DNA barcoding for species assignment: the case of Mediterranean marine fishes.

BACKGROUND:DNA barcoding enhances the prospects for species-level identifications globally using a standardized and authenticated DNA-based approach. Reference libraries comprising validated DNA barcodes (COI) constitute robust datasets for testing query sequences, providing considerable utility to...

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Main Authors: Monica Landi, Mark Dimech, Marco Arculeo, Girolama Biondo, Rogelia Martins, Miguel Carneiro, Gary Robert Carvalho, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Filipe O Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4164363?pdf=render