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Third year with MinION
For the third year we have been successfully using the next generation Oxford Nanopore MinION sequencer to sequence DNA from our samples. This enables us to produce thousands of new DNA barcodes per year, improving our understanding of our biodiversity.
DNA barcoding of mayflies in a small European country shows how far we are from complete reference libraries
The AquaBOL.SK team published a beautiful DNA barcoding study on mayflies in Molecular Ecology Resources - 1153 mayfly sequences, 76 morphological species with DNA barcode, 97 BINs of which 11 are new for international databases. A unique contribution from small but...
Joint Danube Survey 5 – officially with DNA
After the successful participation of the AquaBOL.SK team in JDS4, we will take part in the fifth Joint Danube Survey (JDS5) in 2025. However, DNA sample analysis will now be a full part of the JDS5 and the AquaBOL.SK team will be there! We have become a national...
AquaBOL.SK is no longer just about water
Although the priority interest of the AquaBOL.SK team is DNA (meta)barcoding of the aquatic fauna of Slovakia, our research activities are also expanding to land. Since September 2022, we have been working on an APVV project, which we have been awarded as the...
A pan-European analysis of DNA barcoding data on aquatic beetles and bugs
In collaboration with colleagues from Hungary, we have published a pan-European study detailing the current status of species diversity and distribution of two important groups of aquatic insects (Coleoptera, Heteroptera). Subsequently, we defined very precisely the...
AQUABOL.SK in the COVID year 2020
Despite the fact that basically the whole year 2020 was deformed by lockdowns and homeoffice caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the AquaBOL team fortunately remained safe and tried to be active 🙂 During the year, we...
Upcoming events
9-11
March 2021
1st DNAQUA International Conference
First international conference on the use of DNA for water biomonitoring. DNA Barcode References – Biotic Indices & Metrics – Field & Lab Protocols – Data Analysis & Storage – Implementation Strategy & Legal Issues.