Biodiversity assessment is an important part of conservation management that ideally can
be accomplished with noninvasive methods without influencing the structure and functioning …

Protocols for characterizing taxonomic assemblages by deep sequencing of short DNA
barcode regions (metabarcoding) have revolutionized our understanding of microbial …

Background Gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes can impact fecundity, development,
behaviour, and survival in wild vertebrate populations. Conventional monitoring of …

Multiple types of artificial reefs have been widely deployed in the coast of northern Yellow
Sea, which can enhance fishery resources, restore coastal habitats and improve the marine …

Efficient implementation of nematodes-based indices for ecological quality assessment
requires fundamental knowledge on their biodiversity and functional patterns along with the …

Benthic meiofauna is a fundamental component of food webs and nutrient exchange of
marine ecosystems. However, its diversity pattern and ecology of intertidal meiofauna …

The progress of molecular techniques has provided opportunities to comprehensively
understand the assemblage patterns of nematode communities in various natural …

Nematodes are frequently cited as underrepresented in faunistic surveys using DNA
barcoding with COI. This underrepresentation is generally attributed to a limited presence of …

Recent advancements in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have created
new opportunities for comprehensive screening of multiple parasite species. In this study …

Next-generation sequencing technologies have accelerated the pace of helminth DNA
metabarcoding research, enabling species detection in bulk community samples. However …