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author Vasselon, Valentin
Rivera, Sinziana F
Ács, Éva
Almeida, Salomé Baja
Andree, Karl B
Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Laure
Bailet, Bonnie
Baričević, Ana
Beentjes, Kevin K
Bettig, Juliane
Bouchez, Agnès
Capelli, Camilla
Chardon, Cécile
Duleba, Mónika
Elersek, Tina
Genthon, Clémence
Jablonska, Maša
Jacas, Louis
Kahlert, Maria
Kelly, Martyn G
Macher, Jan-Niklas
Mauri, Federica
Moletta-Denat, Marina
Mortágua, Andreia
Pawlowski, Jan
Pérez-Burillo, Javier
Pfannkuchen, Martin
Pilgrim, Erik
Pissaridou, Panayiota
Rimet, Frédéric
Stanic, Karmen
Tapolczai, Kálmán
Theroux, Susanna
Trobajo, Rosa
Van der Hoorn, Berry
Vasquez, Marlen I
Vidal, Marie
Wanless, David
Warren, Jonathan
Zimmermann, Jonas
Paix, Benoît
author_facet Vasselon, Valentin
Rivera, Sinziana F
Ács, Éva
Almeida, Salomé Baja
Andree, Karl B
Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Laure
Bailet, Bonnie
Baričević, Ana
Beentjes, Kevin K
Bettig, Juliane
Bouchez, Agnès
Capelli, Camilla
Chardon, Cécile
Duleba, Mónika
Elersek, Tina
Genthon, Clémence
Jablonska, Maša
Jacas, Louis
Kahlert, Maria
Kelly, Martyn G
Macher, Jan-Niklas
Mauri, Federica
Moletta-Denat, Marina
Mortágua, Andreia
Pawlowski, Jan
Pérez-Burillo, Javier
Pfannkuchen, Martin
Pilgrim, Erik
Pissaridou, Panayiota
Rimet, Frédéric
Stanic, Karmen
Tapolczai, Kálmán
Theroux, Susanna
Trobajo, Rosa
Van der Hoorn, Berry
Vasquez, Marlen I
Vidal, Marie
Wanless, David
Warren, Jonathan
Zimmermann, Jonas
Paix, Benoît
Vasselon, Valentin
Rivera, Sinziana F
Ács, Éva
Almeida, Salomé Baja
Andree, Karl B
Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Laure
Bailet, Bonnie
Baričević, Ana
Beentjes, Kevin K
Bettig, Juliane
Bouchez, Agnès
Capelli, Camilla
Chardon, Cécile
Duleba, Mónika
Elersek, Tina
Genthon, Clémence
Jablonska, Maša
Jacas, Louis
Kahlert, Maria
Kelly, Martyn G
Macher, Jan-Niklas
Mauri, Federica
Moletta-Denat, Marina
Mortágua, Andreia
Pawlowski, Jan
Pérez-Burillo, Javier
Pfannkuchen, Martin
Pilgrim, Erik
Pissaridou, Panayiota
Rimet, Frédéric
Stanic, Karmen
Tapolczai, Kálmán
Theroux, Susanna
Trobajo, Rosa
Van der Hoorn, Berry
Vasquez, Marlen I
Vidal, Marie
Wanless, David
Warren, Jonathan
Zimmermann, Jonas
Paix, Benoît
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring. Vasselon, Valentin Rivera, Sinziana F Ács, Éva Almeida, Salomé Baja Andree, Karl B Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Laure Bailet, Bonnie Baričević, Ana Beentjes, Kevin K Bettig, Juliane Bouchez, Agnès Capelli, Camilla Chardon, Cécile Duleba, Mónika Elersek, Tina Genthon, Clémence Jablonska, Maša Jacas, Louis Kahlert, Maria Kelly, Martyn G Macher, Jan-Niklas Mauri, Federica Moletta-Denat, Marina Mortágua, Andreia Pawlowski, Jan Pérez-Burillo, Javier Pfannkuchen, Martin Pilgrim, Erik Pissaridou, Panayiota Rimet, Frédéric Stanic, Karmen Tapolczai, Kálmán Theroux, Susanna Trobajo, Rosa Van der Hoorn, Berry Vasquez, Marlen I Vidal, Marie Wanless, David Warren, Jonathan Zimmermann, Jonas Paix, Benoît 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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spellingShingle Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring.
Vasselon, Valentin
Rivera, Sinziana F
Ács, Éva
Almeida, Salomé Baja
Andree, Karl B
Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Laure
Bailet, Bonnie
Baričević, Ana
Beentjes, Kevin K
Bettig, Juliane
Bouchez, Agnès
Capelli, Camilla
Chardon, Cécile
Duleba, Mónika
Elersek, Tina
Genthon, Clémence
Jablonska, Maša
Jacas, Louis
Kahlert, Maria
Kelly, Martyn G
Macher, Jan-Niklas
Mauri, Federica
Moletta-Denat, Marina
Mortágua, Andreia
Pawlowski, Jan
Pérez-Burillo, Javier
Pfannkuchen, Martin
Pilgrim, Erik
Pissaridou, Panayiota
Rimet, Frédéric
Stanic, Karmen
Tapolczai, Kálmán
Theroux, Susanna
Trobajo, Rosa
Van der Hoorn, Berry
Vasquez, Marlen I
Vidal, Marie
Wanless, David
Warren, Jonathan
Zimmermann, Jonas
Paix, Benoît
Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring. Vasselon, Valentin Rivera, Sinziana F Ács, Éva Almeida, Salomé Baja Andree, Karl B Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Laure Bailet, Bonnie Baričević, Ana Beentjes, Kevin K Bettig, Juliane Bouchez, Agnès Capelli, Camilla Chardon, Cécile Duleba, Mónika Elersek, Tina Genthon, Clémence Jablonska, Maša Jacas, Louis Kahlert, Maria Kelly, Martyn G Macher, Jan-Niklas Mauri, Federica Moletta-Denat, Marina Mortágua, Andreia Pawlowski, Jan Pérez-Burillo, Javier Pfannkuchen, Martin Pilgrim, Erik Pissaridou, Panayiota Rimet, Frédéric Stanic, Karmen Tapolczai, Kálmán Theroux, Susanna Trobajo, Rosa Van der Hoorn, Berry Vasquez, Marlen I Vidal, Marie Wanless, David Warren, Jonathan Zimmermann, Jonas Paix, Benoît 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.
title Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring.
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40213263/