| Title: | Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring |
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| Authors: | ID Vasselon, Valentin (Author)
ID Rivera, Sinziana F. (Author)
ID Ács, Éva (Author)
ID Eleršek, Tina (Author)
ID Jablonska, Maša (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.9.133264
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | DNA metabarcoding of benthic diatoms has been successfully applied for biomonitoring at the national scale and can now be considered technically ready for routine application. However, protocols and methods still vary between and within countries, limiting their transferability and the comparability of results. In order to overcome this, routine use of DNA metabarcoding for diatom biomonitoring requires knowledge of the sources of variability introduced by the different steps of the procedure. Here, we examine how elements of routine procedures contribute to variability between European laboratories. A set of four experiments were performed focusing on DNA extraction and PCR amplification steps to evaluate their reproducibility between different laboratories and the variability introduced by different protocols currently applied by the scientific community. Under the guidance of a reference laboratory, 17 participants from 14 countries performed DNA extraction and PCR amplification in parallel, using the same fixed protocol and their own choice of protocol. Experiments were performed by each participant on a set of standardised DNA and biofilm samples (river, lake and mock community) to investigate potential systematic and random errors. Our results revealed the successful transferability of a protocol amongst labs and a highly similar and consistent ecological assessment outcome obtained regardless of the protocols used by each participant. We propose an “all for one but prove them all” strategy, suggesting that distinct protocols can be used within the scientific community, as long as their consistency is be proven by following minimum standard requirements. |
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| Keywords: | cross-laboratory experiment, DNA-based approach, ecological status assessment, intercalibration, standardisation, environmental science, biomonitoring, DNA metabarcoding, benthic diatoms |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 10.01.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 35-70 |
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| Numbering: | [Vol.] 9, [art. no.] ǂ133264 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-21218  |
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| UDC: | 574 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2534-9708 |
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| DOI: | 10.3897/mbmg.9.133264 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 222718211 |
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| Note: | Soavtorici iz Slovenije: Tina Eleršek, Maša Jablonska;
Opis vira z dne 16. 1. 2025;
Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 17.01.2025 |
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| Views: | 603 |
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