Linking Environmental DNA and RNA for Improved Detection of the Marine Invasive Fanworm Sabella spallanzanii

Environmental DNA is increasingly being used in marine invasive species surveillance despite the inability to discriminate between contemporary intracellular (i.e., living) and extracellularly persistent (i.e., legacy) DNA fragments. Environmental RNA is emerging as a powerful alternative when disti...

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Main Authors: Ulla von Ammon, Susanna A. Wood, Olivier Laroche, Anastasija Zaiko, Shane D. Lavery, Graeme J. Inglis, Xavier Pochon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00621/full