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<p>Environmental DNA technology has revolutionized biomonitoring, primarily capturing the presence/absence of target taxa. Recent advances have revealed that eDNA also retains epigenetic signatures. In this perspective, we focus on DNA methylation signals in eDNA, which we define as meth-eDNA, and analyze three pivotal topics: (1) Detection of methylation signals in eDNA, (2) stability in aquatic environment, and (3) applications as ecological indicators. This perspective highlights the potential of meth-eDNA in non-invasive population-level trait inference. Future integration with multi-omics and sequencing innovations will achieve more precision in ecosystem conservation and management.</p>

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The potential of methylation signal detection in eDNA toward functional ecological monitoring

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年6月20日

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  • Chengbin Liu,
  • Xia Fei,
  • Itsuki T. Hirayama,
  • Genfu Yagi,
  • Masayuki Ushio

摘要

Environmental DNA technology has revolutionized biomonitoring, primarily capturing the presence/absence of target taxa. Recent advances have revealed that eDNA also retains epigenetic signatures. In this perspective, we focus on DNA methylation signals in eDNA, which we define as meth-eDNA, and analyze three pivotal topics: (1) Detection of methylation signals in eDNA, (2) stability in aquatic environment, and (3) applications as ecological indicators. This perspective highlights the potential of meth-eDNA in non-invasive population-level trait inference. Future integration with multi-omics and sequencing innovations will achieve more precision in ecosystem conservation and management.