Browsing by Subject "DNA barcoding"
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Amphibian survey and current absence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in Ivoloina Park, Toamasina (eastern Madagascar)
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Amphibians are threatened globally by the chytridiomycete fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which is still expanding in range. Madagascar, rich in amphibian diversity, remains one of the few places that the fungus ... -
Amphibians of Northern KwaZulu-Natal : a phylogenetic study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is a biodiversity hotspot containing the Maputaland centre of endemism and boasts the highest diversity of frog species in South Africa. The tropical to subtropical climate with relatively high ... -
DNA barcoding of different earthworms' species and their response to ecotoxicological testing
(North-West University, 2015)The ecotoxicological literature reveals that countless researchers worldwide rely upon informally identified commercial earthworm stocks for laboratory bioassays. The primary aim of this study was to investigate laboratory ... -
DNA barcoding of the medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta reveals multiple invasion events into Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)The medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta is highly invasive and has been reported in several freshwater environments across Africa. To identify species and provide initial insights into the origins of P. acuta ... -
Inadequate taxonomy and highly divergent COI haplotypes in laboratory and field populations of earthworms used in ecotoxicology. A case study
(Zoological Society of Southern Africa [SU LIS], 2013)DNA barcoding was used to investigate the phylogenetic delimitations of Eisenia sp field populations and laboratory cultures used in ecotoxicological research in South Africa. A total of three focal groups (used in published ... -
Introduction and invasion of the red-eared slider and its parasites in freshwater ecosystems of Southern Europe: risk assessment for the European pond turtle in wild environments
(Springer, 2017)The North American red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans, which is nowadays considered among the world’s worst invasive species, could constitute a real threat to native freshwater turtles. Because this species shares ... -
Molecular assessment of commercial and laboratory stocks of Eisenia spp. (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from South Africa
(Council of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, 2013)DNA barcoding was used to investigate laboratory and commercial stocks of Eisenia species from four provinces of South Africa. The COI gene was partially amplified and sequenced in selected earthworms from eight local ... -
Molecular detection of apicomplexan blood parasites of coral reef fishes from free-living stages of ectoparasitic gnathiid isopods
(Springer, 2020)Gnathiid isopods are marine ectoparasites that feed on the blood of fishes that have been implicated as vectors of blood parasites, with transmission possibly occurring through biting during their parasitic life-stages, ... -
A new genus for Cirolana troglexuma Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1997, an anchialine cave dwelling cirolanid isopod (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from the Bahamas
(Pensoft, 2017)Cirolana troglexuma Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1997 is redescribed and a Lucayalana Bruce & Brix, gen. n. established for the species. In total 38 specimens were collected from Hatchet Bay Cave, Eleuthera. Specimens on which ... -
Preliminary evidence of differences in cadmium tolerance in metal-free stocks of the standard earthworm test species Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta)
(Springer, 2016)To test whether metal-tolerant and metal-sensitive earthworm specimens could be an inherent part of metal-free earthworm populations, (i) we used DNA barcoding to identify and categorize earthworms from 8 populations of ...