Recent Applications of FastFish-ID

Lawrence J Wangh; John E Rice; J Aquiles Sanchez

doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3581-0_30

Recent Applications of FastFish-ID

Methods Mol Biol. 2024:2744:503-514. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3581-0_30.

Authors

Lawrence J Wangh^{1

2}, John E Rice³, J Aquiles Sanchez³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology (Emeritus), Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA. LJWangh@Ecologenix.com.
² Founder of Ecologenix, LLC, Auburndale, MA, USA. LJWangh@Ecologenix.com.
³ Consult to Ecologenix, LLC, Auburndale, MA, USA.

PMID: 38683338
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3581-0_30

Abstract

FastFish-ID via Closed-Tube barcoding is a portable platform for rapid and accurate identification of fish species that was conceived at Brandeis University, commercialized at Thermagenix, Inc., and further improved at Ecologenix, LLC (see Chap. 17 in this volume). This chapter focuses on the use of FastFish-ID for (1) identification of intraspecies variants, (2) quantitative use of FastFish-ID to measure the decay of fresh fish, and (3) use of FastFish-ID for the identification of dried and processed shark fins.

Keywords: Closed-Tube barcoding; DNA test for freshness; FastFish-ID; Fluorescent signature; Interdiction of Shark-Fin Trade; Intraspecies variants; Portable barcoding platform; Species identification; Synthetic Reference Target DNA.

MeSH terms

Animal Fins
Animals
DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic* / methods
Fishes*
Sharks*