The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection Methods
The European or Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) is an opportunistic apex predator which is the largest freshwater fish species in Europe, making it a popular choice as an angler fish or biological control agent. Moreover, in recent years in many places they have also become increasingly important in t...
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| description | The European or Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) is an opportunistic apex predator which is the largest freshwater fish species in Europe, making it a popular choice as an angler fish or biological control agent. Moreover, in recent years in many places they have also become increasingly important in the food industry too. They mainly live in fishponds or rivers, and their natural area of distribution is Central-Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Over time they have been introduced into many aquatic systems in several countries, but they have become an invasive species due to their excellent adaptability. The European catfish is a highly successful, aggressive apex predator, with a broad diet and thus has a profound impact on the ecosystem. As a result, their monitoring of natural waters has become an important task at the national and international levels. Hence, as with other invasive species, for their detection, a variety of traditional methods are applied. However, with recent technological advances, non-invasive, sensitive, cost- and time-effective approaches have emerged that utilize environmental DNA (eDNA) as a basis. The aim of this review is to present these recent technologies and their application to European catfish species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dcc0b37780746cc93948cc422bd54312024-04-11T07:35:30ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-06-0156114514527The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection MethodsBettina Hegedűs0Zoltán Bagi1Bianka Tóth2Szilvia Kusza3University of Debrecen Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, 4032-Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, HungaryUniversity of Debrecen Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, 4032-Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, HungaryUniversity of Debrecen Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, 4032, DebrecenUniversity of Debrecen Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, 4032, DebrecenThe European or Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) is an opportunistic apex predator which is the largest freshwater fish species in Europe, making it a popular choice as an angler fish or biological control agent. Moreover, in recent years in many places they have also become increasingly important in the food industry too. They mainly live in fishponds or rivers, and their natural area of distribution is Central-Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Over time they have been introduced into many aquatic systems in several countries, but they have become an invasive species due to their excellent adaptability. The European catfish is a highly successful, aggressive apex predator, with a broad diet and thus has a profound impact on the ecosystem. As a result, their monitoring of natural waters has become an important task at the national and international levels. Hence, as with other invasive species, for their detection, a variety of traditional methods are applied. However, with recent technological advances, non-invasive, sensitive, cost- and time-effective approaches have emerged that utilize environmental DNA (eDNA) as a basis. The aim of this review is to present these recent technologies and their application to European catfish species.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/27environmental dnainvasive speciesreviewsilurus glanis |
| spellingShingle | Bettina Hegedűs Zoltán Bagi Bianka Tóth Szilvia Kusza The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection Methods Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies environmental dna invasive species review silurus glanis |
| title | The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection Methods |
| title_full | The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection Methods |
| title_fullStr | The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection Methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection Methods |
| title_short | The European Catfish (Silurus glanis) as an Invasive Species – eDNA Detection Methods |
| title_sort | european catfish silurus glanis as an invasive species edna detection methods |
| topic | environmental dna invasive species review silurus glanis |
| url | https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/27 |
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