Evaluating detection limits of next-generation sequencing for the surveillance and monitoring of international marine pests.

Most surveillance programmes for marine invasive species (MIS) require considerable taxonomic expertise, are laborious, and are unable to identify species at larval or juvenile stages. Therefore, marine pests may go undetected at the initial stages of incursions when population densities are low. In...

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Main Authors: Xavier Pochon, Nathan J Bott, Kirsty F Smith, Susanna A Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762713?pdf=render