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Shannon DM, Richardson N, Lahondère C, Peach D. Mosquito floral visitation and pollination. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 65:101230. [PMID: 38971524 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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We often consider mosquitoes through an 'anthropocentric lens' that disregards their interactions with nonhuman and nonpathogenic organisms, even though these interactions can be harnessed for mosquito control. Mosquitoes have been recognized as floral visitors, and pollinators, for more than a century. However, we know relatively little about mosquito-plant interactions, excepting some nutrition and chemical ecology-related topics, compared with mosquito-host interactions, and frequently use flawed methodology when investigating them. Recent work demonstrates mosquitoes use multimodal sensory cues to locate flowers, including ultraviolet visual cues, and we may underestimate mosquito pollination. This review focuses on current knowledge of how mosquitoes locate flowers, floral visitation assay methodology, mosquito pollination, and implications for technologies such as sterile male mosquito release through genetic control programs or Wolbachia infection.
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- Danica M Shannon
- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29802, USA; Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29802, USA; Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; The Global Change Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; The Fralin Life Science Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center of Emerging, Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29802, USA; Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Precision One Health Initiative, University of Georgia, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Department of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada.
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Upshur IF, Fehlman M, Parikh V, Vinauger C, Lahondère C. Sugar feeding by invasive mosquito species on ornamental and wild plants. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22121. [PMID: 38092771 PMCID: PMC10719288 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48089-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Feeding on plant-derived sugars is an essential component of mosquito biology, affecting key aspects of their lives such as survival, metabolism, and reproduction. Among mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are two invasive mosquito species in the US, and are vectors of diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika. These species live in heavily populated, urban areas, where they have high accessibility to human hosts as well as to plants in backyards and public landscapes. However, the range of plants that are suitable sugar hosts for these species remains to be described, despite the importance of understanding what plants may attract or repel mosquitoes to inform citizens and municipal authorities accordingly. Here, we tested whether Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus would sugar-feed on eleven commonly planted ornamental plant species. We confirmed feeding activity using the anthrone method and identified the volatile composition of plant headspace using gas-chromatography mass-spectroscopy. These chemical analyses revealed that a broad range of olfactory cues are associated with plants that mosquitoes feed on. This prompted us to use plant DNA barcoding to identify plants that field-caught mosquitoes feed on. Altogether, results show that native and invasive mosquito species can exploit a broader range of plants than originally suspected, including wild and ornamental plants from different phyla throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons.
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- Irving Forde Upshur
- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
- The Global Change Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
- The Fralin Life Science Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
- Center of Emerging, Zoonotic and Arthropod-Borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
- The Global Change Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
- The Fralin Life Science Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
- Center of Emerging, Zoonotic and Arthropod-Borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
- Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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Guillardín L, MacKay JJ. Comparing DNA isolation methods for forest trees: quality, plastic footprint, and time-efficiency. PLANT METHODS 2023; 19:111. [PMID: 37858169 PMCID: PMC10588216 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-023-01086-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genetic and genomic studies are seeing an increase in sample sizes together with a wider range of species investigated in response to environmental change concerns. In turn, these changes may come with challenges including the time and difficulty to isolate nucleic acids (DNA or RNA), the sequencing cost and environmental impacts of the growing amount of plastic waste generated in the process. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirbel) Franco (PM), Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. (TH) and Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don (TP) are conifer species found in diverse woodlands both as natives and naturalized exotics. Our study was carried out whilst investigating their genetics to understand their population structure and potential for adaptation. RESULTS In the present study, we compared two different DNA isolation methods, i.e., spin-column DNeasy plant mini kit (QIAGEN), and temperature-driven enzymatic cocktail Plant DNA Extraction (MicroGEM). The quantity of recovered DNA and the quality of DNA were assessed along with the plastic footprint and time needed for three tree species. Both methods were optimised and proven to provide enough DNA for each studied species. The yield of DNA for each method depended on the species: QIAGEN showed higher yield in P. menziesii and T. heterophylla, while T. plicata recovered similar amount of DNA for both methods. The DNA quality was investigated using DNA barcoding techniques by confirming species identity and species discrimination. No difference was detected in the PCR amplification of the two barcoding loci, (rbcL and trnH-psbA), and the recovered sequences between DNA isolation methods. Measurement of the plastic use and the processing time per sample indicated that MicroGEM had a 52.64% lower plastic footprint and was 51.8% faster than QIAGEN. CONCLUSIONS QIAGEN gave higher yields in two of the species although both methods showed similar quality results across all species. However, MicroGEM was clearly advantageous to decrease the plastic footprint and improve the time efficiency. Overall, MicroGEM recovers sufficient and reliable DNA to perform common downstream analyses such as PCR and sequencing. Our findings illustrate the benefits of research and efforts towards developing more sustainable methods and techniques to reduce the environmental footprint of molecular analyses.
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- Laura Guillardín
- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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Mao J, Liang Y, Wang X, Zhang D. Comparison of plastid genomes and ITS of two sister species in Gentiana and a discussion on potential threats for the endangered species from hybridization. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:101. [PMID: 36800941 PMCID: PMC9940437 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04088-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gentiana rigescens Franchet is an endangered medicinal herb from the family Gentianaceae with medicinal values. Gentiana cephalantha Franchet is a sister species to G. rigescens possessing similar morphology and wider distribution. To explore the phylogeny of the two species and reveal potential hybridization, we adopted next-generation sequencing technology to acquire their complete chloroplast genomes from sympatric and allopatric distributions, as along with Sanger sequencing to produce the nrDNA ITS sequences. RESULTS The plastid genomes were highly similar between G. rigescens and G. cephalantha. The lengths of the genomes ranged from 146,795 to 147,001 bp in G. rigescens and from 146,856 to 147,016 bp in G. cephalantha. All genomes consisted of 116 genes, including 78 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, four rRNA genes and four pseudogenes. The total length of the ITS sequence was 626 bp, including six informative sites. Heterozygotes occurred intensively in individuals from sympatric distribution. Phylogenetic analysis was performed based on chloroplast genomes, coding sequences (CDS), hypervariable sequences (HVR), and nrDNA ITS. Analysis based on all the datasets showed that G. rigescens and G. cephalantha formed a monophyly. The two species were well separated in phylogenetic trees using ITS, except for potential hybrids, but were mixed based on plastid genomes. This study supports that G. rigescens and G. cephalantha are closely related, but independent species. However, hybridization was confirmed to occur frequently between G. rigescens and G. cephalantha in sympatric distribution owing to the lack of stable reproductive barriers. Asymmetric introgression, along with hybridization and backcrossing, may probably lead to genetic swamping and even extinction of G. rigescens. CONCLUSION G. rigescens and G. cephalantha are recently diverged species which might not have undergone stable post-zygotic isolation. Though plastid genome shows obvious advantage in exploring phylogenetic relationships of some complicated genera, the intrinsic phylogeny was not revealed because of matrilineal inheritance here; nuclear genomes or regions are hence crucial for uncovering the truth. As an endangered species, G. rigescens faces serious threats from both natural hybridization and human activities; therefore, a balance between conservation and utilization of the species is extremely critical in formulating conservation strategies.
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- Jiuyang Mao
- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Screening and Research on Anti-pathogenic Plant Resources from Western Yunnan (Cultivation), Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
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Wang J, Yan Z, Zhong P, Shen Z, Yang G, Ma L. Screening of universal DNA barcodes for identifying grass species of Gramineae. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:998863. [PMID: 36161013 PMCID: PMC9490308 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.998863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There is currently international interest in applying DNA barcoding as a tool for plant species discrimination and identification. In this study, we evaluated the utility of four candidate plant DNA barcoding regions [rbcL, matK, trnL-F, and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)] in seven genera of Gramineae including Agropyron, Bromus, Elymus, Elytrigia, Festuca, Leymus, and Lolium. Fourteen accessions were analyzed, and matK and ITS showed the highest species, subspecies, and variety discriminatory power, each resolving 11 accessions. Species discrimination using rbcL and trnL-F was lower, resolving 7 and 8 accessions, respectively. Subspecies and variety discrimination using rbcL and trnL-F could not identify 4 accessions of Agropyron. A technical system can be established using the proposed DNA barcode to rapidly and reliably identify the seven genera of Gramineae. This study serves as a "useful reference" for identifying the genetic diversity of grass germplasm resources. DNA barcoding can be utilized to uncover the relatives of different species within the same family or between different families. It can also be used to determine the related groups of important herbage, turfgrass, and crops and provide crucial background information for discovering excellent genes and improving existing crop varieties.
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- Jianli Wang
- Pratacultural Science Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- College of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Branch of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar, China
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- Pratacultural Science Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- College of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Guo M, Yuan C, Tao L, Cai Y, Zhang W. Life barcoded by DNA barcodes. CONSERV GENET RESOUR 2022; 14:351-365. [PMID: 35991367 PMCID: PMC9377290 DOI: 10.1007/s12686-022-01291-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The modern concept of DNA-based barcoding for cataloguing biodiversity was proposed in 2003 by first adopting an approximately 600 bp fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene to compare via nucleotide alignments with known sequences from specimens previously identified by taxonomists. Other standardized regions meeting barcoding criteria then are also evolving as DNA barcodes for fast, reliable and inexpensive assessment of species composition across all forms of life, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria and other microorganisms. Consequently, global DNA barcoding campaigns have resulted in the formation of many online workbenches and databases, such as BOLD system, as barcode references, and facilitated the development of mini-barcodes and metabarcoding strategies as important extensions of barcode techniques. Here we intend to give an overview of the characteristics and features of these barcode markers and major reference libraries existing for barcoding the planet’s life, as well as to address the limitations and opportunities of DNA barcodes to an increasingly broader community of science and society.
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Kumar S, Kaushik RA, Jain D, Saini VP, Babu SR, Choudhary R, Ercisli S. Genetic diversity among local mango (Mangifera indica L.) germplasm using morphological, biochemical and chloroplast DNA barcodes analyses. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:3491-3501. [PMID: 35076854 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07186-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, the genetic diversity of local mango (Mangifera indica L.) germplasm including 14 genotypes were evaluated by using morphological, biochemical markers and DNA barcoding technique. Morphological characterization is the first step towards utilizing these germplasm in crop improvement studies. The advanced chloroplast based DNA barcode method can be utilized to assess the genetic diversity and phylogenetic structure in such populations. METHODS The study was carried out during 2018-2019 years to evaluate local mango germplasm including 14 diverse genotypes based on a number of morphological and biochemical traits and chloroplast DNA barcoding as well. The experiment was laid out in one way ANOVA design with fourteen germplasm indicated with indigenous collection number. RESULTS Among local mango germplasm, IC 589756 was found to be the most promising with respect to high magnitudes of fruit length, fruit width, fruit weight, pulp weight, soluble solid content (SSC)/Acidity ratio, pH and low acidity followed by IC 589746 exhibiting the highest pulp percentage and SSC accompanied with lowest stone weight and stone percent as compared to the other genotypes. Further, the dendrogram and cluster analyses based on sequencing of chloroplast marker i.e., trnH- psbA and trnCD depicted the relationship among mango genotypes and clearly clustered them into two main clusters at a similarity coefficient 0.035 and 0.150, respectively. The first cluster includes only one genotype and cluster-II contains 13 genotypes. CONCLUSIONS Particularly results revealed that DNA barcoding of local mango germplasm can assist not only in molecular identification but also help in elucidation of their phylogenetic relationship and thus important in maintaining biodiversity inventories.
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- Sanjay Kumar
- Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
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- Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India.
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- College of Fisheries, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
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- Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
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- Division of Seed Science and Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Department of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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Loera-Sánchez M, Studer B, Kölliker R. A multispecies amplicon sequencing approach for genetic diversity assessments in grassland plant species. Mol Ecol Resour 2021; 22:1725-1745. [PMID: 34918474 PMCID: PMC9305562 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Grasslands are widespread and economically relevant ecosystems at the basis of sustainable roughage production. Plant genetic diversity (PGD; i.e., within‐species diversity) is related to many beneficial effects on the ecosystem functioning of grasslands. The monitoring of PGD in temperate grasslands is complicated by the multiplicity of species present and by a shortage of methods for large‐scale assessments. However, the continuous advancement of high‐throughput DNA sequencing approaches has improved the prospects of broad, multispecies PGD monitoring. Among them, amplicon sequencing stands out as a robust and cost‐effective method. Here, we report a set of 12 multispecies primer pairs that can be used for high‐throughput PGD assessments in multiple grassland plant species. The target loci were selected and tested in two phases: a “discovery phase” based on a sequence capture assay (611 nuclear loci assessed in 16 grassland plant species), which resulted in the selection of 11 loci; and a “validation phase”, in which the selected loci were targeted and sequenced using multispecies primers in test populations of Dactylis glomerata L., Lolium perenne L., Festuca pratensis Huds., Trifolium pratense L. and T. repens L. The multispecies amplicons had nucleotide diversities per species from 5.19 × 10−3 to 1.29 × 10−2, which is in the range of flowering‐related genes but slightly lower than pathogen resistance genes. We conclude that the methodology, the DNA sequence resources, and the primer pairs reported in this study provide the basis for large‐scale, multispecies PGD monitoring in grassland plants.
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- Miguel Loera-Sánchez
- Molecular Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Molecular Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Molecular Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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A Review on Application of DNA Barcoding Technology for Rapid Molecular Diagnostics of Adulterants in Herbal Medicine. Drug Saf 2021; 45:193-213. [PMID: 34846701 DOI: 10.1007/s40264-021-01133-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The rapid molecular diagnostics of adulterants in herbal medicine using DNA barcoding forms the core of this meticulously detailed review, based on two decades of data. With 80% of the world's population using some form of herbal medicine, authentication, quality control, and detection of adulterants warrant DNA barcoding. A combined group of keywords were used for literature review using the PubMed, the ISI Web of Knowledge, Web of Science (WoS), and Google Scholar databases. All the papers (N = 210) returned by the search engines were downloaded and systematically analyzed. Detailed analysis of conventional DNA barcodes were based on retrieved sequences for internal transcribed spacer (ITS) (412,189), rbcL (251,598), matK (210,835), and trnH-psbA (141,846). The utility of databases such as The Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD), NCBI, GenBank, and Medicinal Materials DNA Barcode Database (MMDBD) has been critically examined for the identification of unknown species from known databases. The current review gives an overview of the ratio of adulterated to authentic drugs for some countries along with the state of the art technology currently being used in the identification of adulterated medicines. In this review, efforts were made to systematically analyze and arrange the research and reviews on the basis of technical progress. The review concludes with the future of DNA-based herbal medicine adulteration detection, forecasting the reliance on the metabarcoding technology. DNA barcoding technology for differentiating adulterated herbal medicine.
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Wang J, Zhao J, Yu W, Wang S, Bu S, Shi X, Zhang X. Rapid Identification of Common Poisonous Plants in China Using DNA Barcodes. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.698418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Toxic plants have been a major threat to public health in China. However, identification and tracing of poisoned species with traditional methods are unreliable due to the destruction of plant morphology by cooking and chewing. DNA barcoding is independent of environmental factors and morphological limitations, making it a powerful tool to accurately identify species. In our study, a total of 83 materials from 26 genera and 31 species of 13 families were collected and 13 plant materials were subjected to simulated gastric fluid digestion. Four markers (rbcL, trnH-psbA, matK, and ITS) were amplified and sequenced for all untreated and mock-digested samples. The effectiveness of DNA barcoding for the identification of toxic plants was assessed using Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) method, PWG-Distance method, and Tree-Building (NJ) method. Except for the matK region, the amplification success rate of the remaining three regions was high, but the sequencing of trnH-psbA and ITS was less satisfactory. Meanwhile, matK was prone to be more difficult to amplify and sequence because of simulated gastric fluid. Among the three methods applied, BLAST method showed lower recognition rates, while PWG-Distance and Tree-Building methods showed little difference in recognition rates. Overall, ITS had the highest recognition rate among individual loci. Among the combined loci, rbcL + ITS had the highest species recognition rate. However, the ITS region may not be suitable for DNA analysis of gastric contents and the combination of loci does not significantly improve species resolution. In addition, identification of species to the genus level is sufficient to aid in the clinical management of most poisoning events. Considering primer versatility, DNA sequence quality, species identification ability, experimental cost and speed of analysis, we recommend rbcL as the best single marker for clinical identification and also suggest the BLAST method for analysis. Our current results suggest that DNA barcoding can rapidly identify and trace toxic species and has great potential for clinical applications. In addition, we suggest the creation of a proprietary database containing morphological, toxicological and molecular information to better apply DNA barcoding technology in clinical diagnostics.
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Nehal N, Choudhary B, Nagpure A, Gupta RK. DNA barcoding: a modern age tool for detection of adulteration in food. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 41:767-791. [PMID: 33530758 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1874279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Globalization of the food trade requires precise and exact information about the origin, methods of production, transformation technologies, authentication, and the traceability of foodstuffs. New challenges in food supply chains such as deliberate fraudulent substitution, tampering or mislabeling of food and its ingredients or food packaging incapacitates the market and eventually the national economy. Currently, no proper standards have been established for the authentication of most of the food materials. However, in order to control food fraud, various robust and cost-effective technologies have been employed, like a spectrophotometer, GC-MS, HPLC, and DNA barcoding. Among these techniques, DNA barcoding is a biotechnology advantage with the principle of using 400-800 bp long standardized unique DNA sequences of mitochondrial (e.g. COI) or plastidial (e.g. rbcL) of nuclear origin (e.g. ITS) to analyze and classify the food commodities. This review covers several traded food commodities like legumes, seafood, oils, herbal products, spices, fruits, cereals, meat, and their unique barcodes which are critically analyzed to detect adulteration or fraud. DNA barcoding is a global initiative and it is being accepted as a global standard/marker for species identification or authentication. The research laboratories and industries should collaborate to realize its potential in setting standards for quality assurance, quality control, and food safety for different food products.
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- Nazish Nehal
- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, India
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- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
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- Biology Division, State Forensic Science Laboratory, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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Wu CS, Sudianto E, Hung YM, Wang BC, Huang CJ, Chen CT, Chaw SM. Genome skimming and exploration of DNA barcodes for Taiwan endemic cypresses. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20650. [PMID: 33244113 PMCID: PMC7693304 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77492-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cypresses are characterized by their longevity and valuable timber. In Taiwan, two endemic cypress species, Chamaecyparis formosensis and C. obtusa var. formosana, are threatened by prevalent illegal logging. A DNA barcode system is urgently needed for reforestation and conservation of these two cypresses. In this study, both plastomes and 35S rDNAs from 16, 10, and 6 individuals of C. formosensis, C. obtusa var. formosana, and C. obtusa var. obtusa were sequenced, respectively. We show that the loss of plastid trnT-GGU readily distinguishes C. formosensis from its congeneric species. We demonstrate that entire sequences of plastomes or 35S rDNAs are capable of correctly identifying cypress species and varieties, suggesting that they are effective super-barcodes. We also discover three short hypervariable loci (i.e., 3′ETS, ITS1, and trnH-psbA) that are promising barcodes for identifying cypress species and varieties. Moreover, nine species-specific indels of > 100 bp were detected in the cypress plastomes. These indels, together with the three aforementioned short barcodes, constitute an alternative and powerful barcode system crucial for identifying specimens that are fragmentary or contain degraded/poor DNA. Our sequenced data and barcode systems not only enrich the genetic reference for cypresses, but also contribute to future reforestation, conservation, and forensic investigations.
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- Chung-Shien Wu
- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Forensic Science Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice, New Taipei City, 231209, Taiwan
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- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Forensic Science Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice, New Taipei City, 231209, Taiwan.
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- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
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