Pollen DNA barcoding: current applications and future prospects

KL Bell, N De Vere, A Keller, RT Richardson, A Gous… - …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Identification of the species origin of pollen has many applications, including assessment of
plant–pollinator networks, reconstruction of ancient plant communities, product …

An updated tribal classification of Lamiaceae based on plastome phylogenomics

F Zhao, YP Chen, Y Salmaki, BT Drew, TC Wilson… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Background A robust molecular phylogeny is fundamental for developing a stable
classification and providing a solid framework to understand patterns of diversification …

Review and future prospects for DNA barcoding methods in forensic palynology

KL Bell, KS Burgess, KC Okamoto, R Aranda… - Forensic Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pollen can be a critical forensic marker in cases where determining geographic origin is
important, including investigative leads, missing persons cases, and intelligence …

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of pollen DNA metabarcoding using constructed species mixtures

KL Bell, KS Burgess, JC Botsch, EK Dobbs… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pollen DNA metabarcoding—marker‐based genetic identification of potentially mixed‐
species pollen samples—has applications across a variety of fields. While basic species …

A DNA barcoding approach to identify plant species in multiflower honey

I Bruni, A Galimberti, L Caridi, D Scaccabarozzi… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to test the ability of DNA barcoding to identify the plant origins
of processed honey. Four multifloral honeys produced at different sites in a floristically rich …

Applying pollen DNA metabarcoding to the study of plant–pollinator interactions

KL Bell, J Fowler, KS Burgess… - Applications in plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Premise of the study: To study pollination networks in a changing environment, we need
accurate, high‐throughput methods. Previous studies have shown that more highly resolved …

A DNA barcoding approach to characterize pollen collected by honeybees

A Galimberti, F De Mattia, I Bruni, D Scaccabarozzi… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In the present study, we investigated DNA barcoding effectiveness to characterize honeybee
pollen pellets, a food supplement largely used for human nutrition due to its therapeutic …

Comparing whole‐genome shotgun sequencing and DNA metabarcoding approaches for species identification and quantification of pollen species mixtures

KL Bell, RA Petit III, A Cutler, EK Dobbs… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular identification of mixed‐species pollen samples has a range of applications in
various fields of research. To date, such molecular identification has primarily been carried …

Tracing the origin of honey products based on metagenomics and machine learning

S Liu, D Lang, G Meng, J Hu, M Tang, X Zhou - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The adulteration of honey is common. Recently, High Throughput Sequencing (HTS)-based
metabarcoding method has been applied successfully to pollen/honey identification to …

Employing DNA metabarcoding to determine the geographical origin of honey

E Khansaritoreh, Y Salmaki, E Ramezani, TA Azirani… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Unfavourable climatic conditions force Iranian beekeepers to translocate over large
distances in the course of the year. However, irrespective of the main place of production …