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Inter-laboratory ring test for environmental DNA extraction protocols: implications for marine megafauna detection using three novel qPCR assays

#eDNA #environmentalDNA

mbmg.pensoft.net/article/128235/

🧬 DNA metabarcoding of diatoms is ready for biomonitoring, but varying protocols hinder comparability. @DNAquaIMG (#BiodivMon) shows successful protocol transfer across labs, proposing a strategy ensuring distinct protocols meet minimum standards.
doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.9…

Congratulations to Dr Katy Klymus, winner of the Metabarcoding and Metagenomics Editors' Choice Award 2024!

mbmg.pensoft.net/news/774

🦈 Do different labs get the same #eDNA results? @ewhale_dna (#BiodivProtect) found differences in detection success, with sharks less often detected. This highlights the need for standardized protocols for reliable biodiversity assessments.
doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.9…

📣Call for session proposals - #LivingData2025 🐦

Living Data 2025 is a joint conference jointly hosted by @GBIF, @tdwg, @obisnetwork and ‌@GEOBON_org at the @inst_humboldt from 21-24 October in #Colombia.
Learn more here: 🔗livingdata2025.com/calls.html

#Biodiversity #DatosVivos2025

Join our session this spring at #EGU25! You have 48 hours to pull together an abstract about your latest research bringing #biology in #hydrology with guest speaker @DNAsaur_ . Tell us about your work with #eDNA #Carbon and #diatoms for hydrological process understanding!

Together with @SeDNASociety, we're committed to promoting the development of #eDNA research. This is why we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with them.

We will partner through our @MBMGJournal, including special eDNA issues and collections, and a discount for SeDNA members.

🚨new paper alert! 🚨Inter-laboratory #RingTest for
#eDNA extraction protocols: implications for #cetacean
and #shark detection using three novel #qPCR assays doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.9… via @MBMGjournal @MarineBio_LKRod @ewhale_dna

Struggling with inhibitors in your DNA extract? 🚫🧬 Our latest protocol (developed at @leeselab) safely removes inhibitors, ensuring successful amplification every time! Check it out here @protocolsIO : protocols.io/view/inhibitor… 🔬✨ #DNAExtraction #lowbudget

In this study, researchers find that homogenisation of insect bulk samples yields more comprehensive and cost-efficient biodiversity data than non-destructive lysis.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.8…

#metabarcoding

If you're in the eDNA/metabarcoding/FAIR data practices world, or have interest in it, check out our new paper! #eDNA #FAIRdata #MarineScience

The MIEM guidelines: Minimum information for reporting of environmental metabarcoding data doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.8… via @MBMGjournal

The MIEM guidelines: Minimum information for reporting of environmental metabarcoding data

#eDNA #environmentalDNA

mbmg.pensoft.net/article/128689/

Using Gap Visualization to Navigate Multivariate Metabarcode Data, Select Primer Pairs, and Enhance Reference Data Quality

#eDNA #environmentalDNA

doi.org/10.1002/edn3.5…

This study of epiphytic diatoms in Iraq shows that a combination of metabarcoding and microscopy can increase the detection and identification of diatom species: doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.8…

#metabarcoding #diatoms #biodiversity @FU_Berlin @uniofgothenburg

We're hiring two bioinformatics-focused PhD students - one on microbial & epigenetic stress response in rivers, another on virus-host stress response in rivers! 🧬🦠💻
@RESIST_CRC
@zwu_ude
@unidue
Please RT & spread the word - the @ProbstLab awaits you! 🦸

Gute Neuigkeiten für die @ruhrunibochum @TU_Dortmund @unidue zum Jahresende: der Landtag NRW @landnrw hat die Finanzierung der #ResearchAllianceRuhr gesichert. Wir freuen uns darüber sehr😊Mehr: uaruhr.de/nachrichtendet…

🎉 First PhD paper of@wolany_lisa comes with good news for #metabarcoding-based #biodiversity monitoring: Homogenized vs „mild lysed“ #insect samples provide highly similar results.
We prefer homogenization as it is better scalable, cheaper & identifies slightly more species.

Interessant: DNA #Metabarcoding liefert Hinweise auf reihenweise unplausible DNA Spuren in #Honig. Vieles spricht dafür, dass nicht drinnen ist was drauf steht. Die Analysen der zwei Labore sehen valide/reliabel aus. Hier sollte genauer hingeschaut werden

tinyurl.com/r9mcwv48

What an incredible journey bringing together researchers from across the globe to learn about eDNA metabarcoding from these stellar instructors @leeselab @buchner_dominik @TillMacher & Peter Shum!🗺️🧬
Big thanks to @eDNAcollab for making it all happen! 💡💫