Comparative analysis of DNA extraction methods to study the body surface microbiota of insects: A case study with ant cuticular bacteria

Extracellular DNA extraction is a fast, cheap and reliable alternative for multi-taxa surveys based on soil DNA

(2016) Lucie Zinger et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

pH drop impacts differentially skin and gut microbiota of the Amazonian fish tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)

(2016) François-Étienne Sylvain et al.   Scientific Reports

Multiorganismal Insects: Diversity and Function of Resident Microorganisms

(2015) Angela E. Douglas   Annual Review of Entomology

Environmental DNA – An emerging tool in conservation for monitoring past and present biodiversity

(2015) Philip Francis Thomsen et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

obitools: aunix-inspired software package for DNA metabarcoding

(2015) Frédéric Boyer et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Tag jumps illuminated - reducing sequence-to-sample misidentifications in metabarcoding studies

(2015) Ida Baerholm Schnell et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Accurate multiplexing and filtering for high-throughput amplicon-sequencing

(2015) Philippe Esling et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Microbial communities on flower surfaces act as signatures of pollinator visitation

(2015) Masayuki Ushio et al.   Scientific Reports

The Hologenome Concept: Helpful or Hollow?

(2015) Nancy A. Moran et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Reagent and laboratory contamination can critically impact sequence-based microbiome analyses

(2014) Susannah J Salter et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Conducting a Microbiome Study

(2014) Julia K. Goodrich et al.   CELL

Biogeography and individuality shape function in the human skin metagenome

(2014) Julia Oh et al.   NATURE

Inter Individual Variations of the Fish Skin Microbiota: Host Genetics Basis of Mutualism?

(2014) Sébastien Boutin et al.   PLoS One

Relationships between phyllosphere bacterial communities and plant functional traits in a neotropical forest

(2014) S. W. Kembel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DNA extraction protocols cause differences in 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing efficiency but not in community profile composition or structure

(2014) Benjamin E. R. Rubin et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Choice of bacterial DNA extraction method from fecal material influences community structure as evaluated by metagenomic analysis

(2014) Agata Wesolowska-Andersen et al.   Microbiome

Effect of DNA extraction and sample preservation method on rumen bacterial population

(2013) Katerina Fliegerova et al.   ANAEROBE

Diversity of the skin microbiota of fishes: evidence for host species specificity

(2013) Andrea Larsen et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

The amphibian skin-associated microbiome across species, space and life history stages

(2013) Jordan G. Kueneman et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Comprehensive evaluation of differential gene expression analysis methods for RNA-seq data

(2013) Franck Rapaport et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Analysis of the bacterial communities associated with two ant-plant symbioses

(2013) Ryan F. Seipke et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

How to assemble a beneficial microbiome in three easy steps

(2012) István Scheuring et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Mycangia of Ambrosia Beetles Host Communities of Bacteria

(2012) J. Hulcr et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Comparison of DNA Extraction Methods for Microbial Community Profiling with an Application to Pediatric Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples

(2012) Dana Willner et al.   PLoS One

Refining the Roots of the Beewolf-Streptomyces Symbiosis: Antennal Symbionts in the Rare Genus Philanthinus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

(2011) Martin Kaltenpoth et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

FLASH: fast length adjustment of short reads to improve genome assemblies

(2011) T. Magoc et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Bacterial Diversity in Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis geminata Ant Colonies Characterized by 16S amplicon 454 Pyrosequencing

(2011) Heather D. Ishak et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

The skin microbiome

(2011) Elizabeth A. Grice et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

An Insect Herbivore Microbiome with High Plant Biomass-Degrading Capacity

(2010) Garret Suen et al.   PLoS Genetics

Next Generation Sequencing of Ancient DNA: Requirements, Strategies and Perspectives

(2010) Michael Knapp et al.   Genes

Global patterns in belowground communities

(2009) Noah Fierer et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

UV irradiation and autoclave treatment for elimination of contaminating DNA from laboratory consumables

(2009) Lisa A. Gefrides et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

Dentigerumycin: a bacterial mediator of an ant-fungus symbiosis

(2009) Dong-Chan Oh et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Symbiont-mediated protection in insect hosts

(2009) Jeremy C. Brownlie et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Skin microbiota: a source of disease or defence?

(2008) A.L. Cogen et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Bacterial strategies to overcome insect defences

(2008) Isabelle Vallet-Gely et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Evolution of Mammals and Their Gut Microbes

(2008) R. E. Ley et al.   SCIENCE