RE: Species Identification

From: LeeAnn Applewhite (lapplewhite@appliedfoodtechnologies.com)
Date: Mon Apr 21 2008 - 13:03:03 PDT

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    Applied Food Technologies uses several different DNA methods for fish
    and seafood species identification. AFT has an extensive collection of
    taxonomically verified specimens procured from around the world that we
    use as reference standards in all our species identification /
    verification testing. Please contact me for more information.
     
    LeeAnn Applewhite
     
    Applied Food Technologies
    (352) 376-9762 Phone
    (352) 376-4830 Fax
     
     
    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu] On
    Behalf Of Pamela Tom
    Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 2:34 PM
    To: seafood@ucdavis.edu
    Subject: RE: Species Identification
     
    Species identification via laboratory methods boils down to whether or
    not a reference standard has been established for the fish in question.
     
    In order to verify your sample, a taxonomically verified reference
    sample needs to be used to compare a known with an unknown species.
    Once the DNA of the reference standard and unknown sample are mapped, a
    comparison can be made to determine if your sample matches the identity
    of the reference sample
     
    Applied Food Technologies (AFT) in the U.S. specializes in fish and
    seafood species identification using a taxonomically confirmed reference
    sample. In terms of reliability, AFT clientele includes government
    agencies and the distribution chain.
     
    LeeAnn Applewhite (AFT), any comments?
     
    Pamela Tom
    Seafood Extension Program Manager
    University of California
    Food Science and Technology Department
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616 USA
     
    E-mail: pdtom@ucdavis.edu Fax: 530/752-4759
    Web: http://seafood.ucdavis.edu
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    From: Scott Glinos (HYPERLINK
    "mailto:sglinos@northcoastseafoods.com?Subject=Re:%20Species%20Identific
    ation&In-Reply-To=%3C65071B0ABF0EE341BC39CCBCCCE8E3B7011411D5@exchangesr
    v.northcoastseafoods.com%3E"sglinos@northcoastseafoods.com)
    Date: Fri Apr 18 2008 - 09:25:39 PDT
    Can anyone recommend a reliable lab which can perform identification of
    various species of fish? I assume the methodology is still quite
    complex. Have any of the procedures been simplified at all in the past
    few years?

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