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This protocol details the analysis of Illumina MiSeq amplicon libraries derived from marine benthic macroinvertebrate samples and based on two barcodes of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (CO1) gene: a "short region," covered by overlapping forward and reverse reads and a "long region" for which forward and reverse reads do not overlap. Aside from providing guidelines for analyzing both types of amplicons, we show how amplicon reads can be used for the calculation of benthic indices for environmental monitoring.
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INRAE, UR629 URFM, Ecologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes, Site Agroparc, Domaine Saint Paul, F-84914 Avignon Cedex 9, France.
Symphonia globulifera (Clusiaceae) has emerged as a model organism in tropical forest ecology and evolution due to its significant ecological role and complex biogeographical history. Originating from Africa, this species has independently colonized Caribbean, Central and South America three times, becoming a key component of tropical ecosystems across these regions. Despite the ecological importance of S.
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MPG Ranch Florence Montana USA.
DNA fecal metabarcoding has revolutionized the field of herbivore diet analyses, offering deeper insight into plant-herbivore interactions and more reliable ecological inferences. However, due to PCR amplification bias, primer selection has a major impact on the validity of these inferences and insights. Using two pooling approaches on four mock communities and a case study examining diets of four large mammalian herbivores (LMH), we evaluated the efficacy of two primer pairs targeting the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region: the widely used ITS-S2F/ITS4 pair and the UniPlant F/R pair, designed specifically for DNA metabarcoding.
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Center for Genomic Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, , Massachusetts General Hospital Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, CPZN 5.238,, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Background: Rare genetic variation provided by whole genome sequence datasets has been relatively less explored for its contributions to human traits. Meta-analysis of sequencing data offers advantages by integrating larger sample sizes from diverse cohorts, thereby increasing the likelihood of discovering novel insights into complex traits. Furthermore, emerging methods in genome-wide rare variant association testing further improve power and interpretability.
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Department of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences (BKV), BKH/Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping SE-58185, Sweden.
Embryo transfer (ET) is a valuable reproductive technology in pigs, albeit its efficiency remains significantly lower than that of natural mating or artificial insemination (AI), owing to high embryonic death rates. Critical for embryo survival and pregnancy success is the placenta, which supports conceptus development through nutrient exchange, hormone production, and immune modulation. Alterations in placental development and function may therefore underlie the reduced efficiency of ET.
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Methods: All Bordetella pertussis (B.