Use of mtDNA Direct Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Sequencing and PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Methodologies in Species Identification of Canned Tuna

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1662-1669

  Quinteiro, J ^a   Sotelo, C G ^b   Rehbein, H ^c   Pryde, S E ^d   Medina, I ^b   Perez Martin R I ^b   Rey Mendez M ^a   Mackie, I M ^d  

^a Universidade de Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canned tuna; Cytochrome b; Genetic distance; RFLP PCR; Species identification

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0000336811     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970552+     Document Type: Article

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