Environmental DNA/RNA for pathogen and parasite detection, surveillance, and ecology

D Bass, KW Christison, GD Stentiford, LSJ Cook… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Detection of pathogens, parasites, and other symbionts in environmental samples via
eDNA/eRNA (collectively eNA) is an increasingly important source of information about their …

Collateral diseases: aquaculture impacts on wildlife infections

MM Bouwmeester, MA Goedknegt… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aquaculture is a promising source of fish and other aquatic organisms to ensure human food
security but it comes at the price of diverse environmental impacts. Among others, these …

Comparing environmental DNA metabarcoding and underwater visual census to monitor tropical reef fishes

A Polanco Fernández, V Marques, F Fopp… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a revolutionary method to monitor marine
biodiversity from animal DNA traces. Examining the capacity of eDNA to provide accurate …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates to model freshwater mussel eDNA transport in a river

BJ Sansom, LM Sassoubre - Environmental Science & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Freshwater mussels are vital components of stream ecosystems, yet remain threatened.
Thus, timely and accurate species counts are critical for proper conservation and …

Environmental RNA as a tool for marine community biodiversity assessments

MS Giroux, JR Reichman, T Langknecht… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Microscopic organisms are often overlooked in traditional diversity assessments due to the
difficulty of identifying them based on morphology. Metabarcoding is a method for rapidly …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect subterranean and aquatic invasive species: a critical review on the challenges and limitations of eDNA …

ST Rishan, RJ Kline, MS Rahman - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The world is struggling to solve a devastating biodiversity loss that not only affects the
extinction of treasured species and irreplaceable genetic variation, but also jeopardizes the …

Linking the state of environmental DNA to its application for biomonitoring and stock assessment: Targeting mitochondrial/nuclear genes, and different DNA fragment …

T Jo, K Takao, T Minamoto - Environmental DNA, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a revolutionary tool for non‐invasive, cost‐effective,
and highly sensitive monitoring of species distribution and abundance; however, there …

Moving towards improved surveillance and earlier diagnosis of aquatic pathogens: From traditional methods to emerging technologies

S MacAulay, AR Ellison, P Kille… - Reviews in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Early and accurate diagnosis is key to mitigating the impact of infectious diseases, along
with efficient surveillance. This however is particularly challenging in aquatic environments …

Environmental RNA applications and their associated gene targets for management and conservation

JD Stevens, MB Parsley - Environmental DNA, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is now a widely‐used tool to non‐invasively monitor a
variety of organisms. However, eDNA applications are limited with respect to gaining …

Environmental DNA from multiple pathogens is elevated near active Atlantic salmon farms

D Shea, A Bateman, S Li, A Tabata… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The spread of infection from reservoir host populations is a key mechanism for disease
emergence and extinction risk and is a management concern for salmon aquaculture and …