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μCeta: a set of cetacean-specific primers for environmental DNA metabarcoding with minimal amplification of non-target vertebrates
Masayuki Ushio, Sachie Ozawa, Shin‐ichiro Oka…·Masaki U. Miya
The paper develops and validates μCeta, a cetacean-specific primer set for eDNA metabarcoding that minimizes non-target vertebrate amplification, successfully detecting Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin eDNA in Hong Kong waters.
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