have recently invaded Australia and are damaging horticultural crops. Parasitic wasps are recognized as effective natural enemies of leafmining species globally and are expected to become important biocontrol agents in Australia. However, the hymenopteran parasitoid complex of agromyzids in Australia is poorly known and its use hindered due to taxonomic challenges when based on morphological characters. Here, we identified 14 parasitoid species of leafminers based on molecular and morphological data. We linked DNA barcodes (5' end cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences) to five adventive eulophid wasp species (Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt), Diglyphus isaea (Walker), Hemiptarsenus varicornis (Girault), Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood), and Neochrysocharis okazakii Kamijo) and two braconid species (Dacnusa areolaris (Nees) and Opius cinerariae Fischer). We also provide the first DNA barcodes (5' end COI sequences) with linked morphological characters for seven wasp species, with three identified to species level (Closterocerus mirabilis Edwards & La Salle, Trigonogastrella parasitica (Girault), and Zagrammosoma latilineatum Ubaidillah) and four identified to genus (Aprostocetus sp., Asecodes sp., Opius sp. 1, and Opius sp. 2). Phylogenetic analyses suggest C. pubicornis, D. isaea, H. varicornis, and O. cinerariae are likely cryptic species complexes. Neochrysocharis formosa and Aprostocetus sp. specimens were infected with Rickettsia. Five other species (Cl. mirabilis, D. isaea, H. varicornis, Opius sp. 1, and Opius sp. 2) were infected with Wolbachia, while two endosymbionts (Rickettsia and Wolbachia) co-infected N. okazakii. These findings provide background information about the parasitoid fauna expected to help control the leafminers.
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- Xuefen Xu
- PEARG group, School of BioSciences, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- PEARG group, School of BioSciences, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- PEARG group, School of BioSciences, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
- Cesar Australia, 95 Albert St, Brunswick, VIC 3056, Australia
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- Cesar Australia, 95 Albert St, Brunswick, VIC 3056, Australia
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- PEARG group, School of BioSciences, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- PEARG group, School of BioSciences, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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Kestel JH, Field DL, Bateman PW, White NE, Allentoft ME, Hopkins AJM, Gibberd M, Nevill P. Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 847:157556. [PMID: 35882340 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to anthropogenic and environmental perturbations. Numerous mutualistic and antagonistic species are interconnected with the cultivation of crops and livestock and these can be challenging to identify on the large scales of food production systems. Accurate identifications to capture this diversity and rapid scalable monitoring are necessary to identify emerging threats (i.e. pests and pathogens), inform on ecosystem health (i.e. soil and pollinator diversity), and provide evidence for new management practices (i.e. fertiliser and pesticide applications). Increasingly, environmental DNA (eDNA) is providing rapid and accurate classifications for specific organisms and entire species assemblages in substrates ranging from soil to air. Here, we aim to discuss how eDNA is being used for monitoring of agricultural ecosystems, what current limitations exist, and how these could be managed to expand applications into the future. In a systematic review we identify that eDNA-based monitoring in food production systems accounts for only 4 % of all eDNA studies. We found that the majority of these eDNA studies target soil and plant substrates (60 %), predominantly to identify microbes and insects (60 %) and are biased towards Europe (42 %). While eDNA-based monitoring studies are uncommon in many of the world's food production systems, the trend is most pronounced in emerging economies often where food security is most at risk. We suggest that the biggest limitations to eDNA for agriculture are false negatives resulting from DNA degradation and assay biases, as well as incomplete databases and the interpretation of abundance data. These require in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches to carefully design, test and apply eDNA monitoring for reliable and accurate taxonomic identifications. We explore future opportunities for eDNA research which could further develop this useful tool for food production system monitoring in both emerging and developed economies, hopefully improving monitoring, and ultimately food security.
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- Joshua H Kestel
- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6102, WA, Australia; Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group (MEEG), School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia.
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- Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group (MEEG), School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia
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- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6102, WA, Australia; Behavioural Ecology Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6102, WA, Australia
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- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6102, WA, Australia
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- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6102, WA, Australia; Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group (MEEG), School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Disease Management (CCDM), School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6102, WA, Australia
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- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6102, WA, Australia
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Pirtle EI, van Rooyen AR, Maino J, Weeks AR, Umina PA. A molecular method for biomonitoring of an exotic plant-pest: Leafmining for environmental DNA. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:4913-4925. [PMID: 34309946 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Understanding how invasive species respond to novel environments is limited by a lack of sensitivity and throughput in conventional biomonitoring methods. Arthropods in particular are often difficult to monitor due to their small size, rapid lifecycles, and/or visual similarities with co-occurring species. This is true for the agromyzid leafminer fly, Liriomyza sativae, a global pest of vegetable and nursery industries that has recently established in Australia. A robust method based on environmental DNA (eDNA) was developed exploiting traces of DNA left inside "empty" leaf mines, which are straightforward to collect and persist longer in the environment than the fly. This extends the window of possible diagnosis to at least 28 days after a leaf mine becomes empty. The test allowed for visually indistinguishable leafmining damage caused by L. sativae to be genetically differentiated from that of other flies. Field application resulted in the identification of new local plant hosts for L. sativae, including widely distributed weeds and common garden crops, which has important implications for the pest's ability to spread. Moreover, the test confirmed the presence of a previously unknown population of L. sativae on an island in the Torres Strait. The developed eDNA method is likely to become an important tool for L. sativae and other leafmining species of biosecurity significance, which, historically, have been difficult to detect, diagnose and monitor. More generally, eDNA is emerging as a highly sensitive and labour-efficient surveillance tool for difficult to survey species to improve outcomes for agricultural industries, global health, and the environment.
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- Cesar Australia, Parkville, Vic., Australia.,School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Cesar Australia, Parkville, Vic., Australia.,School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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Coupling ecological network analysis with high-throughput sequencing-based surveys: Lessons from the next-generation biomonitoring project. ADV ECOL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2021.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Philpott SM, Lucatero A, Bichier P, Egerer MH, Jha S, Lin B, Liere H. Natural enemy-herbivore networks along local management and landscape gradients in urban agroecosystems. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2020; 30:e02201. [PMID: 32578260 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Ecological networks can provide insight into how biodiversity loss and changes in species interactions impact the delivery of ecosystem services. In agroecosystems that vary in management practices, quantifying changes in ecological network structure across gradients of local and landscape composition can inform both the ecology and function of productive agroecosystems. In this study, we examined natural-enemy-herbivore co-occurrence networks associated with Brassica oleracea (cole crops), a common crop in urban agricultural systems. Specifically, we investigated how local management characteristics of urban community gardens and the landscape composition around them affect (1) the abundance of B. oleracea herbivores and their natural enemies, (2) the natural-enemy : herbivore ratio, and (3) natural-enemy-herbivore co-occurrence network metrics. We sampled herbivores and natural enemies in B. oleracea plants in 24 vegetable gardens in the California, USA central coast region. We also collected information on garden characteristics and land-use cover of the surrounding landscape (2 km radius). We found that increased floral richness and B. oleracea abundance were associated with increased parasitoid abundance, non-aphid herbivore abundance, and increased network vulnerability; increased vegetation complexity suppressed parasitoid abundance, but still boosted network vulnerability. High agricultural land-use cover in the landscape surrounding urban gardens was associated with lower predator, parasitoid, and non-aphid herbivore abundance, lower natural-enemy : herbivore ratios, lower interaction richness, and higher trophic complementarity. While we did not directly measure pest control, higher interaction richness, higher vulnerability, and lower trophic complementarity are associated with higher pest control services in other agroecosystems. Thus, if gardens function similarly to other agroecosystems, our results indicate that increasing vegetation complexity, including trees, shrubs, and plant richness, especially within gardens located in intensively farmed landscapes, could potentially enhance the biodiversity and abundance of natural enemies, supporting ecological networks associated with higher pest control services.
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- Stacy M Philpott
- Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95064, USA
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- Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95064, USA
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- Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95064, USA
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- Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95064, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 205 W. 24th Street, 401 Biological Laboratories, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA
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- CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, EcoSciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Casey 210, Washington, 98122, USA
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Dong Y, Xi X, Chen H, Yang Y, Sun S. A Protocol to Identify the Host of Parasitoids by DNA Barcoding of Vestigial Tissues. ANN ZOOL FENN 2020. [DOI: 10.5735/086.057.0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Yuran Dong
- Department of Ecology, School of Life Science, Nanjing University, CN-210046 Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ecology, School of Life Science, Nanjing University, CN-210046 Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ecology, School of Life Science, Nanjing University, CN-210046 Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ecology, School of Life Science, Nanjing University, CN-210046 Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ecology, School of Life Science, Nanjing University, CN-210046 Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Evans DM, Kitson JJ. Molecular ecology as a tool for understanding pollination and other plant-insect interactions. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2020; 38:26-33. [PMID: 32087411 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Advances in molecular ecology offer unprecedented opportunities to understand the ecology and evolution of insects, the complex ways in which they interact and their role in ecosystem functioning. Rapidly developing DNA sequencing technologies are resolving previously intractable questions in taxonomic and functional biodiversity and provide significant potential to determine formerly difficult to observe plant-insect interactions. We provide an overview of the state-of-the-art and critically appraise the range of molecular approaches currently available for the study of insect pollination, host-parasitoid interactions and/or wider food-web studies. Species-interaction data are increasingly being incorporated into ecological network analyses. DNA metabarcoding offers opportunities to scale-up efforts to create large, highly resolved, phylogenetically structured networks within an exciting framework to study pressing questions in ecology and evolution.
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- Darren M Evans
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom.
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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van der Heyde M, Bunce M, Wardell-Johnson G, Fernandes K, White NE, Nevill P. Testing multiple substrates for terrestrial biodiversity monitoring using environmental DNA metabarcoding. Mol Ecol Resour 2020; 20. [PMID: 32065512 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Biological surveys based on visual identification of the biota are challenging, expensive and time consuming, yet crucial for effective biomonitoring. DNA metabarcoding is a rapidly developing technology that can also facilitate biological surveys. This method involves the use of next generation sequencing technology to determine the community composition of a sample. However, it is uncertain as to what biological substrate should be the primary focus of metabarcoding surveys. This study aims to test multiple sample substrates (soil, scat, plant material and bulk arthropods) to determine what organisms can be detected from each and where they overlap. Samples (n = 200) were collected in the Pilbara (hot desert climate) and Swan Coastal Plain (hot Mediterranean climate) regions of Western Australia. Soil samples yielded little plant or animal DNA, especially in the Pilbara, probably due to conditions not conducive to long-term preservation. In contrast, scat samples contained the highest overall diversity with 131 plant, vertebrate and invertebrate families detected. Invertebrate and plant sequences were detected in the plant (86 families), pitfall (127 families) and vane trap (126 families) samples. In total, 278 families were recovered from the survey, 217 in the Swan Coastal Plain and 156 in the Pilbara. Aside from soil, 22%-43% of the families detected were unique to the particular substrate, and community composition varied significantly between substrates. These results demonstrate the importance of selecting appropriate metabarcoding substrates when undertaking terrestrial surveys. If the aim is to broadly capture all biota then multiple substrates will be required.
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- Mieke van der Heyde
- ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.,Trace and Environmental DNA Laboratory, School of Life and Molecular Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Trace and Environmental DNA Laboratory, School of Life and Molecular Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Trace and Environmental DNA Laboratory, School of Life and Molecular Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Trace and Environmental DNA Laboratory, School of Life and Molecular Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.,Trace and Environmental DNA Laboratory, School of Life and Molecular Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Sow A, Brévault T, Benoit L, Chapuis MP, Galan M, Coeur d'acier A, Delvare G, Sembène M, Haran J. Deciphering host-parasitoid interactions and parasitism rates of crop pests using DNA metabarcoding. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3646. [PMID: 30842584 PMCID: PMC6403368 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40243-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
An accurate estimation of parasitism rates and diversity of parasitoids of crop insect pests is a prerequisite for exploring processes leading to efficient natural biocontrol. Traditional methods such as rearing have been often limited by taxonomic identification, insect mortality and intensive work, but the advent of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques, such as DNA metabarcoding, is increasingly seen as a reliable and powerful alternative approach. Little has been done to explore the benefits of such an approach for estimating parasitism rates and parasitoid diversity in an agricultural context. In this study, we compared the composition of parasitoid species and parasitism rates between rearing and DNA metabarcoding of host eggs and larvae of the millet head miner, Heliocheilus albipunctella De Joannis (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), collected from millet fields in Senegal. We first assessed the detection threshold for the main ten endoparasitoids, by sequencing PCR products obtained from artificial dilution gradients of the parasitoid DNAs in the host moth. We then assessed the potential of DNA metabarcoding for diagnosing parasitism rates in samples collected from the field. Under controlled conditions, our results showed that relatively small quantities of parasitoid DNA (0.07 ng) were successfully detected within an eight-fold larger quantity of host DNA. Parasitoid diversity and parasitism rate estimates were always higher for DNA metabarcoding than for host rearing. Furthermore, metabarcoding detected multi-parasitism, cryptic parasitoid species and differences in parasitism rates between two different sampling sites. Metabarcoding shows promise for gaining a clearer understanding of the importance and complexity of host-parasitoid interactions in agro-ecosystems, with a view to improving pest biocontrol strategies.
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- Ahmadou Sow
- Département de Biologie Animale, FST-UCAD, Dakar, Senegal. .,BIOPASS, CIRAD-IRD-ISRA-UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.
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- BIOPASS, CIRAD-IRD-ISRA-UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.,CIRAD, UPR AIDA, F-34398, Montpellier, France.,AIDA, University Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, CBGP, Montpellier, France.,CBGP, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, CBGP, Montpellier, France.,CBGP, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, CBGP, Montpellier, France.,CBGP, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département de Biologie Animale, FST-UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.,BIOPASS, CIRAD-IRD-ISRA-UCAD, Dakar, Senegal
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- CIRAD, CBGP, Montpellier, France.,CBGP, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Zhu C, Gravel D, He F. Seeing is believing? Comparing plant-herbivore networks constructed by field co-occurrence and DNA barcoding methods for gaining insights into network structures. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:1764-1776. [PMID: 30847071 PMCID: PMC6392357 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Plant-herbivore interaction networks provide information about community organization. Two methods are currently used to document pairwise interactions among plants and insect herbivores. One is the traditional method that collects plant-herbivore interaction data by field observation of insect occurrence on host plants. The other is the increasing application of newly developed molecular techniques based on DNA barcodes to the analysis of gut contents. The second method is more appealing because it documents realized interactions. To construct complete interaction networks, each technique of network construction is urgent to be assessed. We addressed this question by comparing the effectiveness and reliability of the two methods in constructing plant-Lepidoptera larval network in a 50 ha subtropical forest in China. Our results showed that the accuracy of diet identification by observation method increased with the number of observed insect occurrences on food plants. In contrast, the molecular method using three plant DNA markers were able to identify food residues for 35.6% larvae and correctly resolved 77.3% plant (diet) species. Network analysis showed molecular networks had threefold more unique host plant species but fewer links than the traditional networks had. The molecular method detected plants that were not sampled by the traditional method, for example, bamboos, bryophytes and lianas in the diets of insect herbivores. The two networks also possessed significantly different structural properties. Our study indicates the traditional observation of co-occurrence is inadequate, while molecular method can provide higher species resolution of ecological interactions.
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- Chunchao Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
- ECNU‐Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Study, Tiantong National Station for Forest Research, School of Ecology and Environmental SciencesEast China Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Département de BiologieUniversité de SherbrookeSherbrookeQuebecCanada
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- ECNU‐Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Study, Tiantong National Station for Forest Research, School of Ecology and Environmental SciencesEast China Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
- Department of Renewable ResourcesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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Thomsen PF, Sigsgaard EE. Environmental DNA metabarcoding of wild flowers reveals diverse communities of terrestrial arthropods. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:1665-1679. [PMID: 30847063 PMCID: PMC6392377 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Terrestrial arthropods comprise the most species-rich communities on Earth, and grassland flowers provide resources for hundreds of thousands of arthropod species. Diverse grassland ecosystems worldwide are threatened by various types of environmental change, which has led to decline in arthropod diversity. At the same time, monitoring grassland arthropod diversity is time-consuming and strictly dependent on declining taxonomic expertise. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of complex samples has demonstrated that information on species compositions can be efficiently and non-invasively obtained. Here, we test the potential of wild flowers as a novel source of arthropod eDNA. We performed eDNA metabarcoding of flowers from several different plant species using two sets of generic primers, targeting the mitochondrial genes 16S rRNA and COI. Our results show that terrestrial arthropod species leave traces of DNA on the flowers that they interact with. We obtained eDNA from at least 135 arthropod species in 67 families and 14 orders, together representing diverse ecological groups including pollinators, parasitoids, gall inducers, predators, and phytophagous species. Arthropod communities clustered together according to plant species. Our data also indicate that this experiment was not exhaustive, and that an even higher arthropod richness could be obtained using this eDNA approach. Overall, our results demonstrate that it is possible to obtain information on diverse communities of insects and other terrestrial arthropods from eDNA metabarcoding of wild flowers. This novel source of eDNA represents a vast potential for addressing fundamental research questions in ecology, obtaining data on cryptic and unknown species of plant-associated arthropods, as well as applied research on pest management or conservation of endangered species such as wild pollinators.
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Schoeller EN, Redak RA. Host Stage Preferences of Encarsia noyesi, Idioporus affinis, and Entedononecremnus krauteri: Parasitoids of the Giant Whitefly Aleurodicus dugesii (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 47:1493-1500. [PMID: 30165469 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvy129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Parasitoid wasps released as biological control agents may experience strong interspecific competition, which can lead to a reduction in pest control. The effects of competition can be mitigated if niche partitioning exists between species, such as parasitism preferences for different host stages. We examined host stage preferences for the parasitoids Encarsia noyesi Hayat (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), Idioporus affinis LaSalle and Polaszek (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), and Entedononecremnus krauteri Zolnerowich and Rose (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). These parasitoids were introduced to the United States to control the giant whitefly Aleurodicus dugesii Cockerell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a pest of many economically important plants. Host stage preferences were examined using multiple metrics including: parasitism rates, relative preferences, handling times, and initial stage parasitism frequency. The data indicated differences in parasitoid preference hierarchies for the four A. dugesii nymphal stages. All A. dugesii nymphal stages were parasitized by I. affinis, which exhibited preference for the third instar. Unlike I. affinis, the first instar was not parasitized by E. noyesi, and its preference hierarchy differed with the fourth instar being the most preferred stage. The observed host-use breadth of E. krauteri was the narrowest observed of the three parasitoid species, only parasitizing the fourth and third instars, with a clear preference for the former. The observed differences in host-use breadth and stage preferences between parasitoid species in this system may promote their long-term coexistence in the field and facilitate biological control. Potential factors underlying the preferences exhibited by these parasitoids and their implications for biological control are discussed.
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA
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Bennett AE, Evans DM, Powell JR. Potentials and pitfalls in the analysis of bipartite networks to understand plant–microbe interactions in changing environments. Funct Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alison E. Bennett
- Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology The Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Penrith New South Wales Australia
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Navasse Y, Derocles SAP, Plantegenest M, Le Ralec A. Ecological specialization in Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) on aphid species from wild and cultivated plants. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2018; 108:175-184. [PMID: 28770687 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485317000657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Diaeretiella rapae is an aphid parasitoid with potential for use in biological control strategies. However, several recent genetic studies have challenged the long held view that it is a generalist parasitoid. We investigated its ecological specialization and ability to use resources in cultivated and uncultivated areas. Ecological specialization would reduce its ability to exploit the diversity of aphid species, particularly in uncultivated areas, and to control pest aphids. Four D. rapae strains were studied, three reared on pest aphids on Brassicaceae and one strain on a non-pest aphid on Chenopodiaceae. For each strain, we performed host-switching experiments, with a total of six aphid species, five of which D. rapae parasitizes in France. We tested cross-breeding ability between strains to detect potential reproductive isolation linked to aphid host species in D. rapae. The strain reared on non-pest aphids was able to develop on aphid species from both cultivated and uncultivated plants. The strains reared on pest aphids, however, exclusively parasitized aphid species on cultivated Brassicaceae. In addition, reproductive isolation was detected between strains from uncultivated and cultivated plants. Thus, the D. rapae populations examined here appear to be showing ecological specialization or they may even be composed of a complex of cryptic species related to the aphid hosts. The role of Chenopodium album as a reservoir for D. rapae, by providing a habitat for non-pest aphids on which it can feed, appears to be severely limited, and thus its efficiency to maintain local populations of D. rapae in the vicinity of crops is questionable.
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- Y Navasse
- INRA-Agrocampus Ouest-Université de Rennes 1,UMR1349 IGEPP,65 rue de Saint-Brieuc,CS 84215,35 042 Rennes Cedex,France
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- INRA-Agrocampus Ouest-Université de Rennes 1,UMR1349 IGEPP,65 rue de Saint-Brieuc,CS 84215,35 042 Rennes Cedex,France
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- INRA-Agrocampus Ouest-Université de Rennes 1,UMR1349 IGEPP,65 rue de Saint-Brieuc,CS 84215,35 042 Rennes Cedex,France
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- INRA-Agrocampus Ouest-Université de Rennes 1,UMR1349 IGEPP,65 rue de Saint-Brieuc,CS 84215,35 042 Rennes Cedex,France
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Kitson JJN, Hahn C, Sands RJ, Straw NA, Evans DM, Lunt DH. Detecting host–parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding. Mol Ecol 2018; 28:471-483. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.14518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- James J. N. Kitson
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group School of Environmental Sciences University of Hull Hull UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
- Institute of Zoology Karl‐Franzens‐Universität Graz Austria
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- Forest Research Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity Farnham UK
- Centre for Biological Sciences Highfield Campus The University of Southampton Southampton UK
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- Forest Research Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity Farnham UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group School of Environmental Sciences University of Hull Hull UK
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Biomonitoring for the 21st Century: Integrating Next-Generation Sequencing Into Ecological Network Analysis. ADV ECOL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Baker CCM, Bittleston LS, Sanders JG, Pierce NE. Dissecting host-associated communities with DNA barcodes. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2017; 371:rstb.2015.0328. [PMID: 27481780 PMCID: PMC4971180 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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DNA barcoding and metabarcoding methods have been invaluable in the study of interactions between host organisms and their symbiotic communities. Barcodes can help identify individual symbionts that are difficult to distinguish using morphological characters, and provide a way to classify undescribed species. Entire symbiont communities can be characterized rapidly using barcoding and especially metabarcoding methods, which is often crucial for isolating ecological signal from the substantial variation among individual hosts. Furthermore, barcodes allow the evolutionary histories of symbionts and their hosts to be assessed simultaneously and in reference to one another. Here, we describe three projects illustrating the utility of barcodes for studying symbiotic interactions: first, we consider communities of arthropods found in the ant-occupied domatia of the East African ant-plant Vachellia (Acacia) drepanolobium; second, we examine communities of arthropod and protozoan inquilines in three species of Nepenthes pitcher plant in South East Asia; third, we investigate communities of gut bacteria of South American ants in the genus Cephalotes. Advances in sequencing and computation, and greater database connectivity, will continue to expand the utility of barcoding methods for the study of species interactions, especially if barcoding can be approached flexibly by making use of alternative genetic loci, metagenomes and whole-genome data. This article is part of the themed issue ‘From DNA barcodes to biomes’.
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- Christopher C M Baker
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Mlynarek JJ, Kim JH, Heard SB. Identification of leaf-mining insects via DNA recovered from empty mines. Facets (Ott) 2017. [DOI: 10.1139/facets-2016-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We report the development of an improved method for the extraction and amplification of leaf miner DNA recovered from empty mines. Our method is simple, easy to use, and foregoes the time-consuming task of scraping out mines required by previous methods. We collected leaves with 1- and 2-day-old vacated mines, cut out and then ground the mined portions, and amplified the mtDNA COI barcode sequence using universal insect primers. We obtained high-quality sequences for 31% of our empty mines: 20% yielded sequences associated with a leaf miner species; and an additional 11% yielded sequences associated with whiteflies, mites, or fungi. Our improved method will facilitate ecological studies determining herbivore community dynamics and agricultural studies for pest monitoring and identification.
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- Julia J. Mlynarek
- Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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Mathers TC, Chen Y, Kaithakottil G, Legeai F, Mugford ST, Baa-Puyoulet P, Bretaudeau A, Clavijo B, Colella S, Collin O, Dalmay T, Derrien T, Feng H, Gabaldón T, Jordan A, Julca I, Kettles GJ, Kowitwanich K, Lavenier D, Lenzi P, Lopez-Gomollon S, Loska D, Mapleson D, Maumus F, Moxon S, Price DRG, Sugio A, van Munster M, Uzest M, Waite D, Jander G, Tagu D, Wilson ACC, van Oosterhout C, Swarbreck D, Hogenhout SA. Rapid transcriptional plasticity of duplicated gene clusters enables a clonally reproducing aphid to colonise diverse plant species. Genome Biol 2017; 18:27. [PMID: 28190401 PMCID: PMC5304397 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-016-1145-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background The prevailing paradigm of host-parasite evolution is that arms races lead to increasing specialisation via genetic adaptation. Insect herbivores are no exception and the majority have evolved to colonise a small number of closely related host species. Remarkably, the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, colonises plant species across 40 families and single M. persicae clonal lineages can colonise distantly related plants. This remarkable ability makes M. persicae a highly destructive pest of many important crop species. Results To investigate the exceptional phenotypic plasticity of M. persicae, we sequenced the M. persicae genome and assessed how one clonal lineage responds to host plant species of different families. We show that genetically identical individuals are able to colonise distantly related host species through the differential regulation of genes belonging to aphid-expanded gene families. Multigene clusters collectively upregulate in single aphids within two days upon host switch. Furthermore, we demonstrate the functional significance of this rapid transcriptional change using RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated knock-down of genes belonging to the cathepsin B gene family. Knock-down of cathepsin B genes reduced aphid fitness, but only on the host that induced upregulation of these genes. Conclusions Previous research has focused on the role of genetic adaptation of parasites to their hosts. Here we show that the generalist aphid pest M. persicae is able to colonise diverse host plant species in the absence of genetic specialisation. This is achieved through rapid transcriptional plasticity of genes that have duplicated during aphid evolution. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13059-016-1145-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Thomas C Mathers
- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK.,The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.,The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,INRA, UMR 1349 IGEPP (Institute of Genetics Environment and Plant Protection), Domaine de la Motte, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.,IRISA/INRIA, GenOuest Core Facility, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, 35042, France
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.,The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,INRA, UMR 1349 IGEPP (Institute of Genetics Environment and Plant Protection), Domaine de la Motte, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.,IRISA/INRIA, GenOuest Core Facility, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, 35042, France
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France.,Present Address: INRA, UMR1342 IRD-CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro-Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditéranéennes, Campus International de Baillarguet, TA-A82/J, F-34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- IRISA/INRIA, GenOuest Core Facility, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, 35042, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- CNRS, UMR 6290, Institut de Génétique et Developpement de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr. Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, France
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona, 08003, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona, 08003, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.,Present address: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertforshire, ALF5 2JQ, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.,Present address: J. R. Simplot Company, Boise, ID, USA
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- IRISA/INRIA, GenOuest Core Facility, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, 35042, France
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.,Present address: Alson H. Smith Jr. Agriculture and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Winchester, 22602, VA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.,Present address: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona, 08003, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Unité de Recherche Génomique-Info (URGI), INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, 78026, Versailles, France
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA.,Present address: Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.,INRA, UMR 1349 IGEPP (Institute of Genetics Environment and Plant Protection), Domaine de la Motte, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,INRA, UMR BGPI, CIRAD TA-A54K, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,INRA, UMR BGPI, CIRAD TA-A54K, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,INRA, UMR 1349 IGEPP (Institute of Genetics Environment and Plant Protection), Domaine de la Motte, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA
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- The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA.,School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK. .,The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA. .,School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK. .,The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Miami, USA. .,School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
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Ashfaq M, Hebert PDN. DNA barcodes for bio-surveillance: regulated and economically important arthropod plant pests. Genome 2016; 59:933-945. [PMID: 27753511 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2016-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Many of the arthropod species that are important pests of agriculture and forestry are impossible to discriminate morphologically throughout all of their life stages. Some cannot be differentiated at any life stage. Over the past decade, DNA barcoding has gained increasing adoption as a tool to both identify known species and to reveal cryptic taxa. Although there has not been a focused effort to develop a barcode library for them, reference sequences are now available for 77% of the 409 species of arthropods documented on major pest databases. Aside from developing the reference library needed to guide specimen identifications, past barcode studies have revealed that a significant fraction of arthropod pests are a complex of allied taxa. Because of their importance as pests and disease vectors impacting global agriculture and forestry, DNA barcode results on these arthropods have significant implications for quarantine detection, regulation, and management. The current review discusses these implications in light of the presence of cryptic species in plant pests exposed by DNA barcoding.
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- Muhammad Ashfaq
- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.,Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.,Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Evans DM, Kitson JJN, Lunt DH, Straw NA, Pocock MJO. Merging
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metabarcoding and ecological network analysis to understand and build resilient terrestrial ecosystems. Funct Ecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Darren M. Evans
- School of Biology Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
- School of Biological, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences University of Hull Hull HU6 7RX UK
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- School of Biological, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences University of Hull Hull HU6 7RX UK
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- School of Biological, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences University of Hull Hull HU6 7RX UK
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- Forest Research Alice Holt Lodge Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB UK
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Roslin T, Majaneva S. The use of DNA barcodes in food web construction-terrestrial and aquatic ecologists unite! Genome 2016; 59:603-28. [PMID: 27484156 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2015-0229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
By depicting who eats whom, food webs offer descriptions of how groupings in nature (typically species or populations) are linked to each other. For asking questions on how food webs are built and work, we need descriptions of food webs at different levels of resolution. DNA techniques provide opportunities for highly resolved webs. In this paper, we offer an exposé of how DNA-based techniques, and DNA barcodes in particular, have recently been used to construct food web structure in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. We highlight how such techniques can be applied to simultaneously improve the taxonomic resolution of the nodes of the web (i.e., the species), and the links between them (i.e., who eats whom). We end by proposing how DNA barcodes and DNA information may allow new approaches to the construction of larger interaction webs, and overcome some hurdles to achieving adequate sample size. Most importantly, we propose that the joint adoption and development of these techniques may serve to unite approaches to food web studies in aquatic and terrestrial systems-revealing the extent to which food webs in these environments are structured similarly to or differently from each other, and how they are linked by dispersal.
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- Tomas Roslin
- a Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7044, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.,b Spatial Foodweb Ecology Group, Department of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 27, (Latokartanonkaari 5), FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- c Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, 39182 Kalmar, Sweden
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Vacher C, Tamaddoni-Nezhad A, Kamenova S, Peyrard N, Moalic Y, Sabbadin R, Schwaller L, Chiquet J, Smith MA, Vallance J, Fievet V, Jakuschkin B, Bohan DA. Learning Ecological Networks from Next-Generation Sequencing Data. ADV ECOL RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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