Development of a 16S metabarcoding assay for the environmental DNA (eDNA) detection of aquatic reptiles across northern Australia
K. M. West, M. Heydenrych, R. Lines, T. Tucker, S. Fossette-Halot, S. Whiting, M. Bunce
The paper develops a 16S metabarcoding assay to detect aquatic and semi-aquatic reptiles in northern Australia using eDNA, but finds inconsistencies in detecting certain species.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2020Ecology