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Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations
For sponges (phylum Porifera), there is no reliable molecular protocol available for species identification. To address this gap, we developed a multilocus-based Sponge Identification Protocol (SIP) validated by a sample of 37 sponge species belonging to 10 orders from South Australia. The universal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288722/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28150727 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41422 |
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author | Yang, Qi Franco, Christopher M. M. Sorokin, Shirley J. Zhang, Wei |
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description | For sponges (phylum Porifera), there is no reliable molecular protocol available for species identification. To address this gap, we developed a multilocus-based Sponge Identification Protocol (SIP) validated by a sample of 37 sponge species belonging to 10 orders from South Australia. The universal barcode COI mtDNA, 28S rRNA gene (D3–D5), and the nuclear ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region were evaluated for their suitability and capacity for sponge identification. The highest Bit Score was applied to infer the identity. The reliability of SIP was validated by phylogenetic analysis. The 28S rRNA gene and COI mtDNA performed better than the ITS region in classifying sponges at various taxonomic levels. A major limitation is that the databases are not well populated and possess low diversity, making it difficult to conduct the molecular identification protocol. The identification is also impacted by the accuracy of the morphological classification of the sponges whose sequences have been submitted to the database. Re-examination of the morphological identification further demonstrated and improved the reliability of sponge identification by SIP. Integrated with morphological identification, the multilocus-based SIP offers an improved protocol for more reliable and effective sponge identification, by coupling the accuracy of different DNA markers. |
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spelling | pubmed-52887222017-02-06 Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations Yang, Qi Franco, Christopher M. M. Sorokin, Shirley J. Zhang, Wei Sci Rep Article For sponges (phylum Porifera), there is no reliable molecular protocol available for species identification. To address this gap, we developed a multilocus-based Sponge Identification Protocol (SIP) validated by a sample of 37 sponge species belonging to 10 orders from South Australia. The universal barcode COI mtDNA, 28S rRNA gene (D3–D5), and the nuclear ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region were evaluated for their suitability and capacity for sponge identification. The highest Bit Score was applied to infer the identity. The reliability of SIP was validated by phylogenetic analysis. The 28S rRNA gene and COI mtDNA performed better than the ITS region in classifying sponges at various taxonomic levels. A major limitation is that the databases are not well populated and possess low diversity, making it difficult to conduct the molecular identification protocol. The identification is also impacted by the accuracy of the morphological classification of the sponges whose sequences have been submitted to the database. Re-examination of the morphological identification further demonstrated and improved the reliability of sponge identification by SIP. Integrated with morphological identification, the multilocus-based SIP offers an improved protocol for more reliable and effective sponge identification, by coupling the accuracy of different DNA markers. Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5288722/ /pubmed/28150727 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41422 Text en Copyright © 2017, The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Yang, Qi Franco, Christopher M. M. Sorokin, Shirley J. Zhang, Wei Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations |
title | Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations |
title_full | Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations |
title_fullStr | Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations |
title_full_unstemmed | Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations |
title_short | Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations |
title_sort | development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum porifera) identification: refinement and limitations |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288722/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28150727 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41422 |
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