Multifaceted DNA metabarcoding of guano to uncover multiple classes of ecological data in two different bat communities.

ABSTRACT: DNA contained in animal scat provides a wealth of information about the animal, and DNA metabarcoding of scat collections can provide key information about animal populations and communities. Next-generation DNA sequencing technologies and DNA metabarcoding provide an efficient means for obtaining information available in scat samples. We used multifaceted DNA metabarcoding (MDM) of noninvasively collected bat guano pellets from a Myotis lucifugus colony on Fort Drum Military Installation, New York, USA, and from two mixed-species bat roosts on Fort Huachuca Military Installation, Arizona, USA, to identify attributes such as bat species composition, sex ratios, diet, and the presence of pathogens and parasites. We successfully identified bat species for nearly 98% of samples from Fo

SUBMITTER: Lance RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9309442 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature