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  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding
  • Marine ecology
  • Biodiversity assessment

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  • Biodiversity characterization is vital for ecological studies and environmental monitoring.
  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is increasingly used for biodiversity assessment from environmental samples.
  • The Illumina MiSeq is a popular platform, but its capacity for detecting rare organisms is questioned.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the biodiversity detection capabilities of Illumina MiSeq and NovaSeq platforms using eDNA metabarcoding.
  • To assess if typical sequencing depths are sufficient for detecting rare or endangered species.
  • To evaluate the impact of sequencing depth and platform technology on biodiversity data richness.

Main Methods:

  • Collected seawater samples from Conception Bay, Newfoundland.
  • Analyzed samples using Illumina MiSeq at 100,000 reads/sample and NovaSeq at 7 million reads/sample.
  • Performed depth-for-depth comparisons and re-analyzed MiSeq data at 1 million reads/sample.

Main Results:

  • NovaSeq detected significantly more taxa than MiSeq, even at equivalent sequencing depths.
  • NovaSeq identified 40% more metazoan families, including marine mammals and bony fish.
  • MiSeq performance plateaued at 1 million reads, while NovaSeq continued to detect new sequence variants.

Conclusions:

  • The NovaSeq platform offers superior DNA sequence diversity detection compared to MiSeq for eDNA metabarcoding.
  • Technological advancements in NovaSeq, like patterned flow cells, enhance biodiversity detection accuracy.
  • NovaSeq has significant implications for comprehensive oceanic sample analysis in ecological and environmental research.