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Martinez-Almoyna C, Calderòn-Sanou I, Lionnet C, Gielly L, Boyer F, Dufour P, Dunyach L, Miquel C, Ohlmann M, Poulenard J, Renaud J, Saillard A, Si-Moussi S, Stephan R, Varoux M, Münkemüller T, Thuiller W. Vegetation structure and climate shape mountain arthropod distributions across trophic levels. J Anim Ecol 2024. [PMID: 39149837 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
Abstract
Arthropods play a vital role in ecosystems; yet, their distributions remain poorly understood, particularly in mountainous regions. This study delves into the modelling of the distribution of 31 foliar arthropod genera in the French Alps, using a comprehensive approach encompassing multi-trophic sampling, community DNA metabarcoding and random forest models. The results underscore the significant importance of vegetation structure, such as herbaceous vegetation density, and forest density and heterogeneity, along with climate, in shaping the distributions of most arthropods. These responses to environmental gradients are consistent across trophic groups, with the exception of nectarivores, whose distributions are more sensitive to landscape structure and water availability. By leveraging community DNA metabarcoding, this study sheds light on the understudied drivers of arthropod distributions, emphasizing the importance of modelling across diverse trophic groups to anticipate arthropod responses to global change.
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- Camille Martinez-Almoyna
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- EDYTEM, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, CNRS, Le Bourget du Lac, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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Vargovčík O, Čiamporová-Zaťovičová Z, Beracko P, Kopáček J, Macko P, Tuhrinová K, Čiampor F. Environmental gradients and optimal fixation time revealed with DNA metabarcoding of benthic sample fixative. Sci Rep 2024; 14:18396. [PMID: 39117754 PMCID: PMC11310421 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68939-x] [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: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem status can benefit from DNA metabarcoding as a means to streamline sample processing and specimen identification. Moreover, processing the fixation medium instead of the precious material introduces straightforward protocols that allow subsequent focus on certain organisms detected among the preserved specimens. In this study, we present a proof of concept via the analysis of freshwater invertebrate samples from the Tatra Mountain lakes (Slovakia). Besides highlighting a match between the lake-specific environmental conditions and the results of our fixative DNA metabarcoding, we observed an option to fine-tune the fixation time: to prefer two weeks over a day or a month. This effect emerged from the presence/absence of individual taxa rather than from coarse per-sample records of taxonomic richness, demonstrating that metabarcoding studies-and efforts to optimize their protocols-can use the robust metrics to explore even subtle trends. We also provide evidence that fixative DNA might better capture large freshwater species than terrestrial or meiofauna.
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- Ondrej Vargovčík
- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, 842 15, Slovakia
- Department of Biodiversity and Ecology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 845 23, Slovakia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, 842 15, Slovakia.
- Department of Biodiversity and Ecology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 845 23, Slovakia.
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, 842 15, Slovakia
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, 370 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, 842 15, Slovakia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, 842 15, Slovakia
- Department of Biodiversity and Ecology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 845 23, Slovakia
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- Department of Biodiversity and Ecology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 845 23, Slovakia
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Holmquist AJ, Cody Markelz RJ, Martinez CC, Gillespie RG. The importance of habitat type and historical fire regimes in arthropod community response following large-scale wildfires. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2024; 30:e17135. [PMID: 38273502 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17135] [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] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Novel wildfire regimes are rapidly changing global ecosystems and pose significant challenges for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management. In this study, we used DNA metabarcoding to assess the response of arthropod pollinator communities to large-scale wildfires across diverse habitat types in California. We sampled six reserves within the University of California Natural Reserve System, each of which was partially burned in the 2020 Lightning Complex wildfires in California. Using yellow pan traps to target pollinators, we collected arthropods from burned and unburned sites across multiple habitat types including oak woodland, redwood, scrub, chamise, grassland, forest, and serpentine habitats. We found no significant difference in alpha diversity values between burned and unburned sites; instead, seasonal variations played a significant role in arthropod community dynamics, with the emergence of plant species in Spring promoting increased pollinator richness at all sites. When comparing all sites, we found that burn status was not a significant grouping factor. Instead, compositional differences were largely explained by geographic differences, with distinct communities within each reserve. Within a geographic area, the response of arthropods to fire was dependent on habitat type. While communities in grasslands and oak woodlands exhibited recovery following burn, scrublands experienced substantial changes in community composition. Our study highlights the importance of examining community responses to wildfires across broad spatial scales and diverse habitat types. By understanding the nuanced dynamics of arthropod communities in response to fire disturbances, we can develop effective conservation strategies that promote resilience and maintain biodiversity in the face of increasing wildfire frequency and severity driven by climate change.
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- Anna J Holmquist
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California: Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- Center for Comparative Genomics, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Berkeley Institute for Data Science, University of California: Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California: Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- Berkeley Institute for Data Science, University of California: Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment, University of California: Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California: Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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Sire L, Schmidt Yáñez P, Bézier A, Courtial B, Mbedi S, Sparmann S, Larrieu L, Rougerie R, Bouget C, Monaghan MT, Herniou EA, Lopez-Vaamonde C. Persisting roadblocks in arthropod monitoring using non-destructive metabarcoding from collection media of passive traps. PeerJ 2023; 11:e16022. [PMID: 37842065 PMCID: PMC10573316 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Background Broad-scale monitoring of arthropods is often carried out with passive traps (e.g., Malaise traps) that can collect thousands of specimens per sample. The identification of individual specimens requires time and taxonomic expertise, limiting the geographical and temporal scale of research and monitoring studies. DNA metabarcoding of bulk-sample homogenates has been found to be faster, efficient and reliable, but the destruction of samples prevents a posteriori validation of species occurrences and relative abundances. Non-destructive metabarcoding of DNA extracted from collection medium has been applied in a limited number of studies, but further tests of efficiency are required with different trap types and collection media to assess the consistency of the method. Methods We quantified the detection rate of arthropod species when applying non-destructive DNA metabarcoding with a short (127-bp) fragment of mitochondrial COI on two combinations of passive traps and collection media: (1) water with monopropylene glycol (H2O-MPG) used in window-flight traps (WFT, 53 in total); (2) ethanol with monopropylene glycol (EtOH-MPG) used in Malaise traps (MT, 27 in total). We then compared our results with those obtained for the same samples using morphological identification (for WFTs) or destructive metabarcoding of bulk homogenate (for MTs). This comparison was applied as part of a larger study of arthropod species richness in silver fir (Abies alba Mill., 1759) stands across a range of climate-induced tree dieback levels and forest management strategies. Results Of the 53 H2O-MPG samples from WFTs, 16 produced no metabarcoding results, while the remaining 37 samples yielded 77 arthropod MOTUs in total, of which none matched any of the 343 beetle species morphologically identified from the same traps. Metabarcoding of 26 EtOH-MPG samples from MTs detected more arthropod MOTUs (233) than destructive metabarcoding of homogenate (146 MOTUs, 8 orders), of which 71 were shared MOTUs, though MOTU richness per trap was similar between treatments. While we acknowledge the failure of metabarcoding from WFT-derived collection medium (H2O-MPG), the treatment of EtOH-based Malaise trapping medium remains promising. We conclude however that DNA metabarcoding from collection medium still requires further methodological developments and cannot replace homogenate metabarcoding as an approach for arthropod monitoring. It can be used nonetheless as a complementary treatment when enhancing the detection of soft-bodied arthropods like spiders and Diptera.
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- Lucas Sire
- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte (IRBI), UMR7261 CNRS - Université de Tours, Tours, France
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR7205 Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte (IRBI), UMR7261 CNRS - Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Museum für Naturkunde –Leibniz Insitute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, UMR DYNAFOR, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CRPF Occitanie, Tarbes, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR7205 Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- INRAE ’Forest Ecosystems’ Research Unit Domaine des Barres, Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
- Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte (IRBI), UMR7261 CNRS - Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte (IRBI), UMR7261 CNRS - Université de Tours, Tours, France
- INRAE, UR0633 Zoologie forestière, Orléans, France
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Serrana JM, Watanabe K. Haplotype-level metabarcoding of freshwater macroinvertebrate species: A prospective tool for population genetic analysis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289056. [PMID: 37486933 PMCID: PMC10365294 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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Metabarcoding is a molecular-based tool capable of large quantity high-throughput species identification from bulk samples that is a faster and more cost-effective alternative to conventional DNA-sequencing approaches. Still, further exploration and assessment of the laboratory and bioinformatics strategies are required to unlock the potential of metabarcoding-based inference of haplotype information. In this study, we assessed the inference of freshwater macroinvertebrate haplotypes from metabarcoding data in a mock sample. We also examined the influence of DNA template concentration and PCR cycle on detecting true and spurious haplotypes. We tested this strategy on a mock sample containing twenty individuals from four species with known haplotypes based on the 658-bp Folmer region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase gene. We recovered fourteen zero-radius operational taxonomic units (zOTUs) of 421-bp length, with twelve zOTUs having a 100% match with the Sanger haplotype sequences. High-quality reads relatively increased with increasing PCR cycles, and the relative abundance of each zOTU was consistent for each cycle. This suggests that increasing the PCR cycles from 24 to 64 did not affect the relative abundance of each zOTU. As metabarcoding becomes more established and laboratory protocols and bioinformatic pipelines are continuously being developed, our study demonstrated the method's ability to infer intraspecific variability while highlighting the challenges that must be addressed before its eventual application for population genetic studies.
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- Joeselle M Serrana
- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
- Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht E, Łukasik P, Buczek M, Deng J, Hartop EA, Havnås H, Prus-Frankowska M, Ugarph CR, Viteri P, Andersson AF, Roslin T, Tack AJM, Ronquist F, Miraldo A. FAVIS: Fast and versatile protocol for non-destructive metabarcoding of bulk insect samples. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286272. [PMID: 37467453 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Insects are diverse and sustain essential ecosystem functions, yet remain understudied. Recent reports about declines in insect abundance and diversity have highlighted a pressing need for comprehensive large-scale monitoring. Metabarcoding (high-throughput bulk sequencing of marker gene amplicons) offers a cost-effective and relatively fast method for characterizing insect community samples. However, the methodology applied varies greatly among studies, thus complicating the design of large-scale and repeatable monitoring schemes. Here we describe a non-destructive metabarcoding protocol that is optimized for high-throughput processing of Malaise trap samples and other bulk insect samples. The protocol details the process from obtaining bulk samples up to submitting libraries for sequencing. It is divided into four sections: 1) Laboratory workspace preparation; 2) Sample processing-decanting ethanol, measuring the wet-weight biomass and the concentration of the preservative ethanol, performing non-destructive lysis and preserving the insect material for future work; 3) DNA extraction and purification; and 4) Library preparation and sequencing. The protocol relies on readily available reagents and materials. For steps that require expensive infrastructure, such as the DNA purification robots, we suggest alternative low-cost solutions. The use of this protocol yields a comprehensive assessment of the number of species present in a given sample, their relative read abundances and the overall insect biomass. To date, we have successfully applied the protocol to more than 7000 Malaise trap samples obtained from Sweden and Madagascar. We demonstrate the data yield from the protocol using a small subset of these samples.
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Station Linné, Färjestaden, Sweden
- Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery, Museum für Naturkunde-Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Gene Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
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Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht E, Granqvist E, Buczek M, Prus M, Kudlicka J, Roslin T, Tack AJ, Andersson AF, Miraldo A, Ronquist F, Łukasik P. Optimizing insect metabarcoding using replicated mock communities. Methods Ecol Evol 2023; 14:1130-1146. [PMID: 37876735 PMCID: PMC10593422 DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.14073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
Abstract
1: Metabarcoding (high-throughput sequencing of marker gene amplicons) has emerged as a promising and cost-effective method for characterizing insect community samples. Yet, the methodology varies greatly among studies and its performance has not been systematically evaluated to date. In particular, it is unclear how accurately metabarcoding can resolve species communities in terms of presence-absence, abundances, and biomass. 2: Here we use mock community experiments and a simple probabilistic model to evaluate the effect of different DNA extraction protocols on metabarcoding performance. Specifically, we ask four questions: (Q1) How consistent are the recovered community profiles across replicate mock communities?; (Q2) How does the choice of lysis buffer affect the recovery of the original community?; (Q3) How are community estimates affected by differing lysis times and homogenization?; and (Q4) Is it possible to obtain adequate species abundance estimates through the use of biological spike-ins? 3: We show that estimates are quite variable across community replicates. In general, a mild lysis protocol is better at reconstructing species lists and approximate counts, while homogenization is better at retrieving biomass composition. Small insects are more likely to be detected in lysates, while some tough species require homogenization to be detected. Results are less consistent across biological replicates for lysates than for homogenates. Some species are associated with strong PCR amplification bias, which complicates the reconstruction of species counts. Yet, with adequate spike-in data, species abundance can be determined with roughly 40% standard error for homogenates, and with roughly 50% standard error for lysates, under ideal conditions. In the latter case, however, this often requires species-specific reference data, while spike-in data generalizes better across species for homogenates. 4: We conclude that a non-destructive, mild lysis approach shows the highest promise for presence/absence description of the community, while also allowing future morphological or molecular work on the material. However, homogenization protocols perform better for characterizing community composition, in particular in terms of biomass.
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Data Science and Analytics, BI Norwegian Business School, NO-0442 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Ecology; Box 7044, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, SE-114 18 Stockholm, Sweden
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Gene Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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Wu Y, Domingue MJ, McGraw AR, Vieira KA, Palmeri MZ, Myers SW. Development of an array of molecular tools for the identification of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), a destructive beetle of stored food products. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3327. [PMID: 36849552 PMCID: PMC9971273 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29842-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Trogoderma granarium Everts, the khapra beetle, native to the Indian subcontinent, is one of the world's most destructive pests of stored food products. Early detection of this pest facilitates prompt response towards the invasion and prevents the need for costly eradication efforts. Such detection requires proper identification of T. granarium, which morphologically resembles some more frequently encountered, non-quarantine congeners. All life stages of these species are difficult to distinguish using morphological characters. Additionally, biosurveillance trapping can result in the capture of large numbers of specimens awaiting identification. To address these issues, we aim to develop an array of molecular tools to rapidly and accurately identify T. granarium among non-target species. Our crude, cheap DNA extraction method performed well for Trogoderma spp. and is suitable for downstream analyses including sequencing and real-time PCR (qPCR). We developed a simple quick assay usingrestriction fragment length polymorphism to distinguish between T. granarium and the closely related, congeneric T. variabile Ballion and T. inclusum LeConte. Based on newly generated and published mitochondrial sequence data, we developed a new multiplex TaqMan qPCR assay for T. granarium with improved efficiency and sensitivity over existing qPCR assays. These new tools benefit regulatory agencies and the stored food products industry by providing cost- and time-effective solutions to enhance the identification of T. granarium from related species. They can be added to the existing pest detection toolbox. The selection of which method to use would depend on the intended application.
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- Yunke Wu
- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, 1398 West Truck Road, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02542, USA. .,Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, 1398 West Truck Road, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02542, USA.,Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66502, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, 1398 West Truck Road, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02542, USA.,Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66502, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, 1398 West Truck Road, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02542, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, 1398 West Truck Road, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02542, USA.,Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, 1398 West Truck Road, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02542, USA
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Martoni F, Smith RL, Piper AM, Nancarrow N, Aftab M, Trebicki P, Kimber RBE, Rodoni BC, Blacket MJ. Non-destructive insect metabarcoding as a surveillance tool for the Australian grains industry: a first trial for the iMapPESTS smart trap. METABARCODING AND METAGENOMICS 2023. [DOI: 10.3897/mbmg.7.95650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Surveillance and long-term monitoring of insect pest populations are of paramount importance to limit dispersal and inform pest management. Molecular methods have been employed in diagnostics, surveillance and monitoring for the past few decades, often paired with more traditional techniques relying on morphological examinations. Within this context, the ‘iMapPESTS: Sentinel Surveillance for Agriculture’ project was conceptualised to enhance on-farm pest management decision-making via development and deployment of smart traps, able to collect insects, as well as recording associated environmental data. Here, we compared an iMapPESTS ‘Sentinel’ smart trap to an alternative suction trap over a 10-week period. We used a non-destructive insect metabarcoding approach complemented by insect morphological diagnostics to assess and compare aphid species presence and diversity across trap samples and time. Furthermore, we paired this with environmental data recorded throughout the sampling period. This methodology recorded a total of 497 different taxa from 70 traps over a 10-week period in the grain-growing region in western Victoria. This included not only the 14 aphid target species, but an additional 12 aphid species, including a new record for Victoria. Ultimately, with more than 450 bycatch species detected, this highlighted the value of insect metabarcoding, not only for pest surveillance, but also at a broader ecosystem level, with potential applications in integrated pest management and biocontrol.
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Jeunen GJ, Cane JS, Ferreira S, Strano F, von Ammon U, Cross H, Day R, Hesseltine S, Ellis K, Urban L, Pearson N, Olmedo-Rojas P, Kardailsky A, Gemmell NJ, Lamare M. Assessing the utility of marine filter feeders for environmental DNA (eDNA) biodiversity monitoring. Mol Ecol Resour 2023; 23:771-786. [PMID: 36598115 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Aquatic environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys are transforming how marine ecosystems are monitored. The time-consuming preprocessing step of active filtration, however, remains a bottleneck. Hence, new approaches that eliminate the need for active filtration are required. Filter-feeding invertebrates have been proven to collect eDNA, but side-by-side comparative studies to investigate the similarity between aquatic and filter-feeder eDNA signals are essential. Here, we investigated the differences among four eDNA sources (water; bivalve gill-tissue; sponges; and ethanol in which filter-feeding organisms were stored) along a vertically stratified transect in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand using three metabarcoding primer sets targeting fish and vertebrates. Combined, eDNA sources detected 59 vertebrates, while concurrent diver surveys observed eight fish species. There were no significant differences in alpha and beta diversity between water and sponge eDNA and both sources were highly correlated. Vertebrate eDNA was successfully extracted from the ethanol in which sponges were stored, although a reduced number of species were detected. Bivalve gill-tissue dissections, on the other hand, failed to reliably detect eDNA. Overall, our results show that vertebrate eDNA signals obtained from water samples and marine sponges are highly concordant. The strong similarity in eDNA signals demonstrates the potential of marine sponges as an additional tool for eDNA-based marine biodiversity surveys, by enabling the incorporation of larger sample numbers in eDNA surveys, reducing plastic waste, simplifying sample collection, and as a cost-efficient alternative. However, we note the importance to not detrimentally impact marine communities by, for example, nonlethal subsampling, specimen cloning, or using bycatch specimens.
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- Gert-Jan Jeunen
- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.,ARC CoE for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Gonzálvez M, Ruiz de Ybáñez R, Rodríguez-Caro RC, Maíz-García A, Gómez L, Giménez A, Graciá E. Assessing DESS solution for the long-term preservation of nematodes from faecal samples. Res Vet Sci 2022; 153:45-48. [PMID: 36308790 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Preservation of biological samples is a relevant issue for many scientific disciplines. Although traditional preservers, such as formaldehyde or ethanol, imply major disadvantages related to health risks, DNA degradation and distortion of structures, they are widely used. Hence, the search for viable alternatives preserving morphometry and genetics seems necessary. Here we assess the suitability of DESS solution to preserve adult nematodes and their eggs in faeces. Concretely, faecal samples of terrestrial tortoises with oxyurids were used to: (i) compare the 1-month storage efficacy of eggs from different conservation protocols (faeces without preserver at -20 °C, faeces with DESS solution at room temperature, faeces with DESS solution at -20 °C and faeces with ethanol 70% at room temperature); (ii) address morphological nematode identification after 2 years of storage with DESS. We also corroborated that nematode DNA remained viable after 2 years. Overall, our results showed that DESS solution at room temperature is an advisable alternative to conserve both parasite eggs and adult nematodes for morphological identification and genetic purposes. It also offers the advantages of being low-cost, safe and suitable for fieldwork conditions and shipments without refrigeration for nematode preservation.
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- M Gonzálvez
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Regional "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Av. de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Regional "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Av. de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain; Department of Zoology, Oxford University, 11a Mansfield Road, OX1 3SZ, Oxford, England, UK; Department of Ecology, University of Alicante, Road. San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Av. de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Regional "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Av. de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Av. de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain
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Designing a surveillance program for early detection of alien plants and insects in Norway. Biol Invasions 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02957-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AbstractNaturalized species of alien plants and animals comprise < 3% of biodiversity recorded in Norway but have had major impacts on natural ecosystems through displacement of native species. Encroachment of alien species has been especially problematic for coastal sites close to transport facilities and urban areas with high density housing. The goal of our field project was to design and test a surveillance program for early detection of alien species of vascular plants and terrestrial insects at the first phase of establishment in natural areas. In our 3-year project (2018–2020), we sampled 60 study plots in three counties in the Oslofjord region of southern Norway. Study plots (6.25 ha) were selected by two criteria: manual selection based on expert opinion (27 plots) or by random selection based on weights from a hotspot analysis of occurrence of alien species (33 plots). Vascular plants were surveyed by two experienced botanists who found a total of 239 alien species of vascular plants in 95 rounds of surveys. Insects and other invertebrates were captured with a single Malaise trap per site, with 3–4 rounds of repeated sampling. We used DNA-metabarcoding to identify invertebrates based on DNA extractions from crushed insects or from the preservative media. Over 3500 invertebrate taxa were detected in 255 rounds of sampling. We recorded 20 alien species of known risk, and 115 species that were new to Norway, including several ‘doorknocker’ species identified by previous risk assessments. We modeled the probabilities of occupancy (ψ) and detection (p) with occupancy models with repeated visits by multiple observers (vascular plants) or multiple rounds of sampling (insects). The two probabilities covaried with risk category for alien organisms and both were low for species categorized as no known or low risk (range = 0.052–0.326) but were higher for species categorized as severe risk (range = 0.318–0.651). Selecting sites at random or manually did not improve the probability of finding novel alien species, but occupancy had a weak positive relationship with housing density for some categories of alien plants and insects. We used our empirical estimates to test alternative sampling designs that would minimize the combined variance of occupancy and detection (A-optimality criterion). Sampling designs with 8–10 visits per site were best for surveillance of new alien species if the probabilities of occupancy and detection were both low, and provided low conditional probabilities of site occupancy ($$\hat{\psi }_{condl}$$
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Dopheide A, Brav-Cubitt T, Podolyan A, Leschen RAB, Ward D, Buckley TR, Dhami MK. Fast-tracking bespoke DNA reference database generation from museum collections for biomonitoring and conservation. Mol Ecol Resour 2022. [PMID: 36345645 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Despite recent advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies, a lack of locally relevant DNA reference databases limits the potential for DNA-based monitoring of biodiversity for conservation and biosecurity applications. Museums and national collections represent a compelling source of authoritatively identified genetic material for DNA database development, yet obtaining DNA barcodes from long-stored specimens may be difficult due to sample degradation. Here we demonstrate a sensitive and efficient laboratory and bioinformatic process for generating DNA barcodes from hundreds of invertebrate specimens simultaneously via the Illumina MiSeq system. Using this process, we recovered full-length (334) or partial (105) COI barcodes from 439 of 450 (98%) national collection-held invertebrate specimens. This included full-length barcodes from 146 specimens which produced low-yield DNA and no visible PCR bands, and which produced as little as a single sequence per specimen, demonstrating high sensitivity of the process. In many cases, the identity of the most abundant sequences per specimen were not the correct barcodes, necessitating the development of a taxonomy-informed process for identifying correct sequences among the sequencing output. The recovery of only partial barcodes for some taxa indicates a need to refine certain PCR primers. Nonetheless, our approach represents a highly sensitive, accurate and efficient method for targeted reference database generation, providing a foundation for DNA-based assessments and monitoring of biodiversity.
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- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Moser WE, Richardson DJ, Hammond CI, Rojas L, Lazo-Wasem E, Phillips AJ. Resurrection and redescription of Clepsinepallida Verrill, 1872 (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) with a phylogeny of the genus Alboglossiphonia. Zookeys 2022; 1127:135-154. [PMID: 36760359 PMCID: PMC9836599 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1127.86004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Alboglossiphoniapallida (Verrill, 1872) comb. nov. is resurrected and redescribed based on morphological and molecular data from specimens of the type locality (New Haven County, Connecticut, USA) that demonstrate it is distinct from North American Alboglossiphoniaheteroclita, European Alboglossiphoniaheteroclita, and Alboglossiphoniapapillosa. Alboglossiphoniapallida is characterized by having dark chromatophores on the dorsal surface arranged lateral to patrilaterally and medially as a thin line or interrupted thin line along with three pairs of eye spots (with the first pair closest together), six pairs of crop ceca, and a united gonopore. Additional sampling of specimens of the genus Alboglossiphonia is needed to understand its phylogeny especially as many species have not been collected since their description.
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- William E. Moser
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Museum Support Center MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, USANational Museum of Natural HistorySuitlandUnited States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, Quinnipiac University, 275 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518, USAQuinnipiac UniversityHamdenUnited States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, Quinnipiac University, 275 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518, USAQuinnipiac UniversityHamdenUnited States of America
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- Division of Invertebrate Zoology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520, USAYale UniversityNew HavenUnited States of America
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- Division of Invertebrate Zoology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520, USAYale UniversityNew HavenUnited States of America
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- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, 10th St and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20560-0163, USANational Museum of Natural HistoryWashingtonUnited States of America
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Zizka VMA, Geiger MF, Hörren T, Kirse A, Noll NW, Schäffler L, Scherges AM, Sorg M. Repeated subsamples during DNA extraction reveal increased diversity estimates in DNA metabarcoding of Malaise traps. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9502. [PMID: 36447594 PMCID: PMC9702565 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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With increased application of DNA metabarcoding in biodiversity assessment, various laboratory protocols have been optimized, and their further evaluation is subject of current research. Homogenization of bulk samples and subsequent DNA extraction from a subsample of destructed tissue is a common first stage of the metabarcoding process. This can either be conducted using sample material soaked in a storage fixative, e.g., ethanol (here referred to as "wet" treatment) or from dried individuals ("dry"). However, it remains uncertain if perfect mixing and equal distribution of DNA within the tube is ensured during homogenization and to what extent incomplete mixing and resulting variations in tissue composition affect diversity assessments if only a fraction of the destructed sample is processed in the downstream metabarcoding workflow. Here we investigated the efficiency of homogenization under wet and dry conditions and tested how variations in destructed tissue composition might affect diversity assessments of complex arthropod samples. We considered five time intervals of Malaise trap bulk samples and process nine different subsamples of homogenized tissue (20 mg each) in both treatments. Results indicate a more consistent diversity assessment from dried material, but at the cost of a higher processing time. Both approaches detected comparable OTU diversity and revealed similar taxa compositions in a single tissue extraction. With an increased number of tissue subsamples during DNA extraction, OTU diversity increased for both approaches, especially for highly diverse samples obtained during the summer. Here, particularly the detection of small and low-biomass taxa increased. The processing of multiple subsamples in the metabarcoding protocol can therefore be a helpful procedure to enhance diversity estimates and counteract taxonomic bias in biodiversity assessments. However, the process induces higher costs and time effort and the application in large-scale biodiversity assessment, e.g., in monitoring schemes needs to be considered on project-specific prospects.
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- Vera M. A. Zizka
- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation ScienceBonnGermany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation ScienceBonnGermany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation ScienceBonnGermany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation ScienceBonnGermany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation ScienceBonnGermany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation ScienceBonnGermany
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- Entomological Society Krefeld (EVK)KrefeldGermany
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Kirse A, Bourlat SJ, Langen K, Zapke B, Zizka VMA. Comparison of destructive and non-destructive DNA extraction methods for the metabarcoding of arthropod bulk samples. Mol Ecol Resour 2022; 23:92-105. [PMID: 35932285 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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DNA metabarcoding is routinely used for biodiversity assessment, especially targeting highly diverse groups for which limited taxonomic expertise is available. Various protocols are currently in use, although standardization is key to its application in large-scale monitoring. DNA metabarcoding of arthropod bulk samples can be either conducted destructively from sample tissue, or non-destructively from sample fixative or lysis buffer. Non-destructive methods are highly desirable for the preservation of sample integrity but have yet to be experimentally evaluated in detail. Here, we compare diversity estimates from 14 size sorted Malaise trap samples processed consecutively with three non-destructive approaches (one using fixative ethanol and two using lysis buffers) and one destructive approach (using homogenized tissue). Extraction from commercial lysis buffer yielded comparable species richness and high overlap in species composition to the ground tissue extracts. A significantly divergent community was detected from preservative ethanol-based DNA extraction. No consistent trend in species richness was found with increasing incubation time in lysis buffer. These results indicate that non-destructive DNA extraction from incubation in lysis buffer could provide a comparable alternative to destructive approaches with the added advantage of preserving the specimens for post-metabarcoding taxonomic work but at a higher cost per sample.
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- Ameli Kirse
- LIB/Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Bonn, Germany
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- LIB/Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Bonn, Germany
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- LIB/Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Bonn, Germany
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- LIB/Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Bonn, Germany
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- LIB/Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Bonn, Germany
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Stein F, Wagner S, Bräsicke N, Gailing O, Moura CCM, Götz M. A Non-Destructive High-Speed Procedure to Obtain DNA Barcodes from Soft-Bodied Insect Samples with a Focus on the Dipteran Section of Schizophora. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13080679. [PMID: 36005305 PMCID: PMC9409269 DOI: 10.3390/insects13080679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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While the need for biodiversity research is growing, paradoxically, global taxonomical expertise is decreasing as a result of the neglected funding for young academics in taxonomy. Non-destructive approaches for DNA barcoding are necessary for a more efficient use of this dwindling expertise to fill gaps, and identify incorrect entries in sequence databases like BOLD or GenBank. They are efficient because morphological re-examination of species vouchers is still possible post-DNA barcoding. Non-destructive approaches for Diptera with a comprehensive species representation or the consideration of diagnostic fragile morphological characters are missing. Additionally, most non-destructive approaches combine a time intensive and non-destructive digestion step with common DNA extraction methods, such as commercial kits or CTAB DNA isolation. We circumvented those approaches and combined a modified non-destructive TE buffer high-speed DNA extraction, with a PCR inhibitor-resistant PCR reaction system, to a non-destructive DNA barcoding procedure for fresh and frozen samples of the Schizophora (Diptera). This method avoids morphological impairment and the application of harmful chemicals, is cost and time effective, restricts the need for laboratory equipment to a minimum, and prevents cross-contamination risk during DNA isolation. Moreover, the study indicates that the presented non-destructive DNA barcoding procedure is transferable to other soft-bodied insects. We suggest that PCR inhibitor-resistant master mixes enable the development of new—and the modification of existing—non-destructive approaches with the avoidance of further DNA template cleaning.
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- Frederik Stein
- Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Julius Kühn Institute, 38014 Braunschweig, Germany; (S.W.); (N.B.); (M.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)-3946-47-4010
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- Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Julius Kühn Institute, 38014 Braunschweig, Germany; (S.W.); (N.B.); (M.G.)
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- Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Julius Kühn Institute, 38014 Braunschweig, Germany; (S.W.); (N.B.); (M.G.)
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- Büsgen Institute, Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; (O.G.); (C.C.M.M.)
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- Büsgen Institute, Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; (O.G.); (C.C.M.M.)
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- Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Julius Kühn Institute, 38014 Braunschweig, Germany; (S.W.); (N.B.); (M.G.)
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Marquina D, Roslin T, Łukasik P, Ronquist F. Evaluation of non-destructive DNA extraction protocols for insect metabarcoding: gentler and shorter is better. METABARCODING AND METAGENOMICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/mbmg.6.78871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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DNA metabarcoding can accelerate research on insect diversity, as it is cheap and fast compared to manual sorting and identification. Most metabarcoding protocols require homogenisation of the sample, preventing further work on the specimens. Mild digestion of the tissue by incubation in a lysis buffer has been proposed as an alternative, and, although some mild lysis protocols have already been presented, they have so far not been evaluated against each other. Here, we analyse how two mild lysis buffers (one more aggressive, one gentler in terms of tissue degradation), two different incubation times, and two DNA purification methods (a manual precipitation and an automated protocol) affect the accuracy of retrieving the true composition of mock communities using two mitochondrial markers (COI and 16S). We found that protocol-specific variation in concentration and purity of the DNA extracts produced had little effect on the recovery of species. However, the two lysis treatments differed in quantification of species abundances. Digestion in the gentler buffer and for a shorter time yielded better representation of original sample composition. Digestion in a more aggressive buffer or longer incubation time yielded lower alpha diversity values and increased differences between metabarcoding results and the true species-abundance distribution. We conclude that the details of non-destructive protocols can have a significant effect on metabarcoding performance. A short and mild lysis treatment appears the best choice for recovering the true composition of the sample. This not only improves accuracy, but also comes with a faster processing time than the other treatments.
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Piper AM, Cunningham JP, Cogan NOI, Blacket MJ. DNA Metabarcoding Enables High-Throughput Detection of Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) Within Unsorted Trap Catches. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.822648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii, Matsumara) is a rapidly spreading global pest of soft and stone fruit production. Due to the similarity of many of its life stages to other cosmopolitan drosophilids, surveillance for this pest is currently bottlenecked by the laborious sorting and morphological identification of large mixed trap catches. DNA metabarcoding presents an alternative high-throughput sequencing (HTS) approach for multi-species identification, which may lend itself ideally to rapid and scalable diagnostics of D. suzukii within unsorted trap samples. In this study, we compared the qualitative (identification accuracy) and quantitative (bias toward each species) performance of four metabarcoding primer pairs on D. suzukii and its close relatives. We then determined the sensitivity of a non-destructive metabarcoding assay (i.e., which retains intact specimens) by spiking whole specimens of target species into mock communities of increasing specimen number, as well as 29 field-sampled communities from a cherry and a stone fruit orchard. Metabarcoding successfully detected D. suzukii and its close relatives Drosophila subpulchrella and Drosophila biarmipes in the spiked communities with an accuracy of 96, 100, and 100% respectively, and identified a further 57 non-target arthropods collected as bycatch by D. suzukii surveillance methods in a field scenario. While the non-destructive DNA extraction retained intact voucher specimens, dropouts of single species and entire technical replicates suggests that these protocols behave more similarly to environmental DNA than homogenized tissue metabarcoding and may require increased technical replication to reliably detect low-abundance taxa. Adoption of high-throughput metabarcoding assays for screening bulk trap samples could enable a substantial increase in the geographic scale and intensity of D. suzukii surveillance, and thus likelihood of detecting a new introduction. Trap designs and surveillance protocols will, however, need to be optimized to adequately preserve specimen DNA for molecular identification.
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Martoni F, Piper AM, Rodoni BC, Blacket MJ. Disentangling bias for non-destructive insect metabarcoding. PeerJ 2022; 10:e12981. [PMID: 35228909 PMCID: PMC8881911 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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A fast and reliable method for obtaining a species-level identification is a fundamental requirement for a wide range of activities, from plant protection and invasive species management to biodiversity assessments and ecological studies. For insects, novel molecular techniques such as DNA metabarcoding have emerged as a rapid alternative to traditional morphological identification, reducing the dependence on limited taxonomic experts. Until recently, molecular techniques have required a destructive DNA extraction, precluding the possibility of preserving voucher specimens for future studies, or species descriptions. Here we paired insect metabarcoding with two recent non-destructive DNA extraction protocols, to obtain a rapid and high-throughput taxonomic identification of diverse insect taxa while retaining a physical voucher specimen. The aim of this work was to explore how non-destructive extraction protocols impact the semi-quantitative nature of metabarcoding, which alongside species presence/absence also provides a quantitative, but biased, representation of their relative abundances. By using a series of mock communities representing each stage of a typical metabarcoding workflow we were able to determine how different morphological (i.e., insect biomass and exoskeleton hardness) and molecular traits (i.e., primer mismatch and amplicon GC%), interact with different protocol steps to introduce quantitative bias into non-destructive metabarcoding results. We discuss the relevance of taxonomic bias to metabarcoding identification of insects and potential approaches to account for it.
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- Francesco Martoni
- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre for AgriBioscience, State Government Victoria, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre for AgriBioscience, State Government Victoria, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia,School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre for AgriBioscience, State Government Victoria, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia,School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre for AgriBioscience, State Government Victoria, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Drake LE, Cuff JP, Young RE, Marchbank A, Chadwick EA, Symondson WOC. An assessment of minimum sequence copy thresholds for identifying and reducing the prevalence of artefacts in dietary metabarcoding data. Methods Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- School of Biosciences Cardiff University Cardiff UK
- Rothamsted Insect Survey, Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden UK
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Elbrecht V, Bourlat SJ, Hörren T, Lindner A, Mordente A, Noll NW, Schäffler L, Sorg M, Zizka VMA. Pooling size sorted Malaise trap fractions to maximize taxon recovery with metabarcoding. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12177. [PMID: 34707928 PMCID: PMC8500090 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Small and rare specimens can remain undetected when metabarcoding is applied on bulk samples with a high specimen size heterogeneity. This is especially critical for Malaise trap samples, where most of the biodiversity is contributed by small taxa with low biomass. The separation of samples in different size fractions for downstream analysis is one possibility to increase detection of small and rare taxa. However, experiments systematically testing different size sorting approaches and subsequent proportional pooling of fractions are lacking, but would provide important information for the optimization of metabarcoding protocols. We set out to find a size sorting strategy for Malaise trap samples that maximizes taxonomic recovery but remains scalable and time efficient. Methods Three Malaise trap samples were sorted into four size classes using dry sieving. Each fraction was homogenized and lysed. The corresponding lysates were pooled to simulate unsorted samples. Pooling was additionally conducted in equal proportions and in four different proportions enriching the small size fraction of samples. DNA from the individual size classes as well as the pooled fractions was extracted and metabarcoded using the FwhF2 and Fol-degen-rev primer set. Additionally, alternative wet sieving strategies were explored. Results The small size fractions harboured the highest diversity and were best represented when pooling in favour of small specimens. Metabarcoding of unsorted samples decreases taxon recovery compared to size sorted samples. A size separation into only two fractions (below 4 mm and above) can double taxon recovery compared to not size sorting. However, increasing the sequencing depth 3- to 4-fold can also increase taxon recovery to levels comparable with size sorting, but remains biased towards biomass rich taxa in the sample. Conclusion We demonstrate that size fractionation of Malaise trap bulk samples can increase taxon recovery. While results show distinct patterns, the lack of statistical support due to the limited number of samples processed is a limitation. Due to increased speed and lower risk of cross-contamination as well as specimen damage we recommend wet sieving and proportional pooling of the lysates in favour of the small size fraction (80–90% volume). However, for large-scale projects with time constraints, increasing sequencing depth is an alternative solution.
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- Vasco Elbrecht
- Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany.,SimplexDNA AG, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
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- Entomological Society Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
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- Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
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Batovska J, Piper AM, Valenzuela I, Cunningham JP, Blacket MJ. Developing a non-destructive metabarcoding protocol for detection of pest insects in bulk trap catches. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7946. [PMID: 33846382 PMCID: PMC8041782 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85855-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Metabarcoding has the potential to revolutionise insect surveillance by providing high-throughput and cost-effective species identification of all specimens within mixed trap catches. Nevertheless, incorporation of metabarcoding into insect diagnostic laboratories will first require the development and evaluation of protocols that adhere to the specialised regulatory requirements of invasive species surveillance. In this study, we develop a multi-locus non-destructive metabarcoding protocol that allows sensitive detection of agricultural pests, and subsequent confirmation using traditional diagnostic techniques. We validate this protocol for the detection of tomato potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) and Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) within mock communities and field survey traps. We find that metabarcoding can reliably detect target insects within mixed community samples, including specimens that morphological identification did not initially detect, but sensitivity appears inversely related to community size and is impacted by primer biases, target loci, and sample indexing strategy. While our multi-locus approach allowed independent validation of target detection, lack of reference sequences for 18S and 12S restricted its usefulness for estimating diversity in field samples. The non-destructive DNA extraction proved invaluable for resolving inconsistencies between morphological and metabarcoding identification results, and post-extraction specimens were suitable for both morphological re-examination and DNA re-extraction for confirmatory barcoding.
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- Jana Batovska
- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia. .,School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.,School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.,School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
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Marquina D, Buczek M, Ronquist F, Łukasik P. The effect of ethanol concentration on the morphological and molecular preservation of insects for biodiversity studies. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10799. [PMID: 33614282 PMCID: PMC7883690 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Traditionally, insects collected for scientific purposes have been dried and pinned, or preserved in 70% ethanol. Both methods preserve taxonomically informative exoskeletal structures well but are suboptimal for preserving DNA for molecular biology. Highly concentrated ethanol (95–100%), preferred as a DNA preservative, has generally been assumed to make specimens brittle and prone to breaking. However, systematic studies on the correlation between ethanol concentration and specimen preservation are lacking. Here, we tested how preservative ethanol concentration in combination with different sample handling regimes affect the integrity of seven insect species representing four orders, and differing substantially in the level of sclerotization. After preservation and treatments (various levels of disturbance), we counted the number of appendages (legs, wings, antennae, or heads) that each specimen had lost. Additionally, we assessed the preservation of DNA after long-term storage by comparing the ratio of PCR amplicon copy numbers to an added artificial standard. We found that high ethanol concentrations indeed induce brittleness in insects. However, the magnitude and nature of the effect varied strikingly among species. In general, ethanol concentrations at or above 90% made the insects more brittle, but for species with robust, thicker exoskeletons, this did not translate to an increased loss of appendages. Neither freezing the samples nor drying the insects after immersion in ethanol had a negative effect on the retention of appendages. However, the morphology of the insects was severely damaged if they were allowed to dry. We also found that DNA preserves less well at lower ethanol concentrations when stored at room temperature for an extended period. However, the magnitude of the effect varies among species; the concentrations at which the number of COI amplicon copies relative to the standard was significantly decreased compared to 95% ethanol ranged from 90% to as low as 50%. While higher ethanol concentrations positively affect long-term DNA preservation, there is a clear trade-off between preserving insects for morphological examination and genetic analysis. The optimal ethanol concentration for the latter is detrimental for the former, and vice versa. These trade-offs need to be considered in large insect biodiversity surveys and other projects aiming to combine molecular work with traditional morphology-based characterization of collected specimens.
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- Daniel Marquina
- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Integration of DNA-Based Approaches in Aquatic Ecological Assessment Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13030331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Benthic macroinvertebrates are among the most used biological quality elements for assessing the condition of all types of aquatic ecosystems worldwide (i.e., fresh water, transitional, and marine). Current morphology-based assessments have several limitations that may be circumvented by using DNA-based approaches. Here, we present a comprehensive review of 90 publications on the use of DNA metabarcoding of benthic macroinvertebrates in aquatic ecosystems bioassessments. Metabarcoding of bulk macrozoobenthos has been preferentially used in fresh waters, whereas in marine waters, environmental DNA (eDNA) from sediment and bulk communities from deployed artificial structures has been favored. DNA extraction has been done predominantly through commercial kits, and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) has been, by far, the most used marker, occasionally combined with others, namely, the 18S rRNA gene. Current limitations include the lack of standardized protocols and broad-coverage primers, the incompleteness of reference libraries, and the inability to reliably extrapolate abundance data. In addition, morphology versus DNA benchmarking of ecological status and biotic indexes are required to allow general worldwide implementation and higher end-user confidence. The increased sensitivity, high throughput, and faster execution of DNA metabarcoding can provide much higher spatial and temporal data resolution on aquatic ecological status, thereby being more responsive to immediate management needs.
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First Ukrainian record of the invasive leech Helobdella europaea (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from an aquarium in Kharkiv: morphological variability and phylogenetic relationships. Biologia (Bratisl) 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-020-00542-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Harper LR, Lawson Handley L, Sayer CD, Read DS, Benucci M, Blackman RC, Hill MJ, Hänfling B. Assessing the impact of the threatened crucian carp (Carassius carassius) on pond invertebrate diversity: A comparison of conventional and molecular tools. Mol Ecol 2020; 30:3252-3269. [PMID: 33002225 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fishes stocked for recreation and angling can damage freshwater habitats and negatively impact biodiversity. The pond-associated crucian carp (Carassius carassius) is rare across Europe and is stocked for conservation management in England, but its impacts on pond biota are understudied. Freshwater invertebrates contribute substantially to aquatic biodiversity, encompassing many rare and endemic species, but their small size and high abundance complicate their assessment. Practitioners have employed sweep-netting and kick-sampling with microscopy (morphotaxonomy), but specimen size/quality and experience can bias identification. DNA and environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding offer alternative means of invertebrate assessment. We compared invertebrate diversity in ponds (N = 18) with and without crucian carp using morphotaxonomic identification, DNA metabarcoding and eDNA metabarcoding. Five 2 L water samples and 3 min sweep-net samples were collected at each pond. Inventories produced by morphotaxonomic identification of netted samples, DNA metabarcoding of bulk tissue samples and eDNA metabarcoding of water samples were compared. Alpha diversity was greatest with DNA or eDNA metabarcoding, depending on whether standard or unbiased methods were considered. DNA metabarcoding reflected morphotaxonomic identification, whereas eDNA metabarcoding produced markedly different communities. These complementary tools should be combined for comprehensive invertebrate assessment. Crucian carp presence minimally reduced alpha diversity in ponds, but positively influenced beta diversity through taxon turnover (i.e., ponds with crucian carp contained different invertebrates to fishless ponds). Crucian carp presence contributes to landscape-scale invertebrate diversity, supporting continued conservation management in England. Our results show that molecular tools can enhance freshwater invertebrate assessment and facilitate development of more accurate and ecologically effective pond management strategies.
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- Lynsey R Harper
- Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK.,Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.,School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Pond Restoration Research Group, Environmental Change Research Centre, Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK.,Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.,Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Naoyuki Nakahama
- Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo Sanda City Japan
- The Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Sanda City Japan
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Martins FMS, Porto M, Feio MJ, Egeter B, Bonin A, Serra SRQ, Taberlet P, Beja P. Modelling technical and biological biases in macroinvertebrate community assessment from bulk preservative using multiple metabarcoding markers. Mol Ecol 2020; 30:3221-3238. [PMID: 32860303 PMCID: PMC8359330 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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DNA metabarcoding from the ethanol used to store macroinvertebrate bulk samples is a convenient methodological option in molecular biodiversity assessment and biomonitoring of aquatic ecosystems, as it preserves specimens and reduces problems associated with sample sorting. However, this method may be affected by errors and biases, which need to be thoroughly quantified before it can be mainstreamed into biomonitoring programmes. Here, we used 80 unsorted macroinvertebrate samples collected in Portugal under a Water Framework Directive monitoring programme, to compare community diversity and taxonomic composition metrics estimated through morphotaxonomy versus metabarcoding from storage ethanol using three markers (COI‐M19BR2, 16S‐Inse01 and 18S‐Euka02) and a multimarker approach. A preliminary in silico analysis showed that the three markers were adequate for the target taxa, with detection failures related primarily to the lack of adequate barcodes in public databases. Metabarcoding of ethanol samples retrieved far less taxa per site (alpha diversity) than morphotaxonomy, albeit with smaller differences for COI‐M19BR2 and the multimarker approach, while estimates of taxa turnover (beta diversity) among sites were similar across methods. Using generalized linear mixed models, we found that after controlling for differences in read coverage across samples, the probability of detection of a taxon was positively related to its proportional abundance, and negatively so to the presence of heavily sclerotized exoskeleton (e.g., Coleoptera). Overall, using our experimental protocol with different template dilutions, the COI marker showed the best performance, but we recommend the use of a multimarker approach to detect a wider range of taxa in freshwater macroinvertebrate samples. Further methodological development and optimization efforts are needed to reduce biases associated with body armouring and rarity in some macroinvertebrate taxa.
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- Filipa M S Martins
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Vila do Conde, Portugal.,CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Ciência da Vida, Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, MARE, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine (LECA), CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Departamento de Ciência da Vida, Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, MARE, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine (LECA), CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,Tromsø Museum, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Vila do Conde, Portugal.,CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Kennedy SR, Prost S, Overcast I, Rominger AJ, Gillespie RG, Krehenwinkel H. High-throughput sequencing for community analysis: the promise of DNA barcoding to uncover diversity, relatedness, abundances and interactions in spider communities. Dev Genes Evol 2020; 230:185-201. [PMID: 32040713 PMCID: PMC7127999 DOI: 10.1007/s00427-020-00652-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Large-scale studies on community ecology are highly desirable but often difficult to accomplish due to the considerable investment of time, labor and, money required to characterize richness, abundance, relatedness, and interactions. Nonetheless, such large-scale perspectives are necessary for understanding the composition, dynamics, and resilience of biological communities. Small invertebrates play a central role in ecosystems, occupying critical positions in the food web and performing a broad variety of ecological functions. However, it has been particularly difficult to adequately characterize communities of these animals because of their exceptionally high diversity and abundance. Spiders in particular fulfill key roles as both predator and prey in terrestrial food webs and are hence an important focus of ecological studies. In recent years, large-scale community analyses have benefitted tremendously from advances in DNA barcoding technology. High-throughput sequencing (HTS), particularly DNA metabarcoding, enables community-wide analyses of diversity and interactions at unprecedented scales and at a fraction of the cost that was previously possible. Here, we review the current state of the application of these technologies to the analysis of spider communities. We discuss amplicon-based DNA barcoding and metabarcoding for the analysis of community diversity and molecular gut content analysis for assessing predator-prey relationships. We also highlight applications of the third generation sequencing technology for long read and portable DNA barcoding. We then address the development of theoretical frameworks for community-level studies, and finally highlight critical gaps and future directions for DNA analysis of spider communities.
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- Susan R Kennedy
- Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna, Okinawa, Japan
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- LOEWE-Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
- National Zoological Garden, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Graduate Center of the City University New York, New York, NY, USA
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
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- Environmental Sciences Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Piper AM, Batovska J, Cogan NOI, Weiss J, Cunningham JP, Rodoni BC, Blacket MJ. Prospects and challenges of implementing DNA metabarcoding for high-throughput insect surveillance. Gigascience 2019; 8:giz092. [PMID: 31363753 PMCID: PMC6667344 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giz092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Trap-based surveillance strategies are widely used for monitoring of invasive insect species, aiming to detect newly arrived exotic taxa as well as track the population levels of established or endemic pests. Where these surveillance traps have low specificity and capture non-target endemic species in excess of the target pests, the need for extensive specimen sorting and identification creates a major diagnostic bottleneck. While the recent development of standardized molecular diagnostics has partly alleviated this requirement, the single specimen per reaction nature of these methods does not readily scale to the sheer number of insects trapped in surveillance programmes. Consequently, target lists are often restricted to a few high-priority pests, allowing unanticipated species to avoid detection and potentially establish populations. DNA metabarcoding has recently emerged as a method for conducting simultaneous, multi-species identification of complex mixed communities and may lend itself ideally to rapid diagnostics of bulk insect trap samples. Moreover, the high-throughput nature of recent sequencing platforms could enable the multiplexing of hundreds of diverse trap samples on a single flow cell, thereby providing the means to dramatically scale up insect surveillance in terms of both the quantity of traps that can be processed concurrently and number of pest species that can be targeted. In this review of the metabarcoding literature, we explore how DNA metabarcoding could be tailored to the detection of invasive insects in a surveillance context and highlight the unique technical and regulatory challenges that must be considered when implementing high-throughput sequencing technologies into sensitive diagnostic applications.
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- Alexander M Piper
- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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Blackman R, Mächler E, Altermatt F, Arnold A, Beja P, Boets P, Egeter B, Elbrecht V, Filipe AF, Jones J, Macher J, Majaneva M, Martins F, Múrria C, Meissner K, Pawlowski J, Schmidt Yáñez P, Zizka V, Leese F, Price B, Deiner K. Advancing the use of molecular methods for routine freshwater macroinvertebrate biomonitoring – the need for calibration experiments. METABARCODING AND METAGENOMICS 2019. [DOI: 10.3897/mbmg.3.34735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Over the last decade, steady advancements have been made in the use of DNA-based methods for detection of species in a wide range of ecosystems. This progress has culminated in molecular monitoring methods being employed for the detection of several species for enforceable management purposes of endangered, invasive, and illegally harvested species worldwide. However, the routine application of DNA-based methods to monitor whole communities (typically a metabarcoding approach) in order to assess the status of ecosystems continues to be limited. In aquatic ecosystems, the limited use is particularly true for macroinvertebrate communities. As part of the DNAqua-Net consortium, a structured discussion was initiated with the aim to identify potential molecular methods for freshwater macroinvertebrate community assessment and identify important knowledge gaps for their routine application. We focus on three complementary DNA sources that can be metabarcoded: 1) DNA from homogenised samples (bulk DNA), 2) DNA extracted from sample preservative (fixative DNA), and 3) environmental DNA (eDNA) from water or sediment. We provide a brief overview of metabarcoding macroinvertebrate communities from each DNA source and identify challenges for their application to routine monitoring. To advance the utilisation of DNA-based monitoring for macroinvertebrates, we propose an experimental design template for a series of methodological calibration tests. The template compares sources of DNA with the goal of identifying the effects of molecular processing steps on precision and accuracy. Furthermore, the same samples will be morphologically analysed, which will enable the benchmarking of molecular to traditional processing approaches. In doing so we hope to highlight pathways for the development of DNA-based methods for the monitoring of freshwater macroinvertebrates.
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Martins FMS, Galhardo M, Filipe AF, Teixeira A, Pinheiro P, Paupério J, Alves PC, Beja P. Have the cake and eat it: Optimizing nondestructive DNA metabarcoding of macroinvertebrate samples for freshwater biomonitoring. Mol Ecol Resour 2019; 19:863-876. [PMID: 30901128 PMCID: PMC6850371 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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DNA metabarcoding can contribute to improving cost-effectiveness and accuracy of biological assessments of aquatic ecosystems, but significant optimization and standardization efforts are still required to mainstream its application into biomonitoring programmes. In assessments based on freshwater macroinvertebrates, a key challenge is that DNA is often extracted from cleaned, sorted and homogenized bulk samples, which is time-consuming and may be incompatible with sample preservation requirements of regulatory agencies. Here, we optimize and evaluate metabarcoding procedures based on DNA recovered from 96% ethanol used to preserve field samples and thus including potential PCR inhibitors and nontarget organisms. We sampled macroinvertebrates at five sites and subsampled the preservative ethanol at 1 to 14 days thereafter. DNA was extracted using column-based enzymatic (TISSUE) or mechanic (SOIL) protocols, or with a new magnetic-based enzymatic protocol (BEAD), and a 313-bp COI fragment was amplified. Metabarcoding detected at least 200 macroinvertebrate taxa, including most taxa detected through morphology and for which there was a reference barcode. Better results were obtained with BEAD than SOIL or TISSUE, and with subsamples taken 7-14 than 1-7 days after sampling, in terms of DNA concentration and integrity, taxa diversity and matching between metabarcoding and morphology. Most variation in community composition was explained by differences among sites, with small but significant contributions of subsampling day and extraction method, and negligible contributions of extraction and PCR replication. Our methods enhance reliability of preservative ethanol as a potential source of DNA for macroinvertebrate metabarcoding, with a strong potential application in freshwater biomonitoring.
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- Filipa M. S. Martins
- Departamento de BiologiaFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Superior de AgronomiaUniversidade de LisboaLisboaPortugal
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- CIMO‐ESA‐IPB, Centro de Investigação de MontanhaInstituto Politécnico de BragançaBragançaPortugal
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
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- Departamento de BiologiaFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- Wildlife Biology ProgramUniversity of MontanaMissoulaMontana
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Superior de AgronomiaUniversidade de LisboaLisboaPortugal
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Lienhard A, Schäffer S. Extracting the invisible: obtaining high quality DNA is a challenging task in small arthropods. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6753. [PMID: 30997294 PMCID: PMC6463856 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The application of an appropriate extraction method is a relevant factor for the success of all molecular studies. METHODS Seven different DNA extraction methods suitable for high-throughput DNA sequencing with very small arthropods were compared by applying nine different protocols: three silica gel based spin methods, two cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) based ones (one with an additional silica membrane), a protein precipitation method and a method based on a chelating resin (applying different protocols). The quantity (concentration) and quality (degradation, contamination, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing success) of the extracted DNA as well as the costs, preparation times, user friendliness, and required supplies were compared across these methods. To assess the DNA quantity, two different DNA concentration measurements were applied. Additionally, the effect of varying amounts of starting material (different body sizes), variable lysis temperatures and mixing during DNA extraction was evaluated. RESULTS Although low DNA concentrations were measured for all methods, the results showed that-with the exception of two methods-the PCR success was 100%. However, other parameters show vast differences. The time taken to perform DNA extraction varied from 20 min to 2.5 h (Chelex vs. CTAB) and the costs from 0.02 to 3.46 € (Chelex vs. QIAamp kit) per sample. High quality genomic DNA was only gained from four methods. Results of DNA quantity measurements further indicated that some devices cannot deal with small amounts of DNA and show variant results. DISCUSSION In conclusion, using Chelex (chelating resin) turned out as a rapid, low-cost method which can provide high quality DNA for different kinds of molecular investigations.
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Zizka VM, Leese F, Peinert B, Geiger MF. DNA metabarcoding from sample fixative as a quick and voucher-preserving biodiversity assessment method. Genome 2019; 62:122-136. [DOI: 10.1139/gen-2018-0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Metabarcoding is a powerful, increasingly popular tool for biodiversity assessment, but it still suffers from some drawbacks (specimen destruction, separation, and size sorting). In the present study, we tested a non-destructive protocol that excludes any sample sorting, where the ethanol used for sample preserving is filtered and DNA is extracted from the filter for subsequent DNA metabarcoding. When tested on macroinvertebrate mock communities, the method was widely successful but was unable to reliably detect mollusc taxa. Three different protocols (no treatment, shaking, and freezing) were successfully applied to increase DNA release to the fixative. The protocols resulted in similar success in taxa detection (6.8–7 taxa) but differences in read numbers assigned to taxa of interest (33.8%–93.7%). In comparison to conventional bulk sample metabarcoding of environmental samples, taxa with pronounced exoskeleton and small-bodied taxa were especially underrepresented in ethanol samples. For EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) taxa, which are important for determining stream ecological status, the methods detected 46 OTUs in common, with only 4 unique to the ethanol samples and 10 to the bulk samples. These results indicate that fixative-based metabarcoding is a non-destructive, time-saving alternative for biodiversity assessments focussing on taxa used for ecological status determination. However, for a comprehensive assessment on total invertebrate biodiversity, the method may not be sufficient, and conventional bulk sample metabarcoding should be applied.
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- Vera M.A. Zizka
- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 2, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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