Publications

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One of our favourite articles is Chang et al. (2020): “Takeaways from mobile DNA barcoding with BentoLab and MinION”.

In this study, the authors undertook same-day DNA barcoding for biodiversity exploration on a fishing boat in Singapore, collecting a range of sea animals (from fish to corals to starfish) in the morning by diving, and using Bento Lab and Oxford Nanopore MinION to DNA barcode the samples in the afternoon. They also validated their results by comparison to Illumina sequencing from the same samples.

This article not only shows how PCR and DNA work can be done anywhere (few labs could be more improvised than one on a fishing boat) but it’s also a great resource for anyone interested in doing similar Bento Lab + MinION workflows in the field.

Read our blog on this story here, and check out the article below:

Chang et al. (2020). Takeaways from mobile DNA barcoding with BentoLab and MinION. Genes, 11(10), 1121.

Recent work with Bento Lab

2024

A polymerase chain reaction experiment using Escherichia coli and Mars sand simulant for detection and analysis of extraterrestrial life (Japan)

Authors: Keigo Enya, Satoshi Sasaki, Taiki Kunieda

Life Sciences in Space Research (2024)

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Authors: Aurel Holzschuh, Anita Lerch, Bakar S. Fakih, Safia Mohammed Aliy, Mohamed Haji Ali, Mohamed Ali Ali, Daniel J. Bruzzese, Joshua Yukich, Manuel W. Hetzel, Cristian Koepfli

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Authors: Richard Andreas Salindeho, Fifi Gus Dwiyanti, Rahadian Pratama, Deden Derajat Matra, Muhammad Majiidu, Iskandar Z. Siregar

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2023

Russula diversity in NE Scotland (United Kingdom)

Authors: Helen Baker, Andy Taylor, Toni Watt & the Grampian Fungus Group

Field Mycology (2023)

A study of Agaricus in Pembrokeshire reveals three new taxa for the UK (United Kingdom)

Authors: David Harries

Field Mycology (2023)

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Authors: Robert G. Hatfield, David Ryder, Annabel M. Tidy, David M. Hartnell, Karl J. Dean and Frederico M. Batista

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Authors: Jan Holec, Daniel Dvořák, Lucie Zíbarová, Miroslav Beran, Petr Zehnálek, Maroš Peiger, Vladimír Kunca

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Microbiology Spectrum (2023)

Nanopore sequencing technology for clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases where laboratory capacity is meager: A case report (Tanzania, Denmark)

Authors: Happiness H. Kumburu, Mariana Shayo, Marco van Zwetslaar, Judith Njau, Davis J. Kuchaka, Ignas P. Ignas, Boaz Wadugu, Robert Kasworm, Lazaro J. Masaki, Malte B. Hallgren, Philip T.L.C. Clausen, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Frank M. Aarestrup, Tolbert B. Sonda

Heliyon (2023)

Diversitatea și ecologia speciilor de mamifere din Rezervația științifică „Pădurea Domnească” Diversity and ecology of mammal species in the “Domnească Forest” scientific reserve (Moldova)

Authors: Victoria Nistreanu, Victor Sîtnic, Anatolie Savin, Alina Larion, Vladislav Caldari, Victoria Burlacu

Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă „Akademos” (2023)