Two new publications

Published in PLoS ONE, Morinière and colleagues present a work flow, which allows analysis of mixed samples – examplified with a Malaisetrap content – to generate a list of species using NGS methods. The authors compare different primers and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of presorting the mixture to order level.

The second, recently published paper deals with ground beetles in Germany (Carabidae), and builds on data from the large data-release on beetles of 2015, supplemented by new DNA barcodes and a detailed discussion of the findings.