Intro -- Contents -- Part I: DNA Barcoding: Advantages and Significance -- Implications and Utility of DNA Barcoding -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Significance of DNA Barcoding -- 3 Gene Markers in DNA Barcoding -- 4 Applications of DNA Barcoding -- 4.1 DNA Barcoding in Biodiversity Assessments and Conservations -- 4.1.1 DNA Barcoding on Bacteria -- 4.1.2 DNA Barcoding on Fungi -- 4.1.3 DNA Barcoding on Terrestrial Species -- 4.1.4 DNA Barcoding on Freshwater Species -- 4.1.5 DNA Barcoding of Marine Species -- 4.2 Metabarcoding -- 4.3 Detection of Mislabeling and Food Piracy
4.4 Controlling Agricultural Pest and Predators -- 4.5 Identifying Disease Vectors and Parasites -- 4.6 Identification of Medical Plants -- 4.7 Monitoring Water Quality -- 4.8 DNA Barcoding on Forensic Sciences and Conservation of Endangered Species -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Significance of DNA Barcoding in Avian Species: Tracing the History and Building the Future -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Significance of DNA Barcoding in Aves -- 3 Indexing the Ancient Biota -- 4 The Present Scenario -- 5 Limitations of DNA Barcoding -- 6 Future Prospects -- 7 Conclusion -- References
DNA Barcoding: A Potential Tool for Invasive Species Identification -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Invasive Species: A General Outlook -- 3 Impacts of Invasive Alien Species -- 3.1 Ecological Impacts -- 3.2 Economic Impacts -- 3.3 Impact on Human Health -- 3.4 Consequences of Species Mixing -- 4 Traditional Methods and Identification of Invasive Species -- 5 DNA Barcoding and Identification of Invasive Species -- 5.1 Pests -- 5.2 Aquatic Species -- 5.3 Plants -- 5.4 Mammals -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: DNA Barcoding of Microbes
Microbial DNA Barcoding: Prospects for Discovery and Identification -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Origin of Barcoding -- 2.1 Consorts -- 2.1.1 iBOL -- 2.1.2 CBOL (Consortium for the Barcode of Life) -- 2.1.3 QBOL -- 2.1.4 ECBOL (European Consortium for Barcode of Life) -- 2.1.5 GBOL (Germany Consortium for Barcode of Life) -- 2.2 Organization for DNA Barcoding -- 3 Protocol -- 4 Choice for Barcode Marker -- 5 Tools and Databases for DNA Barcoding -- 6 Significance of DNA Barcoding -- 7 Limitations -- 8 Applications and Future Aspects -- 9 Conclusion -- References
DNA Barcoding on Bacteria and its Application in Infection Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Great Criticism on DNA Barcoding -- 3 DNA Barcoding of Bacteria -- 4 Applications of DNA Barcoding in Clinical Microbiology -- 4.1 Clinical Diagnostics and Species Identification -- 4.2 Monitoring of Pathogens during an Outbreak -- 4.3 Epidemiology Study -- 4.4 Virulence Study -- 5 Nanomaterial-Based DNA Barcoding -- 6 Magnetic Barcoding -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: DNA Barcoding in Plants -- DNA Barcoding: Implications in Plant-Animal Interactions -- 1 Introduction
Summary:
This book presents a comprehensive overview of DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny, along with a number of case studies. It discusses a number of areas where DNA barcoding can be applied, such as clinical microbiology, especially in relation to infection management; DNA database management; and plant -animal interactions, and also presents valuable information on the DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny of microbes, algae, elasmobranchs, fishes, birds and ruminant mammals. Furthermore it features unique case studies describing DNA barcoding of reptiles dwelling in Saudi Arabian deserts, genetic variation studies in both wild and hatchery populations of Anabas testudineus, DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny of Ichthyoplankton and juvenile fishes of Kuantan River in Malaysia, and barcoding and molecular phylogenetic analysis of indigenous bacteria from fishes dwelling in a tropical tidal river. Moreover, since prompt identification and management of invasive species is vital to prevent economic and ecological loss, the book includes a chapter on DNA barcoding of invasive species. Given its scope, this book will appeal not only to researchers, teachers and students around the globe, but also to general readers
