[HTML][HTML] The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e) DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems

J Pawlowski, M Kelly-Quinn, F Altermatt… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems is currently based on various biotic indices that
use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding ecological assessment by integrating microorganisms into routine freshwater biomonitoring

M Sagova-Mareckova, J Boenigk, A Bouchez… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioindication has become an indispensable part of water quality monitoring in most
countries of the world, with the presence and abundance of bioindicator taxa, mostly …

Meta‐analysis shows both congruence and complementarity of DNA and eDNA metabarcoding to traditional methods for biological community assessment

F Keck, RC Blackman, R Bossart… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding is increasingly used for the assessment of aquatic communities, and
numerous studies have investigated the consistency of this technique with traditional …

Trends in digital image processing of isolated microalgae by incorporating classification algorithm

JWR Chong, KS Khoo, KW Chew, HY Ting… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identification of microalgae species is of importance due to the uprising of harmful algae
blooms affecting both the aquatic habitat and human health. Despite this occurence …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial community composition and diversity via 16S rRNA gene amplicons: evaluating the illumina platform

L Sinclair, OA Osman, S Bertilsson, A Eiler - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
As new sequencing technologies become cheaper and older ones disappear, laboratories
switch vendors and platforms. Validating the new setups is a crucial part of conducting …

Next generation sequencing approaches to evaluate water and wastewater quality

E Garner, BC Davis, E Milligan, MF Blair, I Keenum… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of next generation sequencing (NGS) is revolutionizing the potential to
address complex microbiological challenges in the water industry. NGS technologies can …

Design and evaluation of Illumina MiSeq-compatible, 18S rRNA gene-specific primers for improved characterization of mixed phototrophic communities

IM Bradley, AJ Pinto, JS Guest - Applied and environmental …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The use of high-throughput sequencing technologies with the 16S rRNA gene for
characterization of bacterial and archaeal communities has become routine. However, the …

Metabarcoding vs. morphological identification to assess diatom diversity in environmental studies

J Zimmermann, G Glöckner, R Jahn… - Molecular ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Diatoms are frequently used for water quality assessments; however, identification to
species level is difficult, time‐consuming and needs in‐depth knowledge of the organisms …

Decomposing multiple dimensions of stability in global change experiments

H Hillebrand, S Langenheder, K Lebret… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological stability is the central framework to understand an ecosystem's ability to absorb or
recover from environmental change. Recent modelling and conceptual work suggests that …

Space-time dynamics in monitoring neotropical fish communities using eDNA metabarcoding

NG Sales, OS Wangensteen, DC Carvalho… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biodiverse Neotropical ecoregion remains insufficiently assessed, poorly managed, and
threatened by unregulated human activities. Novel, rapid and cost-effective DNA-based …