First report of the invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata in Kenya

First report of the invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata in Kenya

Abstract Following reports of an invasive snail causing crop damage in the expansive Mwea irrigation scheme in Kenya, samples of snails and associated egg masses were collected and sent to CABI laboratories in the UK for molecular identification. DNA barcoding analyses using the cytochrome oxidase s...

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Main Authors: Alan G. Buddie, Ivan Rwomushana, Lisa C. Offord, Simeon Kibet, Fernadis Makale, Djamila Djeddour, Giovanni Cafa, Koskei K. Vincent, Alexander M. Muvea, Duncan Chacha, Roger K. Day
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
Subjects:
Apple snail
Invasive species
Molecular identification
DNA barcoding
COI gene
Phytosanitary risk
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-021-00032-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-021-00032-z

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