Development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the invasive clam, Corbula amurensis, in environmental samples

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 412, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-57

  Smith, Kirsty F ^a,b   Wood, Susanna A ^a   Mountfort, Douglas O ^a   Cary, S Craig ^b  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental sampling; Invasive species; Larvae; Molecular detection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; BIVALVE; DETECTION METHOD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; MACROALGA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION REGULATION; PROBABILITY; SEAWATER;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; CORBULA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84155165091     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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