The current state of eDNA research in freshwater ecosystems: Are we shifting from the developmental phase to standard application in biomonitoring?

T Schenekar - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has seen a massive increase in application in freshwater
systems with a concurrent growth in protocol developments and a drive to gain a better …

The application of CRISPR‐Cas for single species identification from environmental DNA

MA Williams, J O'Grady, B Ball… - Molecular Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We report the first application of CRISPR‐Cas technology to single species detection from
environmental DNA (eDNA). Organisms shed and excrete DNA into their environment such …

Influence of accuracy, repeatability and detection probability in the reliability of species-specific eDNA based approaches

Q Mauvisseau, A Burian, C Gibson, R Brys… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) barcoding has a high potential to increase the cost-efficiency of
species detection and monitoring in aquatic habitats. However, despite vast developments …

Downstream transport and seasonal variation in freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) eDNA concentration

S Wacker, F Fossøy, BM Larsen… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to detect the presence and abundance of aquatic
organisms from water samples. Before implementing this methodology as a tool for …

Ultra-sensitive detection of ecologically rare fish from eDNA samples based on the RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a technology

XY Wei, L Liu, H Hu, HJ Jia, LK Bu, DS Pei - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) research holds great promise for improving biodiversity science
and conservation efforts by enabling worldwide species censuses in near real-time. Current …

Validation of environmental DNA (eDNA) as a detection tool for at‐risk freshwater pearly mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae)

CA Currier, TJ Morris, CC Wilson… - Aquatic Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Documenting the occurrence and habitat occupancy of rare aquatic species is an ongoing
challenge for conservation. Characterization of environmental DNA (eDNA) from bulk water …

A quantitative PCR‐based environmental DNA assay for detecting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

S Atkinson, JEL Carlsson, B Ball… - Aquatic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) has worldwide ecological, cultural, and
economic importance. The species has undergone extensive decline across its native …

Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect the endangered Spectaclecase Mussel (Margaritifera monodonta)

Y Lor, TM Schreier, DL Waller… - Freshwater …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Margaritifera monodonta, or the Spectaclecase Mussel, is a federally endangered
freshwater mussel species that has experienced a 55% reduction in range and is currently …

Development and application of eDNA-based tools for the conservation of white-clawed crayfish

CR Troth, A Burian, Q Mauvisseau, M Bulling… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract eDNA-based methods represent non-invasive and cost-effective approaches for
species monitoring and their application as a conservation tool has rapidly increased within …

An Environmental DNA Survey on Distribution of an Endangered Salmonid Species, Parahucho perryi, in Hokkaido, Japan

H Mizumoto, T Mitsuzuka, H Araki - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
For protecting endangered species, precise understanding of their distribution is crucial.
However, it is often very difficult to estimate at a large scale with conventional methods (eg …