The quest for absolute abundance: The use of internal standards for DNA-based community ecology.

Abstract:

:To characterize microbiomes and other ecological assemblages, ecologists routinely sequence and compare loci that differ among focal taxa. Counts of these sequences convey information regarding the occurrence and relative abundances of taxa, but provide no direct measure of their absolute abundances, due to the technical limitations of the sequencing process. The relative abundances in compositional data are inherently constrained and difficult to interpret. The incorporation of internal standards (ISDs; colloquially referred to as 'spike-ins') into DNA pools can ameliorate the problems posed by relative abundance data and allow absolute abundances to be approximated. Unfortunately, many laboratory and sampling biases cause ISDs to underperform or fail. Here, we discuss how careful deployment of ISDs can avoid these complications and be an integral component of well-designed studies seeking to characterize ecological assemblages via sequencing of DNA.

journal_name

Mol Ecol Resour

authors

Harrison JG,John Calder W,Shuman B,Alex Buerkle C

doi

10.1111/1755-0998.13247

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2021-01-01 00:00:00

pages

30-43

issue

1

eissn

1755-098X

issn

1755-0998

journal_volume

21

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