Katy Klymus, PhD
Dr. Katy Klymus is a Research Biologist at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
She has a background in evolutionary biology, animal behavior and genetics. Since joining the USGS in 2016, my research focus is on using genetic methods to inform wildlife species management. Currently I am studying environmental DNA methods and how they can be used to assess current levels of and changes in biodiversity.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, The University of Missouri, 2011
B.S. Zoology, The University of Texas, 2000
Science and Products
READI-Net: Providing Tools for the Early Detection and Management of Aquatic Invasive Species
Threatened, Endangered or Rare Species Detection
Molecular Section: eDNA Research
Complete female and male mitogenomes of the mucket mussel (Ortmanniana ligamentina)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding assessment of dead-end hollow fiber ultrafiltration (D-HFUF) and polyethylstyrene (PES) filters filtration methods on detection of freshwater mussel eDNA from Flint River and Spring Creek, Georgia and Big Piney River
Laboratory estimates of eDNA degradation rates for Actinionais ligamentina eDNA
Development and testing of a qPCR assay for Lampsilis siliquoidea eDNA
Development, testing and use of four species-specific qPCR assays for freshwater mussel eDNA detection in the Niobrara River
Environmental DNA shedding rates in laboratory conditions for Cumberlandia monodonta, Actinonaias ligamentina, and Lampsilis siliquoidea.
Water chemistry and molecular eDNA data observed in experimental laboratory mesocosms exposed to different nitrogen amendments in the presence or absence of a nitrifier enriched microbial community
Data on the detection of Epioblasma capsaeformis using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Clinch River, Tennessee (2019 to 2021)
Data on the detection of Cumberlandia monodonta using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Big Piney River, Missouri 2020 – 2022 (ver. 2.0, August 2024)
Degradation of Cumberlandia monodonta environmental DNA over time in laboratory conditions using the C.monCOI assay
Genomic variation in the genus Pimephales: raw sequence data and single-nucleotide polymorphisms
Longnose darter (Percina nasuta) eDNA survey results from the St. Francis River, Missouri 2018
Species richness and distribution of Sphaeriidae surveyed with Environmental DNA metabarcoding
Toward invasive mussel genetic biocontrol: Approaches, challenges, and perspectives
Dead-end hollow fiber ultrafiltration capture of environmental DNA for freshwater mussel (Unionidae) species detection with metabarcoding
A nitrifier-enriched microbial community contributes to the degradation of environmental DNA
The Government eDNA Working Group 6th Annual eDNA Technical Exchange Workshop
Gaining decision-maker confidence through community consensus: Developing environmental DNA standards for data display on the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database
Genome resequencing clarifies phylogeny and reveals patterns of selection in the toxicogenomics model Pimephales promelas
A comparison of eDNA and visual survey methods for detection of longnose darter Percina nasuta in Missouri
Editorial: Environmental DNA innovations for conservation
Metabarcoding assays for the detection of freshwater mussels (Unionida) with environmental DNA
Development and testing of species-specific quantitative PCR assays for environmental DNA applications
Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
READI-Net: Providing Tools for the Early Detection and Management of Aquatic Invasive Species
Threatened, Endangered or Rare Species Detection
Molecular Section: eDNA Research
Complete female and male mitogenomes of the mucket mussel (Ortmanniana ligamentina)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding assessment of dead-end hollow fiber ultrafiltration (D-HFUF) and polyethylstyrene (PES) filters filtration methods on detection of freshwater mussel eDNA from Flint River and Spring Creek, Georgia and Big Piney River
Laboratory estimates of eDNA degradation rates for Actinionais ligamentina eDNA
Development and testing of a qPCR assay for Lampsilis siliquoidea eDNA
Development, testing and use of four species-specific qPCR assays for freshwater mussel eDNA detection in the Niobrara River
Environmental DNA shedding rates in laboratory conditions for Cumberlandia monodonta, Actinonaias ligamentina, and Lampsilis siliquoidea.
Water chemistry and molecular eDNA data observed in experimental laboratory mesocosms exposed to different nitrogen amendments in the presence or absence of a nitrifier enriched microbial community
Data on the detection of Epioblasma capsaeformis using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Clinch River, Tennessee (2019 to 2021)
Data on the detection of Cumberlandia monodonta using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Big Piney River, Missouri 2020 – 2022 (ver. 2.0, August 2024)
Degradation of Cumberlandia monodonta environmental DNA over time in laboratory conditions using the C.monCOI assay
Genomic variation in the genus Pimephales: raw sequence data and single-nucleotide polymorphisms
Longnose darter (Percina nasuta) eDNA survey results from the St. Francis River, Missouri 2018
Species richness and distribution of Sphaeriidae surveyed with Environmental DNA metabarcoding
Toward invasive mussel genetic biocontrol: Approaches, challenges, and perspectives
Dead-end hollow fiber ultrafiltration capture of environmental DNA for freshwater mussel (Unionidae) species detection with metabarcoding
A nitrifier-enriched microbial community contributes to the degradation of environmental DNA
The Government eDNA Working Group 6th Annual eDNA Technical Exchange Workshop
Gaining decision-maker confidence through community consensus: Developing environmental DNA standards for data display on the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database
Genome resequencing clarifies phylogeny and reveals patterns of selection in the toxicogenomics model Pimephales promelas
A comparison of eDNA and visual survey methods for detection of longnose darter Percina nasuta in Missouri
Editorial: Environmental DNA innovations for conservation
Metabarcoding assays for the detection of freshwater mussels (Unionida) with environmental DNA
Development and testing of species-specific quantitative PCR assays for environmental DNA applications
Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.