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This study was supported as basic research by CREST from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and by grants from JSPS/MEXT KAKENHI (Number 26291083) and the Canon Foundation to M.M. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

NOTE: This protocol does not deal with water sampling and metabarcoding methods. Water may be sampled in different manners depending on study purposes16 and see Miya et al.12 for details of the metabarcoding methods using MiFish primers. Note that the sampled water should be kept very cold and filtered within a few hours to avoid degradation of eDNA. Also note that this protocol involves the use of a rotary shaker and an incubator, and the latter must be large enough to accommodate the form...

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In many metabarcoding studies using environmental samples such as water and soil, post-filtration treatment of the filter cartridge is generally as follows24,25: 1) cutting open or cracking the housing with hand tools (tubing cutter or pliers); 2) removal of the filter from the cartridge; and 3) cutting the filter into small pieces with a razor blade for DNA extraction. To avoid such cumbersome and time-consuming procedures that are prone to contamination in the laboratory, we have attempted several DNA extrac...

Environmental DNA (eDNA) in aquatic environments refers to genetic material found in the water column. Recent studies demonstrated the utility of eDNA for detecting fishes from various aquatic environments, including ponds1-3, rivers4-8, streams9, and seawater10-14. Most of these studies focused on detection of a single or a few invasive1,4-6,8,14 and rare or threatened species3,9, while some recent studies attempted simultaneous detection of multiple species in local fish communities7,9,12,13,15 and mesocosms11,12.
The latter approach is called &#34;metabarcoding&#34; and eDNA metabarcoding uses one or multiple sets of PCR primers to coamplify a gene region across taxonomically diverse samples. This is followed by library preparation with indexing and adapter addition, and the indexed libraries are analyzed by a high-throughput parallel sequencing platform. Recently Miya et al.12 developed universal PCR primers for metabarcoding eDNA from fishes (called &#34;MiFish&#34;). The MiFish primers target a hypervariable region of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene (163-185 bp), which contains sufficient information to identify fishes to taxonomic family, genus and species except for some closely related congeners. With the use of those primers in eDNA metabarcoding, Miya et al.12 detected more than 230 subtropical marine species from aquarium tanks with known species composition and coral reefs near the aquarium.
While optimizing the metabarcoding protocol to accommodate natural seawater with varying levels of eDNA concentration from fishes, we have noticed that the MiFish primers occasionally failed to amplify the target region for subsequent library preparation. One of the more likely reasons for this unsuccessful PCR amplification is lack of adequate amounts of the template DNA contained in small volumes of water filtered (i.e. 1-2 L). Although eDNA concentration from a specific taxonomic group is unknowable before the amplification, filtration of large water volumes (&#62;1-2 L) would be a simple and effective means to collect more eDNA from the aquatic environments with scarce fish abundance and biomass, such as open-ocean and deep-sea ecosystems.
Relative to disk fiber filters conventionally used in a number of fish eDNA research16, filter cartridges have the advantage of accommodating larger water volumes before clogging17. Actually, a recent study showed large volume (&#62;20 L) filtration of coastal seawater samples using filter cartridges18. In addition, they are individually packaged and sterile, and several steps of the experimental workflow can be performed in the filter housing, thus reducing the probability of contamination from the laboratory19. The latter feature is critical for eDNA metabarcoding, in which the risk of contamination remains among the greatest experimental challenges20,21. Despite these technical advantages of filter cartridges, it has not been used in eDNA studies of fishes with two exceptions8,15.
Here we provide a protocol for filtration of water samples with the filter cartridge and extraction of eDNA from its filter without having to cut open the housing. We also provide two alternative water filtration systems depending on the water volumes (&#8804;4 L or &#62;4 L). To compare the performance of the newly-developed protocol and a previously-used protocol using a glass-fiber filter in our research group12,14,22,23, we perform eDNA metabarcoding analysis of seawater from a huge aquarium tank (7,500 m3) with known species composition, and show the number of detected species derived from the two protocols as representative results. This protocol has been developed for metabarcoding eDNA from fishes, but is also applicable to eDNA from other organisms.

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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">Mesh panel</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">Stand for the mesh panel</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">No brand</td>
			<td>4184-9507</td>
			<td>available from Amazon Japan</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">1-L plastic bag with screw cap</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Yanagi</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">DP16-TN1000</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">Male luer-lock connector</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">11620</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">10-mL pipette tip</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Eppendorf</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">0030 000.765</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">10-L book bottle with valve</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">As One</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">Sterivex-HV filter</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Millipore</td>
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			<td>denoted as &#34;filter cartridge&#34; throughout the ms and used in the protocol</td>
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			<td style="width:167px;">As One</td>
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			<td style="width:167px;">As One</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">2-258-01</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">DNeasy Blood &#38; Tissue Kit (250)</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">69506</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:231px;">PowerWater Sterivex DNA Isolation Kit</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">MO BIO</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">14600-50-NF</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">Tabletop Centrifuge</td>
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			<td>Maximum speed 6,000 rpm</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">Fixed-angle rotor</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">Adaptor for a 15 mL conical tube</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Kubota</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">055-1280</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:231px;">RNAlater Stabilization Solution</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">AM7020</td>
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			<td style="width:167px;">Parafilm</td>
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use of a filter cartridge for filtration of water samples and extraction of environmental dna

Recent studies demonstrated the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) from fishes to be appropriate as a non-invasive monitoring tool. Most of these studies employed disk fiber filters to collect eDNA from water samples, although a number of microbial studies in aquatic environments have employed filter cartridges, because the cartridge has the advantage of accommodating large water volumes and of overall ease of use. Here we provide a protocol for filtration of water samples using the filter cartridge and extraction of eDNA from the filter without having to cut open the housing. The main portions of this protocol consists of 1) filtration of water samples (water volumes &#8804;4 L or &gt;4 L); (2) extraction of DNA on the filter using a roller shaker placed in a preheated incubator; and (3) purification of DNA using a commercial kit. With the use of this and previously-used protocols, we perform metabarcoding analysis of eDNA taken from a huge aquarium tank (7,500 m3) with known species composition, and show the number of detected species per library from the two protocols as the representative results. This protocol has been developed for metabarcoding eDNA from fishes, but is also applicable to eDNA from other organisms.

It is technically difficult to isolate and quantify only fish eDNA from the extracted bulk eDNA, because the MiFish primers coamplify the target region from some non-fish vertebrates, such as birds and mammals, with PCR products of the same size (ca. 170 bp)12. Instead of quantifying fish eDNA, we perform MiFish metabarcoding analysis of eDNA from an aquarium tank with known species composition using the two different methods of filtration and DNA extraction, and compa...

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Use of a Filter Cartridge for Filtration of Water Samples and Extraction of Environmental DNA

We describe a protocol for filtration of water samples with a filter cartridge and extraction of environmental DNA (eDNA) without having to cut open the housing to remove the filter. This protocol is developed for metabarcoding eDNA from fishes, but is also applicable to eDNA from other organisms.

Recent studies demonstrated the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) from fishes to be appropriate as a non-invasive monitoring tool. Most of these studies ...

The overall goal of this protocol is to filter water samples with a filter cartridge and extract environmental DNA without having to cut open the housing to remove the filter from metabarcoding eDNA from various aquatic organisms. This method can help answer key questions in the ecological field, such as biodiversity monitoring and community ecology. The main advantage of this technique is that the filter cartridges can accommodate larger water volumes and the filtration and DNA extraction can be performed in a sterile manner.To begin this procedure, attach high vacuum tubing to the input connector of an aspirator pump. Attach the other end of the tubing to a manifold. Be sure that the three red T-valves at the manifold are in the off position.Next, put on a clean set of gloves. Insert a female luer fitting at the top end of the vacuum rubber tubing. Then, insert a vacuum connector at the bottom end.Carefully attach the female luer fitting to an outlet port of the filter cartridge. Then, attach the vacuum connector to a silicone stopper. Pour one liter of sampled water into the prepared plastic bag.Enclose the screw cap with the male luer-lock connector. Then, carefully connect an inlet port of the assembled filter cartridge with the male luer-lock connector. Ensure that all connections are secure.Then, hang the plastic bag from two prongs on the mesh panel. Insert a silicone stopper into the inlet port of the manifold. Then, turn on the aspirator.Open the red T-valves for filtration. Run the manifold until the filter cartridge is dry. Then, close the red T-valves.Repeat this entire process to filter the desired amount of water. Once all of the sampled water has been filtered, carefully remove the filter cartridge from the plastic bag and vacuum container. Cap both ends of the cartridge with the appropriate luer caps.Then, using a solvent proof pen, label the cartridge and inlet luer cap. Store at 20 degrees Celsius until ready to perform DNA extraction. For samples larger than four liters, prepare a ten liter book bottle as detailed in the text protocol.Add the water sample to be filtered. Then, tightly insert a ten milliliter pipette tip into the valve of the book bottle. Tightly insert the inlet port of the filter cartridge into the pipette tip.Then, insert a silicone stopper into the inlet port of the manifold. Turn on the aspirator. Then, open the red T-valves for filtration.Run the manifold until the filter cartridge is dry. After the filtration is complete, close the red T-valves. Carefully remove the cartridge from the plastic bag and vacuum connector.Then cap both ends of the cartridge with the appropriate luer caps. Use a solvent proof pen to label the cartridge and the inlet luer cap. Store at 20 degrees Celsius until ready to perform DNA extraction.Preheat an incubator to 56 degrees Celsius. Then, cut the hinged cap from a 2.0 milliliter tube and discard the cap. Remove the inlet luer cap from the filter cartridge.Then, insert the inlet port into the 2.0 milliliter tube. Using a self-sealing film, tightly seal the connection between the cartridge and the collection tube. Next, insert the combined unit into a centrifuge adapter for a 15 milliliter conical tube.Centrifuge the cartridge for one minute at 5000 times g to remove the remaining liquid in the filter. Once centrifugation is complete, remove the collection tube from the filter cartridge and discard the tube. Then, recap the inlet port.Next, mix 20 microliters of protein A-Case solution, 220 microliters of phosphate-buffered saline, and 200 microliters of buffer AL.Remove the inlet cap and add the mixture into the cartridge using a pipette, inserting the pipette completely into the inlet port. Recap the inlet port. Then, place the filter cartridge on a rotary shaker.Place the rotary shaker in the preheated incubator, and set the shaker to 20 rpm for 20 minutes. During the incubation, label a new 2.0 milliliter tube with a solvent proof pen. Then, place it into a 50 milliliter conical tube.After the incubation is complete, remove the inlet cap. Then, insert the inlet port into the new 2.0 milliliter tube. Cap the conical tube with a screw cap.Centrifuge for one minute at 5000 times g to collect the extracted DNA. Then, remove the cartridge in the 2.0 milliliter tube using sterilized forceps. Cap the tube and purify the extracted DNA as outlined in the text protocol.In this procedure, four different volumes of sea water are filtered on the same manifold using two unique filters, and eDNA is subsequently extracted. The filter cartridge detected, on average, 50%more species than the glass fiber filters. Once mastered, this technique can be done in two hours if it is performed properly.After watching this video, you should have a good understanding of how to filter water samples with a filter cartridge, and how to extract eDNA without having to cut open the housing to remove the filter from metabarcoding eDNA from various aquatic organisms.

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EPA Method 1615. Measurement of Enterovirus and Norovirus Occurrence in Water by Culture and RT-qPCR. I. Collection of Virus Samples

EPA Method 1615 was developed with a goal of providing a standard method for measuring enteroviruses and noroviruses in environmental and drinking waters. The standardized sampling component of the method concentrates viruses that may be present in water by passage of a minimum specified volume of water through an electropositive cartridge filter. The minimum specified volumes for surface and finished/ground water are 300 L and 1,500 L, respectively. A major method limitation is the tendency for the filters to clog before meeting the sample volume requirement. Studies using two different, but equivalent, cartridge filter options showed that filter clogging was a problem with 10% of the samples with one of the filter types compared to 6% with the other filter type. Clogging tends to increase with turbidity, but cannot be predicted based on turbidity measurements only. From a cost standpoint one of the filter options is preferable over the other, but the water quality and experience with the water system to be sampled should be taken into consideration in making filter selections.

EPA Method 1615 uses an electropositive filter to concentrate enteroviruses and noroviruses in environmental and drinking waters. This manuscript describes the procedure for collecting samples for Method 1615 analyses.

EPA Method 1615 was developed with a goal of providing a standard method for measuring enteroviruses and noroviruses in environmental and drinking waters. ...

A Whole Cell Bioreporter Approach to Assess Transport and Bioavailability of Organic Contaminants in Water Unsaturated Systems

Bioavailability of contaminants is a prerequisite for their effective biodegradation in soil. The average bulk concentration of a contaminant, however, is not an appropriate measure for its availability; bioavailability rather depends on the dynamic interplay of potential mass transfer (flux) of a compound to a microbial cell and the capacity of the latter to degrade the compound. In water-unsaturated parts of the soil, mycelia have been shown to overcome bioavailability limitations by actively transporting and mobilizing organic compounds over the range of centimeters. Whereas the extent of mycelia-based transport can be quantified easily by chemical means, verification of the contaminant-bioavailability to bacterial cells requires a biological method. Addressing this constraint, we chose the PAH fluorene (FLU) as a model compound and developed a water unsaturated model microcosm linking a spatially separated FLU point source and the FLU degrading bioreporter bacterium Burkholderia sartisoli RP037-mChe by a mycelial network of Pythium ultimum. Since the bioreporter expresses eGFP in response of the PAH flux to the cell, bacterial FLU exposure and degradation could be monitored directly in the microcosms via confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). CLSM and image analyses revealed a significant increase of the eGFP expression in the presence of P. ultimum compared to controls without mycelia or FLU thus indicating FLU bioavailability to bacteria after mycelia-mediated transport. CLSM results were supported by chemical analyses in identical microcosms. The developed microcosm proved suitable to investigate contaminant bioavailability and to concomitantly visualize the involved bacteria-mycelial interactions.

A whole cell bioreporter assay with Burkholderia sartisoli RP037-mChe was developed to detect fractions of an organic contaminant (i.e., fluorene) available for bacterial degradation after active transport by mycelia bridging air-filled pores in a water unsaturated model system.

Bioavailability of contaminants is a prerequisite for their effective biodegradation in soil. The average bulk concentration of a contaminant, however, is ...

Use of Chironomidae (Diptera) Surface-Floating Pupal Exuviae as a Rapid Bioassessment Protocol for Water Bodies

Rapid bioassessment protocols using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages have been successfully used to assess human impacts on water quality. Unfortunately, traditional benthic larval sampling methods, such as the dip-net, can be time-consuming and expensive. An alternative protocol involves collection of Chironomidae surface-floating pupal exuviae (SFPE). Chironomidae is a species-rich family of flies (Diptera) whose immature stages typically occur in aquatic habitats. Adult chironomids emerge from the water, leaving their pupal skins, or exuviae, floating on the water&#8217;s surface. Exuviae often accumulate along banks or behind obstructions by action of the wind or water current, where they can be collected to assess chironomid diversity and richness. Chironomids can be used as important biological indicators, since some species are more tolerant to pollution than others. Therefore, the relative abundance and species composition of collected SFPE reflect changes in water quality. Here, methods associated with field collection, laboratory processing, slide mounting, and identification of chironomid SFPE are described in detail. Advantages of the SFPE method include minimal disturbance at a sampling area, efficient and economical sample collection and laboratory processing, ease of identification, applicability in nearly all aquatic environments, and a potentially more sensitive measure of ecosystem stress. Limitations include the inability to determine larval microhabitat use and inability to identify pupal exuviae to species if they have not been associated with adult males.

Use of Chironomidae Diptera Surface-Floating Pupal Exuviae as a Rapid Bioassessment Protocol for Water Bodies

Rapid bioassessment protocols using benthic macroinvertebrates are often used to monitor and assess water quality. An efficient protocol involves collections of Chironomidae surface-floating pupal exuviae (SFPE). Here, techniques for field collection, laboratory processing, slide mounting, and identification of Chironomidae SFPE are described.

Rapid bioassessment protocols using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages have been successfully used to assess human impacts on water quality. ...

EPA Method 1615. Measurement of Enterovirus and Norovirus Occurrence in Water by Culture and RT-qPCR. Part III. Virus Detection by RT-qPCR

EPA Method 1615 measures enteroviruses and noroviruses present in environmental and drinking waters. This method was developed with the goal of having a standardized method for use in multiple analytical laboratories during monitoring period 3 of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. Herein we present the protocol for extraction of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) from water sample concentrates and for quantitatively measuring enterovirus and norovirus concentrations using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Virus concentrations for the molecular assay are calculated in terms of genomic copies of viral RNA per liter based upon a standard curve. The method uses a number of quality controls to increase data quality and to reduce interlaboratory and intralaboratory variation. The method has been evaluated by examining virus recovery from ground and reagent grade waters seeded with poliovirus type 3 and murine norovirus as a surrogate for human noroviruses. Mean poliovirus recoveries were 20% in groundwaters and 44% in reagent grade water. Mean murine norovirus recoveries with the RT-qPCR assay were 30% in groundwaters and 4% in reagent grade water.

Here we present a procedure to quantify enterovirus and norovirus in environmental and drinking waters using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. Mean virus recovery from groundwater with this standardized procedure from EPA Method 1615 was 20% for poliovirus and 30% for murine norovirus.

EPA Method 1615 measures enteroviruses and noroviruses present in environmental and drinking waters. This method was developed with the goal of having a ...

Automated Gel Size Selection to Improve the Quality of Next-generation Sequencing Libraries Prepared from Environmental Water Samples

Next-generation sequencing of environmental samples can be challenging because of the variable DNA quantity and quality in these samples. High quality DNA libraries are needed for optimal results from next-generation sequencing. Environmental samples such as water may have low quality and quantities of DNA as well as contaminants that co-precipitate with DNA. The mechanical and enzymatic processes involved in extraction and library preparation may further damage the DNA. Gel size selection enables purification and recovery of DNA fragments of a defined size for sequencing applications. Nevertheless, this task is one of the most time-consuming steps in the DNA library preparation workflow. The protocol described here enables complete automation of agarose gel loading, electrophoretic analysis, and recovery of targeted DNA fragments. 
In this study, we describe a high-throughput approach to prepare high quality DNA libraries from freshwater samples that can be applied also to other environmental samples. We used an indirect approach to concentrate bacterial cells from environmental freshwater samples; DNA was extracted using a commercially available DNA extraction kit, and DNA libraries were prepared using a commercial transposon-based protocol. DNA fragments of 500 to 800 bp were gel size selected using Ranger Technology, an automated electrophoresis workstation. Sequencing of the size-selected DNA libraries demonstrated significant improvements to read length and quality of the sequencing reads.

This manuscript describes an automated gel size selection approach for purifying DNA fragments for next-generation sequencing. The Ranger Technology provides complete automation of the entire process of agarose gel loading, electrophoretic analysis, and recovery of targeted DNA fragments allowing for high-throughput and high quality next-generation sequencing libraries.

Next-generation sequencing of environmental samples can be challenging because of the variable DNA quantity and quality in these samples. High quality DNA ...

A Simple Method for Automated Solid Phase Extraction of Water Samples for Immunological Analysis of Small Pollutants

A new method for solid phase extraction (SPE) of environmental water samples is proposed. The developed prototype is cost-efficient and user friendly, and enables to perform rapid, automated and simple SPE. The pre-concentrated solution is compatible with analysis by immunoassay, with a low organic solvent content. A method is described for the extraction and pre-concentration of natural hormone 17&#946;-estradiol in 100 ml water samples. Reverse phase SPE is performed with octadecyl-silica sorbent and elution is done with 200 &#181;l of methanol 50% v/v. Eluent is diluted by adding di-water to lower the amount of methanol. After preparing manually the SPE column, the overall procedure is performed automatically within 1 hr. At the end of the process, estradiol concentration is measured by using a commercial enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA). 100-fold pre-concentration is achieved and the methanol content in only 10% v/v. Full recoveries of the molecule are achieved with 1 ng/L spiked de-ionized and synthetic sea water samples.

A protocol for the extraction and pre-concentration of estradiol from water samples by using an automated and miniaturized system is presented.

A new method for solid phase extraction (SPE) of environmental water samples is proposed. The developed prototype is cost-efficient and user friendly, and ...

Air-sampled Filter Analysis for Endotoxins and DNA Content

Outdoor aerosol research commonly uses particulate matter sampled on filters. This procedure enables various characterizations of the collected particles to be performed in parallel. The purpose of the method presented here is to obtain a highly accurate and reliable analysis of the endotoxin and DNA content of bio-aerosols extracted from filters. The extraction of high molecular weight organic molecules, such as lipopolysaccharides, from sampled filters involves shaking the sample in a pyrogen-free water-based medium. The subsequent analysis is based on an enzymatic reaction that can be detected using a turbidimetric measurement. As a result of the high organic content on the sampled filters, the extraction of DNA from the samples is performed using a commercial DNA extraction kit that was originally designed for soils and modified to improve the DNA yield. The detection and quantification of specific microbial species using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) analysis are described and compared with other available methods.

Two complementary analyses of atmospheric biological particles from air sampled filters are described herein: the extraction and detection of endotoxin, and of DNA.

Outdoor aerosol research commonly uses particulate matter sampled on filters. This procedure enables various characterizations of the collected particles ...

A Lipid Extraction and Analysis Method for Characterizing Soil Microbes in Experiments with Many Samples

Microbial communities are important drivers and regulators of ecosystem processes. To understand how management of ecosystems may affect microbial communities, a relatively precise but effort-intensive technique to assay microbial community composition is phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. PLFA was developed to analyze phospholipid biomarkers, which can be used as indicators of microbial biomass and the composition of broad functional groups of fungi and bacteria. It has commonly been used to compare soils under alternative plant communities, ecology, and management regimes. The PLFA method has been shown to be sensitive to detecting shifts in microbial community composition.
An alternative method, fatty acid methyl ester extraction and analysis (MIDI-FA) was developed for rapid extraction of total lipids, without separation of the phospholipid fraction, from pure cultures as a microbial identification technique. This method is rapid but is less suited for soil samples because it lacks an initial step separating soil particles and begins instead with a saponification reaction that likely produces artifacts from the background organic matter in the soil. 
This article describes a method that increases throughput while balancing effort and accuracy for extraction of lipids from the cell membranes of microorganisms for use in characterizing both total lipids and the relative abundance of indicator lipids to determine soil microbial community structure in studies with many samples. The method combines the accuracy achieved through PLFA profiling by extracting and concentrating soil lipids as a first step, and a reduction in effort by saponifying the organic material extracted and processing with the MIDI-FA method as a second step.

The article describes a method that increases throughput while balancing effort and accuracy for extraction of lipids from the cell membranes of microorganisms for use in characterizing both total lipids and the relative abundance of indicator lipids to determine soil microbial community structure in studies with many samples.

Microbial communities are important drivers and regulators of ecosystem processes. To understand how management of ecosystems may affect microbial ...

Extraction of Organochlorine Pesticides from Plastic Pellets and Plastic Type Analysis

Plastic resin pellets, categorized as microplastics (&#8804;5 mm in diameter), are small granules that can be unintentionally released to the environment during manufacturing and transport. Because of their environmental persistence, they are widely distributed in the oceans and on beaches all over the world. They can act as a vector of potentially toxic organic compounds (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls) and might consequently negatively affect marine organisms. Their possible impacts along the food chain are not yet well understood. In order to assess the hazards associated with the occurrence of plastic pellets in the marine environment, it is necessary to develop methodologies that allow for rapid determination of associated organic contaminant levels. The present protocol describes the different steps required for sampling resin pellets, analyzing adsorbed organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and identifying the plastic type. The focus is on the extraction of OCPs from plastic pellets by means of a pressurized fluid extractor (PFE) and on the polymer chemical analysis applying Fourier Transform-InfraRed (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The developed methodology focuses on 11 OCPs and related compounds, including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its two main metabolites, lindane and two production isomers, as well as the two biologically active isomers of technical endosulfan. This protocol constitutes a simple and rapid alternative to existing methodology for evaluating the concentration of organic contaminants adsorbed on plastic pieces.

Microplastics act as vector of potentially toxic organic contaminants with unpredictable effects. This protocol describes an alternative methodology for assessing the levels of organochlorine pesticides adsorbed on plastic pellets and identifying the polymer chemical structure. The focus is on pressurized fluid extraction and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Plastic resin pellets, categorized as microplastics (&#8804;5 mm in diameter), are small granules that can be unintentionally released to the environment ...

Collection and Extraction of Occupational Air Samples for Analysis of Fungal DNA

Traditional methods of identifying fungal exposures in occupational environments, such as culture and microscopy-based approaches, have several limitations that have resulted in the exclusion of many species. Advances in the field over the last two decades have led occupational health researchers to turn to molecular-based approaches for identifying fungal hazards. These methods have resulted in the detection of many species within indoor and occupational environments that have not been detected using traditional methods. This protocol details an approach for determining fungal diversity within air samples through genomic DNA extraction, amplification, sequencing, and taxonomic identification of fungal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. ITS sequencing results in the detection of many fungal species that are either not detected or difficult to identify to species level using culture or microscopy. While these methods do not provide quantitative measures of fungal burden, they offer a new approach to hazard identification and can be used to determine overall species richness and diversity within an occupational environment.

Determining the fungal diversity within an environment is a method utilized in occupational health studies to identify health hazards. This protocol describes DNA extraction from occupational air samples for amplification and sequencing of fungal ITS regions. This approach detects many fungal species that can be overlooked by traditional assessment methods.