DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity
Abstract DNA metabarcoding is an increasingly popular technique to investigate biodiversity; however, many methodological unknowns remain, especially concerning the biases resulting from marker choice. Regions of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S rDNA (18S) genes are commonly employed...
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oai:doaj.org-article:2545296e4bb94568923cc4bfb5b4330b2021-11-23T16:15:25ZDNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity2637-494310.1002/edn3.245https://doaj.org/article/2545296e4bb94568923cc4bfb5b4330b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.245https://doaj.org/toc/2637-4943Abstract DNA metabarcoding is an increasingly popular technique to investigate biodiversity; however, many methodological unknowns remain, especially concerning the biases resulting from marker choice. Regions of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S rDNA (18S) genes are commonly employed “universal” markers for eukaryotes, but the extent of taxonomic biases introduced by these markers and how such biases may impact metabarcoding performance is not well quantified. Here, focusing on macroeukaryotes, we use standardized sampling from autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) deployed in the world's most biodiverse marine ecosystem, the Coral Triangle, to compare the performance of COI and 18S markers. We then compared metabarcoding data to image‐based annotations of ARMS plates. Although both markers provided similar estimates of taxonomic richness and total sequence reads, marker choice skewed estimates of eukaryotic diversity. The COI marker recovered relative abundances of the dominant sessile phyla consistent with image annotations. Both COI and the image annotations provided higher relative abundance estimates of Bryozoa and Porifera and lower estimates of Chordata as compared to 18S, but 18S recovered 25% more phyla than COI. Thus, while COI more reliably reflects the occurrence of dominant sessile phyla, 18S provides a more holistic representation of overall taxonomic diversity. Ideal marker choice is, therefore, contingent on study system and research question, especially in relation to desired taxonomic resolution, and a multimarker approach provides the greatest application across a broad range of research objectives. As metabarcoding becomes an essential tool to monitor biodiversity in our changing world, it is critical to evaluate biases associated with marker choice.Jordan M. CaseyEmma RansomeAllen G. CollinsAngka MahardiniEka M. KurniasihAndrianus SembiringNina M. D. SchiettekatteNi Kadek Dita CahyaniAji Wahyu AnggoroMikaela MooreAbby UehlingMahdi BelcaidPaul H. BarberJonathan B. GellerChristopher P. MeyerWileyarticle18S rDNAcoral reefscryptic diversitycytochrome c oxidase subunit Ihigh‐throughput sequencingtaxonomyEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Microbial ecologyQR100-130ENEnvironmental DNA, Vol 3, Iss 6, Pp 1229-1246 (2021) |
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Abstract DNA metabarcoding is an increasingly popular technique to investigate biodiversity; however, many methodological unknowns remain, especially concerning the biases resulting from marker choice. Regions of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S rDNA (18S) genes are commonly employed “universal” markers for eukaryotes, but the extent of taxonomic biases introduced by these markers and how such biases may impact metabarcoding performance is not well quantified. Here, focusing on macroeukaryotes, we use standardized sampling from autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) deployed in the world's most biodiverse marine ecosystem, the Coral Triangle, to compare the performance of COI and 18S markers. We then compared metabarcoding data to image‐based annotations of ARMS plates. Although both markers provided similar estimates of taxonomic richness and total sequence reads, marker choice skewed estimates of eukaryotic diversity. The COI marker recovered relative abundances of the dominant sessile phyla consistent with image annotations. Both COI and the image annotations provided higher relative abundance estimates of Bryozoa and Porifera and lower estimates of Chordata as compared to 18S, but 18S recovered 25% more phyla than COI. Thus, while COI more reliably reflects the occurrence of dominant sessile phyla, 18S provides a more holistic representation of overall taxonomic diversity. Ideal marker choice is, therefore, contingent on study system and research question, especially in relation to desired taxonomic resolution, and a multimarker approach provides the greatest application across a broad range of research objectives. As metabarcoding becomes an essential tool to monitor biodiversity in our changing world, it is critical to evaluate biases associated with marker choice. |
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Jordan M. Casey Emma Ransome Allen G. Collins Angka Mahardini Eka M. Kurniasih Andrianus Sembiring Nina M. D. Schiettekatte Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani Aji Wahyu Anggoro Mikaela Moore Abby Uehling Mahdi Belcaid Paul H. Barber Jonathan B. Geller Christopher P. Meyer |
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Jordan M. Casey Emma Ransome Allen G. Collins Angka Mahardini Eka M. Kurniasih Andrianus Sembiring Nina M. D. Schiettekatte Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani Aji Wahyu Anggoro Mikaela Moore Abby Uehling Mahdi Belcaid Paul H. Barber Jonathan B. Geller Christopher P. Meyer |
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DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity |
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DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity |
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DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity |
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DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity |
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DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity |
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dna metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity |
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