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Uncovering the magnitude of African pangolin poaching with extensive nanopore DNA genotyping of seized scales.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology - 1 Apr 2024
Yeo Darren, Chan Amy H J, Hiong Kum Chew, Ong Jasmine, Ng Jun Yuan, Lim Jie Min, Zhang Wendy, Lim Sara R, Fernandez Charlene J, Wong Anna M-S, Lee Benjamin P Y-H, Khoo Max D Y, Cheng Thaddaeus X W, Lim Bryan T M, Yeo Hazelina H T, Tan Maxine M Q, Sng Wendy B G, Adam Shaun S, Ang Wee Foong, How Choon Beng, Xie Renhui, Wasser Samuel K, Finch Kristen N, Loo Adrian H B, Yap Him Hoo, Leong Chee Chiew, Er Kenneth B H
Abstract excerpt
Trade in pangolins is illegal, and yet tons of their scales and products are seized at various ports. These large seizures are challenging to process and comprehensively genotype for upstream provenance tracing and species identification for prosecution. We implemented a scalable DNA barcoding pipeline in which rapid DNA extraction and MinION sequencing were used to genotype a substantial proportion of pangolin...
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