Isolation of microsatellites using 5’ anchored pcr for the horseshoe crab Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda in Malaysia. Buletin Persatuan Genetik Malaysia, 16 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 1394-5750 (2010)
Abstract
Known as ‘belangkas’ in Malaysia, horseshoe crabs have been used by locals for food, bait and as fertilizer. Currently, these ancient mariners are gaining a lot of attention as the amoebocyte from their blood are harvested by the biomedical industry for use to detect human pathogens in patients, injectable drugs and intravenous devices. Only four extant species are known at present in various regions of the world (Sekiguchi, 1988). Limulus polyphemus inhabits the east coast of the United States while three Asian horseshoe crab species namely Tachypleus tridentatus, Tachypleus gigas, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, are said to be commonly distributed in the coastal and mangrove areas of the Indo-Pacific region.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Horseshoe crabs, Belangkas, Genomic DNA |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Genome > Animal Genome Mapping |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Genome |
| Depositing User: | Rizana Mohd Radwan |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2024 04:31 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2024 04:31 |
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