Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has gained growing attention as a strategy for
monitoring biodiversity in ecology. However, taxa identifications produced through …

Food authentication using molecular techniques is of great importance to fight food fraud.
Metabarcoding, based on the next‐generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, allowing …

This book represents a synthesis of knowledge and best practice in the field of DNA-based
biomonitoring at the time of writing. It has been written with end-users of molecular tools in …

Plastic debris in the ocean form a new ecosystem, termed 'plastisphere', which hosts a
variety of marine organisms. Recent studies implemented DNA metabarcoding to …

Traditional detection of aquatic invasive species via morphological identification is often time‐
consuming and can require a high level of taxonomic expertise, leading to delayed …

Dietary and predator–prey studies are more frequently relying on DNA metabarcoding
methods, typically achieving results that have a better taxonomic resolution (eg, species …

The fast and continued progress of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) and the drastic
reduction of its costs have boosted new and unpredictable developments in the field of plant …

DNA obtained from invertebrates (iDNA) can be metabarcoded in order to survey vertebrate
communities. However, little attention has been paid to the interaction between the …

Since the release of the MinION sequencer in 2014, it has been applied to great effect in the
remotest and harshest of environments, and even in space. One of the most common …

Rapid and sensitive assays for the identification of plant pathogens are necessary for the
effective management of crop diseases. The main limitation of current diagnostic testing is …