Rapid in-situ detection kit (RisK): Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the rapid identification of selected invasive alien fish in Malaysian freshwaters

Vythalingam, Lavanya Malini and Hossain, M. A. Motalib and Bhassu, Subha (2021) Rapid in-situ detection kit (RisK): Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the rapid identification of selected invasive alien fish in Malaysian freshwaters. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 55. ISSN 0890-8508, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcp.2020.101683.

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Abstract

Invasive alien fish species have become a silent treat towards the ecosystem especially the native fish population in Malaysia. There has been a need to develop rapid identification methods that can aid management teams in identifying fish species that are not native to our ecosystem. Current visual identification methods are highly tedious and require time, delaying action towards curbing the invasion. The LAMP assay successfully identified six popular invasive fish species in Malaysia. None of the LAMP assays showed false positives and the Limit of Detection of the LAMP primers were highly sensitive and could detect DNA samples up to 1 x 10(-1Y5) ng/mu l. The LAMP primers designed were highly specific to the target species and did not amplify non target species. DNA sequencing was done to ensure the accuracy of LAMP assay results. This study demonstrates that LAMP is a suitable tool in species identification efforts of invasive fish species in Malaysia.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) grant
Uncontrolled Keywords: Loop mediated isothermal amplication (LAMP); Invasive alien species; Fisheries control; Species identification
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 11 May 2022 08:01
Last Modified: 11 May 2022 08:01
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/27060

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