Massively parallel multiplex DNA sequencing for specimen identification using an Illumina MiSeq platform

S Shokralla, TM Porter, JF Gibson, R Dobosz… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Genetic information is a valuable component of biosystematics, especially specimen
identification through the use of species-specific DNA barcodes. Although many genomics …

The environment ontology: contextualising biological and biomedical entities

PL Buttigieg, N Morrison, B Smith, CJ Mungall… - Journal of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
As biological and biomedical research increasingly reference the environmental context of
the biological entities under study, the need for formalisation and standardisation of …

Simultaneous assessment of the macrobiome and microbiome in a bulk sample of tropical arthropods through DNA metasystematics

J Gibson, S Shokralla, TM Porter… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Conventional assessments of ecosystem sample composition are based on morphology-
based or DNA barcode identification of individuals. Both approaches are costly and time …

$1 DNA barcodes for reconstructing complex phenomes and finding rare species in specimen‐rich samples

R Meier, W Wong, A Srivathsan, M Foo - Cladistics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Several of the biggest challenges in taxonomy and systematics are related to a toxic mixture
of small size, abundance, and rarity. There are too many species in groups with too few …

Multiplex platforms in biosensor based analytical approaches: Opportunities and challenges for the speciation of animal species in food chain

S Sultana, A Azlan, MNM Desa, NA Mahyudin - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
The genetic information contained in DNA is a precious component. Identifying selective
DNA sequences has become an integral part of all biological studies, necessitating the …

Assessing different components of diversity across a river network using eDNA

E Mächler, CJ Little, R Wüthrich, R Alther… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing individual components of biodiversity, such as local or regional taxon richness,
and differences in community composition is a long‐standing challenge in ecology. It is …

Adapting the bioblitz to meet conservation needs

SS Parker, GB Pauly, J Moore, NS Fraga… - Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
When conservation strategies require new, field‐based information, practitioners must find
the best ways to rapidly deliver high‐quality survey data. To address this challenge, several …

Hierarchical toolbox: Ensuring scientific accuracy of citizen science for tropical coastal ecosystems

P Vermeiren, C Munoz, M Zimmer, M Sheaves - Ecological Indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
Increased human population growth threatens the ecological functioning and goods and
services provided by tropical coastal ecosystems. However, a lack of scientific baselines and …

Comparison of butterflies, bats and beetles as bioindicators based on four key criteria and DNA barcodes

K Syaripuddin, KW Sing… - Tropical Conservation …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Informed conservation decision-making requires meaningful biodiversity assessment, yet
performing an inventory of all species present at a site is an impossibility. A small group of …

Potential for DNA-based identification of Great Lakes fauna: match and mismatch between taxa inventories and DNA barcode libraries

AS Trebitz, JC Hoffman, GW Grant, TM Billehus… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
DNA-based identification of mixed-organism samples offers the potential to greatly reduce
the need for resource-intensive morphological identification, which would be of value both to …