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dc.contributor.authorDormontt, E.
dc.contributor.authorvan Dijk, K.
dc.contributor.authorBell, K.
dc.contributor.authorBiffin, E.
dc.contributor.authorBreed, M.
dc.contributor.authorByrne, M.
dc.contributor.authorCaddy-Retalic, S.
dc.contributor.authorEncinas-Viso, F.
dc.contributor.authorNevill, Paul
dc.contributor.authorShapcott, A.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, J.
dc.contributor.authorWaycott, M.
dc.contributor.authorLowe, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T09:13:32Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T09:13:32Z
dc.date.created2018-12-12T02:46:45Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationDormontt, E. and van Dijk, K. and Bell, K. and Biffin, E. and Breed, M. and Byrne, M. and Caddy-Retalic, S. et al. 2018. Advancing DNA barcoding and metabarcoding applications for plants requires systematic analysis of herbarium collections-an Australian perspective. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6: Article ID 134.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72473
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fevo.2018.00134
dc.description.abstract

Building DNA barcode databases for plants has historically been ad hoc, and often with a relatively narrow taxonomic focus. To realize the full potential of DNA barcoding for plants, and particularly its application to metabarcoding for mixed-species environmental samples, systematic sequencing of reference collections is required using an augmented set of DNA barcode loci, applied according to agreed data generation and analysis standards. The largest and most complete reference collections of plants are held in herbaria. Australia has a globally significant flora that is well sampled and expertly curated by its herbaria, coordinated through the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. There exists a tremendous opportunity to provide a comprehensive and taxonomically robust reference database for plant DNA barcoding applications by undertaking coordinated and systematic sequencing of the entire flora of Australia utilizing existing herbarium material. In this paper, we review the development of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding and consider the requirements for a robust and comprehensive system. We analyzed the current availability of DNA barcode reference data for Australian plants, recommend priority taxa for database inclusion, and highlight future applications of a comprehensive metabarcoding system. We urge that large-scale and coordinated analysis of herbarium collections be undertaken to realize the promise of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding, and propose that the generation and curation of reference data should become a national investment priority.

dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleAdvancing DNA barcoding and metabarcoding applications for plants requires systematic analysis of herbarium collections-an Australian perspective
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume6
dcterms.source.numberSEP
dcterms.source.issn2296-701X
dcterms.source.titleFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
curtin.departmentSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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