scholarly journals Demonstration of the Use of Environmental DNA for the Non-Invasive Genotyping of a Bivalve Mollusk, the European Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis)

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke E. Holman ◽  
Christopher M. Hollenbeck ◽  
Thomas J. Ashton ◽  
Ian A. Johnston
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen ◽  
Johan Wedel Nielsen ◽  
Mikkel Kehler Villadsen ◽  
Bent Vismann ◽  
Sussie Dalvin ◽  
...  

Abstract Surveillance and diagnosis of parasitic Bonamia ostreae infections in flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) are prerequisites for protection and management of wild populations. In addition, reliable and non-lethal detection methods are required for selection of healthy brood oysters in aquaculture productions. Here we present a non-lethal diagnostic technique based on environmental DNA (eDNA) from water samples and demonstrate applications in laboratory trials. Forty oysters originating from Limfjorden, Denmark were kept in 30 ppt sea water in individual tanks. Water was sampled 6 days later, after which all oysters were euthanized and examined for infection, applying PCR. Four oysters (10%) were found to be infected with B. ostreae in gill and mantle tissue. eDNA purified from the water surrounding these oysters contained parasite DNA. A subsequent sampling from the field encompassed 20 oysters and 15 water samples from 5 different locations. Only one oyster turned out positive and all water samples proved negative for B. ostreae eDNA. With this new method B. ostreae may be detected by only sampling water from the environment of isolated oysters or isolated oyster populations. This non-lethal diagnostic eDNA method could have potential for future surveys and oyster breeding programs aiming at producing disease-free oysters.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Markus ◽  
Iveta Matejusova ◽  
Alex Douglas ◽  
William Sanderson

The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) is an important keystone species in Scottish coastal waters. However due to anthropogenic pressures, significant reductions to oyster beds have been observed across Europe. In Scotland, several projects are currently aiming to restore European flat oyster habitats through the translocation of juvenile oysters from various sources including hatcheries and aquaculture. However, translocation of shellfish is not risk free and can increase the risk of accidental translocation of invasive non-native species (INNS). If INNS become established outside of their native range they can cause irreversible harm to native organisms and habitats. This study aims to develop molecular tools to detect environmental DNA of INNS which can be potentially associated with the translocation of live shellfish stocks. We have developed a species-specific real-time PCR assay for detection of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and tested its sensitivity in a large-scale replicated mesocosm based experiment with varying densities of C.gigas. A secondary objective of the experiment was to assess the detection of another invasive species, the carpet sea squirt Didemnum vexillum which was cohabited with C. gigas. We aim to quantify the detection probability of increasing densities of C. gigas from repeat water samples and qPCR replicates. This project also aims to investigate the feasibility of using portable, real-time sequencing technologies such as the Oxford Nanopore MinION to develop robust tools to support native oyster restoration programmes.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bérenger Colsoul ◽  
Pierre Boudry ◽  
María Luz Pérez‐Parallé ◽  
Ana Bratoš Cetinić ◽  
Tristan Hugh‐Jones ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1731
Author(s):  
M. Prado-Alvarez ◽  
G. Darmody ◽  
S. Lynch ◽  
A. Maloy ◽  
J. Cotterill ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Martín-Gómez ◽  
Antonio Villalba ◽  
Maria Jesús Carballal ◽  
Elvira Abollo
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Author(s):  
Héléna Cuny ◽  
Clément Offret ◽  
Amine M. Boukerb ◽  
Leila Parizadeh ◽  
Olivier Lesouhaitier ◽  
...  

Three bacterial strains, named hOe-66T, hOe-124 and hOe-125, were isolated from the haemolymph of different specimens of the flat oyster Ostrea edulis collected in Concarneau bay (Finistère, France). These strains were characterized by a polyphasic approach, including (i) whole genome analyses with 16S rRNA gene sequence alignment and pangenome analysis, determination of the G+C content, average nucleotide identity (ANI), and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization (isDDH), and (ii) fatty acid methyl ester and other phenotypic analyses. Strains hOe-66T, hOe-124 and hOe-125 were closely related to both type strains Pseudoalteromonas rhizosphaerae RA15T and Pseudoalteromonas neustonica PAMC 28425T with less than 93.3% ANI and 52.3% isDDH values. Regarding their phenotypic traits, the three strains were Gram-negative, 1–2 µm rod-shaped, aerobic, motile and non-spore-forming bacteria. Cells grew optimally at 25 °C in 2.5% NaCl and at 7–8 pH. The most abundant fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c/C16:1 ω6c), C16:0 and C17:1 ω8c. The strains carried a genome average size of 4.64 Mb and a G+C content of 40.28 mol%. The genetic and phenotypic results suggested that strains hOe-66T, hOe-124 and hOe-125 belong to a new species of the genus Pseudoalteromonas . In this context, we propose the name Pseudoalteromonas ostreae sp. nov. The type strain is hOe-66T (=CECT 30303T=CIP 111911T).


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Maria Antognazza ◽  
J. Robert Britton ◽  
Caitlin Potter ◽  
Elizabeth Franklin ◽  
Emilie A. Hardouin ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Thalinger ◽  
Elisabeth Wolf ◽  
Michael Traugott ◽  
Josef Wanzenböck

Abstract Potamodromous fish are considered important indicators of habitat connectivity in freshwater ecosystems, but they are globally threatened by anthropogenic impacts. Hence, non-invasive techniques are necessary for monitoring during spawning migrations. The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) potentially facilitates these efforts, albeit quantitative examinations of spawning migrations remain so far mostly uncharted. Here, we investigated spawning migrations of Danube bleak, Alburnus mento, and Vimba bream, Vimba vimba, and found a strong correlation between daily visual fish counts and downstream eDNA signals obtained from filtered water samples analysed with digital PCR and end-point PCR coupled with capillary electrophoresis. By accounting for daily discharge fluctuations, it was possible to predict eDNA signal strength from the number of migrating fish: first, the whole spawning reach was taken into account. Second, the model was validated using eDNA signals and fish counts obtained from the upper half of the examined river stretch. Consequently, fish counts and their day-to-day changes could be described via an eDNA-based time series model for the whole migration period. Our findings highlight the capability of eDNA beyond delivering simple presence/absence data towards efficient and informative monitoring of highly dynamic aquatic processes such as spawning migrations of potamodromous fish species.


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