eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers

ABSTRACT Ecosystems in coastal waters of Gulf of Maine (GOM) are undergoing environmental challenges in response to climate change and anthropogenic stressors. eDNA metabarcoding, a powerful tool for assessing the fish community structure, was used to identify fish communities in three types of GOM...

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Main Authors: Bo‐Young Lee, Grant A. Milne, Corwin Freedman, Jenifer Miksis‐Olds, Bonnie L. Brown
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Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70033
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Corwin Freedman
Jenifer Miksis‐Olds
Bonnie L. Brown
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description ABSTRACT Ecosystems in coastal waters of Gulf of Maine (GOM) are undergoing environmental challenges in response to climate change and anthropogenic stressors. eDNA metabarcoding, a powerful tool for assessing the fish community structure, was used to identify fish communities in three types of GOM aquatic environments (sand, macroalgae, and eelgrass) in Maine and New Hampshire, USA. The available 12S rRNA fish universal primer analysis system (MiFish and 12S‐V5) was modified using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to improve targeting of fish products and reduce non‐target products. The nested PCR strategy allowed successful amplification of 12S rRNA genes in fishes without production of non‐target products and identified 28 fish groups at the genus level. Presence/Absence data and Relative Abundance showed significant differences among locales but not among habitats. Myoxocephalus sp. were found at all sampling sites. Relative Abundance data revealed that Menidia menidia and Brevoortia sp. were statistical indicator species in Goosefare, Maine, and New castle, New Hampshire, respectively. Although beta diversity indicated that fish communities were not different across habitats, statistical analysis found that Pholis sp. and Ammodytes sp. were dominant species in macroalgae and sand, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first metabarcoding study to assess fish communities in the Western Atlantic region using the MiFish primer set, and the study suggests that metabarcoding is useful for mapping geographic and temporal marine fish diversity.
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spelling doaj-art-703fcb7d14e648e6abfb83f39ccde2572025-01-29T05:11:50ZengWileyEnvironmental DNA2637-49432024-11-0166n/an/a10.1002/edn3.70033eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal PrimersBo‐Young Lee0Grant A. Milne1Corwin Freedman2Jenifer Miksis‐Olds3Bonnie L. Brown4Ecological Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire USAEcological Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire USAEcological Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire USASchool of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire USAEcological Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire USAABSTRACT Ecosystems in coastal waters of Gulf of Maine (GOM) are undergoing environmental challenges in response to climate change and anthropogenic stressors. eDNA metabarcoding, a powerful tool for assessing the fish community structure, was used to identify fish communities in three types of GOM aquatic environments (sand, macroalgae, and eelgrass) in Maine and New Hampshire, USA. The available 12S rRNA fish universal primer analysis system (MiFish and 12S‐V5) was modified using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to improve targeting of fish products and reduce non‐target products. The nested PCR strategy allowed successful amplification of 12S rRNA genes in fishes without production of non‐target products and identified 28 fish groups at the genus level. Presence/Absence data and Relative Abundance showed significant differences among locales but not among habitats. Myoxocephalus sp. were found at all sampling sites. Relative Abundance data revealed that Menidia menidia and Brevoortia sp. were statistical indicator species in Goosefare, Maine, and New castle, New Hampshire, respectively. Although beta diversity indicated that fish communities were not different across habitats, statistical analysis found that Pholis sp. and Ammodytes sp. were dominant species in macroalgae and sand, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first metabarcoding study to assess fish communities in the Western Atlantic region using the MiFish primer set, and the study suggests that metabarcoding is useful for mapping geographic and temporal marine fish diversity.https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.7003312S rRNAbony fisheDNA metabarcodingGulf of Mainenested PCR
spellingShingle Bo‐Young Lee
Grant A. Milne
Corwin Freedman
Jenifer Miksis‐Olds
Bonnie L. Brown
eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers
Environmental DNA
12S rRNA
bony fish
eDNA metabarcoding
Gulf of Maine
nested PCR
title eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers
title_full eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers
title_fullStr eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers
title_full_unstemmed eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers
title_short eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers
title_sort edna metabarcoding analysis of bony fish identification in coastal water of gulf of maine using nested polymerase chain reaction of 12s rrna universal primers
topic 12S rRNA
bony fish
eDNA metabarcoding
Gulf of Maine
nested PCR
url https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70033
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