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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present inventive subject matter relates to an apparatus, systems and methods for the extraction of environmental DNA for analysis.
BACKGROUND
Species identification and quantification from field sampled environmental DNA
from aqueous samples involves field collection of samples from water bodies (streams, lakes, swamps, effluent discharges, etc.) and then testing those samples using DNA replication protocols. Critical to this process is the preparation and preservation of field samples so that the DNA
samples are not degraded or contaminated.
Current protocols for the collection of field sampled environmental DNA
involve the preparation and assembly of sampling apparatus from separate components. See Appendix A;
Protocolfor collecting eDNA samplesfrom streams Version 2.3- July 2015 by the Rocky Mountain Research Station. This process has been significantly simplified by the use of integrated environmental DNA field sampling system, such as the integrated sampling backpack produced by Smith-Root. See Appendix B; ANDe:
a fully integrated environmental DNA Sampling System.
One of the current drawbacks of field sample preservation methods is that field sampled environmental DNA filters must be preserved to maintain the viability of the DNA samples.
Preservation of the filters can involve transferring the filters to a chemical preservative, be desiccated, or require cold storage in the field. In one method the field preservation of DNA involves the field sampling technician opening up the filter housing; folding the environmental DNA filter with a pair of sterile forceps; then inserting of the filter into a vial or bag containing DNA preservative. These transfer steps can be challenging to perform by a field technician and there is an increased risk of sample contamination by inadvertent DNA contamination.
Date Recue/Date Received 2023-10-30 Some field sampled environmental DNA technicians use fully encapsulated filters and then place the full filter housing in cold storage to preserve the DNA samples. However, the logistics of carrying cold storage into the field is cost prohibitive.
As the number of practitioners using environmental DNA survey methods has increased rapidly in recent years, the standards for what is considered acceptable environmental DNA practice have also increased. More emphasis is being placed on a rigorous set of lab and field protocols that minimize the potential for DNA contamination from myriad potential sources. New tools are therefore needed to help environmental DNA practitioners achieve these high standards both efficiently and cost-effectively. There is an indication that self-preserving environmental DNA
filter housings are a viable alternative to standard environmental DNA preservation methods that help to reduce the risk of sample contamination, minimize protocol steps, and result in less plastic waste.
Therefore, there is a need to improve the preservation of field environmental DNA samples at the point of sampling in the field by the use of a desiccating filter cartridge.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present inventive subject matter overcomes problems in the prior art by providing an inline filter housing including a hydrophilic plastic and vacuum system that function to both concentrate environmental DNA particulates from water samples and to automatically preserve the captured environmental DNA via desiccation to avoid filter membrane transfer steps, chemicals or cold storage requirements.
A self-preserving environmental DNA filter housing that is made of hydrophilic plastic that assists in the desiccating of an environmental DNA sample.
An improved methodology for the collection of and preservation of environmental DNA samples with the steps of: opening the package, filtering environmental water using a membrane filter housing, and placing the housing unopened back into the resealable bag.
A filter housing capable of improved access using a pull-tab mechanism and the filter membrane removed for sampled environmental DNA extraction.
A process for collecting one or more field samples and to transport them to labs, without the necessity of cold storage materials or ethanol vials.
Further it is an objective in the development of the self-preserving filter was to create a solution for any environmental DNA pump system that reduces the potential for contamination by minimizing high-risk filter handling steps in the field. This was driven by an identified need for robust sampling protocols to improve environmental DNA data quality to the point where species detections via environmental DNA can be trusted and integrated into management or regulatory frameworks. Current field preservation methods often require filter membrane manipulations with sterile forceps that are difficult for even well-trained field staff to conduct reliably. Although rarely reported in the literature, these challenging steps can lead to filters being dropped or mishandled in the process of transfer to preservation media. The self-preserving (desiccating) filters described herein remove the membrane transfer steps altogether from the field protocol, which also improves the time efficiency of field staff tasked with collecting many samples in remote locations. Such improvements to the environmental DNA field sampling process are especially important given that many research studies now rely on citizen scientists and those who are not professionally trained to collect field samples.
Further it is an objective in the development of the filter was to help reduce the ecological impacts of environmental DNA sampling that generally relies heavily on single-use plastic components. Single-use consumables are often preferred by environmental DNA researchers because existing sterilization methods (i.e., bleach) can lead to false-positives when sterilization is insufficient, or false-negatives when residual bleach is carried over to subsequent samples. The self-preserving filters housings are currently designed to be a single-use sampling implement that is 50% comprised of a biodegradable
The foregoing is not intended to be an exhaustive list of embodiments and features of the present inventive subject matter. Persons skilled in the art are capable of appreciating other embodiments and features from the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings.
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FIG. IA-IF illustrates a self-preserving environmental DNA filter process.
FIG. 2 is a flow chart for a self-preserving environmental DNA filter process.
FIG. 3 is a boxplot displaying an average environmental DNA quantity from replicate filter samples.
FIG. 4 is a photo image sequence of the collection process.
FIG. 5 are mechanical illustrations of the cartridge.
FIG. 6 is a view of the sampling device in use by the operator.
FIG. 7 is a field sampling montage.
FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the filter cartridge components.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Representative embodiments according to the inventive subject matter are shown in FIG. IA-IF, FIG.
2, FIG. 3, FIG 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, where similar features share common reference numerals.
Different views of the filter cartridge are shown in FIG 5. The purpose of the filter cartridge is encapsulate and hold the filter membrane. Sampling water is passed through the filter membrane under pressure. The filter membrane retains the field sample environmental DNA.
Now referring the FIG 8. An exploded view of the Filter Cartridge components are shown (B) having a Rubber top, a Filter Membrane, a Filter backer, a Steel mesh, and a De ssicating bottom.
The Filter Cartridge is made of a hydrophilic substance that absorbs water.
This absorption of water assists in the desiccating the filter membrane after sampling and preserves the membrane for subsequent DNA PCR analysis.
The Filter Cartridge can accommodate any 47mm filter membrane material that is hydrophilic.
Examples of hydrophilic compounds include, but are not limited to, polycarbonate, and MCE.
Specification sheets for materials that can be used to make a hydrophilic cartridge are included as Appendix D and Appendix E.
Sampling apparatus used in conjunction with the Filter Cartridge Referring to Fig. 6 which shows the environmental DNA sampling system in use by the operator. The environmental DNA sampling system is a backpack Now referring to FIGS 1A-IF, which illustrates the different steps involved in the inventive subject matter of the self-preserving environmental DNA filter process, a filter packet 110 is opened containing the pre-loaded 47mm inline filter housing 111 made with hydrophilic plastic as illustrated in I00A of FIG. IA. A water sample is collected from a water body 112 and filtered through the PES membrane (not shown in FIG. 1B) by attachment to a pump system as illustrated in 100B of FIG. 1B. The filter housing 111 is placed unopened back into the resealable pouch which is then sealed and labeled as illustrated in 100C and 100D of FIG. IC and FIG. ID
respectively. The hydrophilic plastic immediately begins to preserve the environmental DNA by desiccation at ambient temperature
Use of the Filter Cartridge with other Sampling Systems The Filter Cartridge is not limited to only being used with the sampling system described above. The Filter Cartridge may be used with any field sampling apparatus that can extract and filter a liquid across a membrane.
Methods for the Preservation of the field sampled environmental DNA
The steps for preserving the environmental DNA are shown in flow chart 205 for a self preserving environmental DNA filter process:
A filter packet is opened containing the pre-loaded 47mm inline filter housing made with hydrophilic plastic 210, The extension tube (in packet) and suction tubing are attached to filter housing; pump is activated to begin filtration.
The suction tubing is then placed in the body of water (lake, stream, etc).
.Water is then filtered through the PES membrane by attachment to a pump system 220, The filter housing is placed into a resealable pouch which is then sealed and labeled 230.
The hydrophilic plastic immediately begins to preserve the environmental DNA
by desiccation at ambient temperature in field storage 240 as samples are stored at room temperature while they await bulk processing 250, The filter housing is opened with the pull-tab and the environmental DNA
filter membrane is removed for DNA extraction 260.
An alternate methodology may also be employed:
The extension tube (in packet) and suction tubing are attached to filter housing; pump is activated to begin filtration.
When "low flow" alarm sounds or target volume is reached, the filter housing is inverted and elevated to filter all remaining water in housing and clear the suction line.
Seal is cracked (not opened) and the pump continues to run for approximately 20 seconds to air dry the filter membrane.
The extension tube is removed from the filter housing and discarded.
The self-preserving filter housing is placed back into the original packaging.
An effort is made by operator to minimize excess moisture on the outside of the filter housing or in the packaging.
The zip-type seal is resealed, and the filter housing material immediately begins preserving the captured DNA via desiccation.
The sample is labeled and placed back inside field storage at ambient temperature.
Samples are then aggregated and stored in the office at room temperature until laboratory processing.
Once in the laboratory, the technician removes the filter housing with preserved 47mm eDNA
membrane inside.
The filter housing is opened by the pull-tab, revealing the environmental DNA
filter membrane.
The environmental DNA filter membrane is removed from the housing with sterile forceps for DNA extraction, and the filter backer remains in the housing. All elements other than the environmental DNA filter membrane are then discarded.
In this study, the environmental DNA preservation capabilities of the hydrophilic filter housings is compared to the standard ethanol field preservation method using a mesocosm experiment. Replicate water samples are collected and filtered from a tank containing a single suspended concentration of New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) environmental DNA in river water, and preserved half the samples in ethanol and the other half were allowed to be self-preserved by placing the filter housing back in original packaging. The mudsnail environmental DNA preserved on filters was then extracted at multiple time points and quantified by qPCR to determine the degree of environmental DNA degradation over time for each 20 preservation method.
A description of the materials and methods involved in the Mesocosm setup is as follows: A total of 88L of environmental water was collected from a local creek and transferred to a 15 IL total-volume test tank (91 cm L x 46cm W x 2 km H) held in a wet lab. Environmental water from the creek was used to ensure that the experiment accounted for naturally-occurring environmental PCR inhibitors. An additional 17L of water from a rearing tank containing a small population of New Zealand mudsnails (-100 individuals) was added to the test tank to create a total volume of 105L
of water with known New Zealand mudsnail environmental DNA. Water in the test tank was circulated throughout the experiment using a gyre pump (Maxspect XF250 - 5300 GPH)¨this ensured that New Zealand mudsnail environmental DNA was kept suspended and mixed throughout the tank.
Detectability of New Zealand mudsnail environmental DNA was confirmed in the test tank prior to replicate sample collection by testing with Biomeme handheld qPCR. A description of the water filtration and preservation is as follows: Water was filtered from the test tank using the Smith-Root environmental DNA sampler with single-use filter packets . The filter housings, contained in packets and pre-loaded with 1.0 um (47mm diameter) polyether sulfone (PES) filter membranes, were 50%
comprised of an injection-molded hydrophilic plastic.
Filtration parameters on the environmental DNA sampler were standardized for all samples at
environmental DNA Filter samples were collected for both preservation treatments (ethanol, self-preserved) and labeled for DNA
extraction at 5 time points post-collection: 11 days, 18 days, 25 days, 32 days, 60 days. Three replicate filter samples were collected for each combination of preservation method and extraction time point, for a total of 30 samples (15 ethanol, 15 self-preserved).
After filtration, the filter membranes for ethanol preservation were immediately removed from the housing, folded, and inserted into individual 2mL test tubes filled with approximately 1.25mL of 200 proof reagent-grade ethanol to sufficiently cover the sample.
The sampling and preservation procedure for the self-preserved filters are modified to minimize the amount of moisture that the hydrophilic plastic was required to absorb. At the end of a filtration cycle the environmental DNA sampler produces an audible "low-flow" alarm ¨ indicating that all water in the suction tubing has been metered and filtration is complete. For the self-preserved samples this experiment, the pump was allowed to continue running for 20 seconds at this stage to effectively air dry the filter membrane. After the drying step the filter housing was placed back into the foil pouch and resealed using the zip-type sealing strip for preservation.
A description of the environmental DNA quantification and analysis is as follows: Samples of both preservation treatments were shipped overnight to the Goldberg lab at Washington State University and stored at room temperature until their prescribed DNA extraction time point.
DNA was extracted from filters following the laboratory's standard protocol: filter homogenization via QIAshredder (Qiagen, Inc.), DNA extraction with the DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit (Qiagen, Inc.) and 100uI elution. Mudsnail environmental DNA on each filter was detected and quantified by triplicate qPCR using a custom assay previously described in Goldberg et al. (2013): NZMS F ¨
TGTTTCAAGTGTGCTGGTTTAYA, NZMS Probe 6FAMCCTCGACCAATATGTAAATMGB, NZMS
CAAATGGRGCTAGTTGATTCTTT, using PCR reactions with QuantiTect Multiplex PCR Mix
Cycling was 15 min initial denature at 95C, followed by 50 cycles of 94C for 60 s and 60C for 60 s.
An exogenous internal positive control (Applied Biosystems) was included in each well as a test for inhibition. Reaction Starting Quantity (SQ) was calculated by a standard curve comprising 10, 100, 1000, and 10000 copies per well of gBlock standard (IDT, Inc.) and run with each plate of filter sample extracts.
Mudsnail environmental DNA degradation over the storage period was compared between the two preservation treatments and the five extraction time points using the SQ
values produced by qPCR.
First, the SQ values from the three qPCR replicates were average for each filter sample.
A two-way ANOVA was then performed on the filter SQ values, using "preservation method" and ",extraction time" as predictor variables. The base a.ov function in R (Team 2014), treating preservation method as a factor with two levels and extraction time (in days) as a continuous integer variable. We tested for the simple main effects and for an interaction between the two variables.
A description of the results obtained is as follows: Over the course of the full two-month environmental DNA preservation period, the average SQ value (copies per reaction) was slightly higher for the self-preserved filters (319) than it was with the ethanol preserved samples (290 copies). However, there was no significant difference in the SQ values between two preservation methods (Fo ,26) = 1.878, p = 0.182). In addition, DNA extraction time was not a significant variable = 2.859, p = 0.103), indicating no significant change in amplifiable target environmental DNA quantity over the course of the preservation trial. Lastly, we did not detect an interaction between the preservation method and extraction time point = 0.379, p = 0.544), suggesting that any effects of preservation time were independent of method.
The above experiments infer that there is no significant difference in the environmental DNA
preservation capabilities of the self-preserving filter housings and the industry-standard ethanol Date Recue/Date Received 2023-10-30 preservation method. Surprisingly, the average SQ values from self-preserved filters were actually slightly higher than those from ethanol-preserved filters. We also did not detect any difference in template environmental DNA quantify on the replicate filters over the course of a two-month preservation trial involving storage at room temperature. This suggests that both methods are effective options for field preservation of environmental DNA captured on filter samples, and that samples of both preservation types can be stored at low cost for up to two months.
Now referring to FIG. 3, which illustrates average environmental DNA quantity (SQ) from replicate filter samples extracted at five time points after filtration (11 days, 18 days, 25 days, 32 days, 60 days), and from two preservation treatments: ethanol (black), self-preserving (grey).
The experiment compares target environmental DNA degradation between methods over the course of the preservation trial.
Persons skilled in the art will recognize that many modifications and variations are possible in the details, materials, and arrangements of the parts and actions which have been described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of this inventive concept and that such modifications and variations do not depart from the spirit and scope of the teachings and claims contained therein.
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wherein said hydrophilic material is capable of absorbing moisture from the internal membrane filter thereby preserving any captured DNA on the filter membrane via desiccation.
opening a filter packet containing an hydrophilic plastic filter housing, the filter housing containing a DNA filter membrane; collecting and filtering the water sample through the DNA filter membrane by attachment to a pump system; placing the filter housing into a resealable pouch; sealing and labelling the resealable pouch;
preserving the DNA by the DNA filter membrane by desiccation at ambient temperature in field storage; and storing the resealable pouch at room temperature.
filter membrane for DNA extraction.
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