DNA metabarcoding in diet studies: Unveiling ecological aspects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Effective conservation of species and ecosystems requires the understanding of important
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …
Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale
Soil organisms are a crucial part of the terrestrial biosphere. Despite their importance for
ecosystem functioning, few quantitative, spatially explicit models of the active belowground …
ecosystem functioning, few quantitative, spatially explicit models of the active belowground …
High‐throughput identification and diagnostics of pathogens and pests: overview and practical recommendations
High‐throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …
Exploring the gastrointestinal “nemabiome”: deep amplicon sequencing to quantify the species composition of parasitic nematode communities
RW Avramenko, EM Redman, R Lewis, TA Yazwinski… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Parasitic helminth infections have a considerable impact on global human health as well as
animal welfare and production. Although co-infection with multiple parasite species within a …
animal welfare and production. Although co-infection with multiple parasite species within a …
Freshwater monitoring by nanopore sequencing
While traditional microbiological freshwater tests focus on the detection of specific bacterial
indicator species, including pathogens, direct tracing of all aquatic DNA through …
indicator species, including pathogens, direct tracing of all aquatic DNA through …
Characterization of soil nematode communities in three crop** systems through morphological and DNA metabarcoding approaches
AM Treonis, SK Unangst, RM Kepler, JS Buyer… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We used complementary morphological and DNA metabarcoding approaches to
characterize soil nematode communities in three crop** systems, conventional till (CT), no …
characterize soil nematode communities in three crop** systems, conventional till (CT), no …
Integrating quantitative morphological and qualitative molecular methods to analyse soil nematode community responses to plant range expansion
Below‐ground nematodes are important for soil functioning, as they are ubiquitous and
operate at various trophic levels in the soil food web. However, morphological nematode …
operate at various trophic levels in the soil food web. However, morphological nematode …
[HTML][HTML] Nematodes as bioindicators of polluted sediments using metabarcoding and microscopic taxonomy
J Schenk, S Höss, M Brinke, N Kleinbölting… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of bioindicator species is a widely applied approach to evaluate ecological
conditions, and several indices have been designed for this purpose. To assess the impact …
conditions, and several indices have been designed for this purpose. To assess the impact …
Using high-throughput sequencing quantitatively to investigate soil nematode community composition in a steppe-forest ecotone
The analysis of nematode community composition by high throughput sequencing (HTS)
has attracted much attention because of its advantage for throughput, high resolution and …
has attracted much attention because of its advantage for throughput, high resolution and …
Improving accuracy of DNA diet estimates using food tissue control materials and an evaluation of proxies for digestion bias
Ecologists are increasingly interested in quantifying consumer diets based on food DNA in
dietary samples and high‐throughput sequencing of marker genes. It is tempting to assume …
dietary samples and high‐throughput sequencing of marker genes. It is tempting to assume …