Introducing an rbcL and a trnL reference library to aid in the metabarcoding analysis of foraged plants from two semi-arid eastern South African savanna bioregions.

Success of a metabarcoding study is determined by the extent of taxonomic coverage and the quality of records available in the DNA barcode reference database used. This study aimed to create an rbcL and a trnL (UAA) DNA barcode sequence reference database of plant species that are potential herbivor...

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Main Authors: Danielle Botha, Mornè du Plessis, Frances Siebert, Sandra Barnard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286144