Recovering full DNA barcodes from natural history collections of Tephritid fruitflies (Tephritidae, Diptera) using mini barcodes

The family of Tephritid fruit flies (Tephritidae, Diptera) is composed of more than 4000 species and more than 350 are of economic importance (EI). The Tephritid Barcoding Initiative (TBI) aims at obtaining DNA barcodes for all EI species and the majority of their congeners. Dry pinned specimens fro...

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Published in:Molecular ecology resources 2010-05, Vol.10 (3), p.459-465
Main Authors: VAN HOUDT, J.K.J, BREMAN, F.C, VIRGILIO, M, DE MEYER, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bactrocera
Bar codes
Ceratitis
Congeners
Consortia
COX1
Dacus
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Diptera
DNA
Economic conditions
Economic importance
Fruit flies
Gene sequencing
mitochondrial DNA
mtDNA
museum
Natural history
Tephritidae
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Summary:The family of Tephritid fruit flies (Tephritidae, Diptera) is composed of more than 4000 species and more than 350 are of economic importance (EI). The Tephritid Barcoding Initiative (TBI) aims at obtaining DNA barcodes for all EI species and the majority of their congeners. Dry pinned specimens from natural history collections are an important resource for reference material, but were often collected decades ago. We observed a strong decrease in the success rate of obtaining a full COX1 DNA barcode (658 bp), with an increasing age of the specimens. Obtaining full barcodes is often not possible using standard protocols. We developed a universal Tephritid primer set for multiple overlapping mini-barcodes that allows reconstructing the full COX1 DNA barcode. These newly developed primers and the corresponding protocol will facilitate the utilization of the extensive natural history collection by the TBI consortium.
ISSN:1755-0998
1755-098X
1755-0998
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02800.x