DNA Barcoding as a Reliable Method for the Authentication of Commercial Seafood Products

Animal DNA barcoding allows researchers to identify different species by analyzing a short nucleotide sequence, typically the mitochondrial gene cox1. In this paper, we use DNA barcoding to genetically identify seafood samples that were purchased from various locations throughout Italy. We adopted a...

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Main Authors: Silvia Nicolè, Enrico Negrisolo, Giulia Eccher, Roberto Mantovani, Tomaso Patarnello, David L. Erickson, W. John Kress, Gianni Barcaccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb 2012-01-01
Series:Food Technology and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/138880