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| Dridi, S.; Romdhane, M. S.; Heurtebise, Serge; El Cafsi, M.; Boudry, Pierre; Lapegue, Sylvie. |
| The taxonomy of oysters has been traditionally based on characteristics of the shell. More recently, the analysis of protein and DNA polymorphism has provided a means to overcome difficulties in distinguishing the different species of oysters based solely on shell morphology. In order to identify oysters of the Tunisian north-east coast, we sequenced a 16S rRNA mitochondrial fragment from 68 oysters sampled from the Bizert Lagoon and the Gulf of Hammamet in northern Tunisia. Comparison of oyster 16S rRNA sequences available in GenBank showed the presence of both Ostreola stentina and Crassostrea gigas in our samples, which could not be detected on the basis of shell morphology only. These data confirmed that C. gigas, a non-native species, is now... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: 16S rRNA; Crassostrea gigas; Genetics; Mediterranean Sea; Ostreola stentina; Polymorphism. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/11063/7820.pdf |
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