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Received: 11 May 2017 Accepted: 25 August 2017 Published: xx xx xxxx
Bacterial communities 16S rDNA fingerprinting as a potential tracing tool for cultured seabass Dicentrarchus labrax Tânia Pimentel1, Joana Marcelino2, Fernando Ricardo1, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares1 & Ricardo Calado1 Traceability of seafood has become crucial with market globalization and consumer’s awareness. The present study used PCR-DGGE and 454 pyrosequencing to assess if bacterial communities fingerprint associated to seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) skin mucus can be used to discriminate the geographic origin of fishes cultured in three semi-intensive fish farms. PCR-DGGE and pyrosequencing results were congruent and suggested that this molecular approach has the potential to trace fish farms with a spatial resolution
OPEN
Received: 11 May 2017 Accepted: 25 August 2017 Published: xx xx xxxx
Bacterial communities 16S rDNA fingerprinting as a potential tracing tool for cultured seabass Dicentrarchus labrax Tânia Pimentel1, Joana Marcelino2, Fernando Ricardo1, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares1 & Ricardo Calado1 Traceability of seafood has become crucial with market globalization and consumer’s awareness. The present study used PCR-DGGE and 454 pyrosequencing to assess if bacterial communities fingerprint associated to seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) skin mucus can be used to discriminate the geographic origin of fishes cultured in three semi-intensive fish farms. PCR-DGGE and pyrosequencing results were congruent and suggested that this molecular approach has the potential to trace fish farms with a spatial resolution
