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Species-Specific Primers

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How it works

Species-specific primers are short DNA sequences designed to only amplify the DNA of one targeted species. When designed adequately, pairs of species-specific primers can be combined as “kits” to identify several species.
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microsatellites
Species-Specific Primers
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BENEFIT

Interests

  • Cheap (no sequencing)
  • Very fast Technical step (24h)

Species Specific

Limits

  • Relevance limited to initial targeted species/strains
  • Specific-species development

Our publications

Research Articles:

  • Pintilioaie A.-M., et al. (2026). A New Record of the Non-native Species Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) umbratus (Diptera: Tipuloidea) in Romania, with COI-sequenced Specimens. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 78(1), 1–7. 
  • Rousset Z. et al. (2025). Spotted! Ophraella communa Le Sage, 1986 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), the ragweed leaf beetle, makes its French debut. BioInvasions Records, 14(4), 833–843. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2025.14.4.07
  • Viciriuc I. M. et al. (2025). State of the spread of the exotic parasitoid wasp Leptopilina japonica tracking the route of its invasive host fly Drosophila suzukii in France. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.70025
  • Leblalta et al. (2024). First detection of the opuntia cochineal scale Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell, 1896) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in Misserghin (Oran),  North-West Algeria. 

Conference Posters :

  • IDMABIO: A Platform for the Molecular Characterization of Biological Agents and Pests. IEIC 2025.
  • The utilization of DNA barcoding in the study of parasitoid communities of Cydia pomonella. IEIC 2025.

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