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Larval RNA Interference in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Published on: October 13, 2014
Differentiation of Laboratory Strains of Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum Collected from Various Areas
Hiromasa Yamauchi1, Masami Harada2, Akihiro Miyanoshita3
1Safety Science Institute, Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert Limited.
Abstract:
We recently reported polymorphism in the mitochondrial genes of Tribolium castaneum, a stored grain pest. Here, we show that T. castaneum samples from the main island of Japan can be easily differentiated from samples from other areas by using real-time PCR with minor groove binding (MGB) TaqMan probes containing a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) to amplify a 179-bp fragment. This assay was also applicable to samples stored at room temperature for 5 months after natural death, and samples whose DNA was artificially degraded by heat, pressure, or gamma-ray irradiation.
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