Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, Pakistan

DNA barcoding, one of several procedures for identification of organisms, is an effective way to identify fish species. DNA-based identification is reliable and accurate to characterize an organism at different stages of its life cycle. Several reference libraries were used to link species by adding...

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Main Authors: Parsa Riaz, Muhammad Naeem, Shoaib Hassan, Ammar Danyal Naeem, Zara Naeem, Muhammad Azam Sheikh
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Published: Society of Eminent Biological Scientists 2024-07-01
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author Parsa Riaz
Muhammad Naeem
Shoaib Hassan
Ammar Danyal Naeem
Zara Naeem
Muhammad Azam Sheikh
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description DNA barcoding, one of several procedures for identification of organisms, is an effective way to identify fish species. DNA-based identification is reliable and accurate to characterize an organism at different stages of its life cycle. Several reference libraries were used to link species by adding data to report species. For the sequencing of undetermined species, a customized primer was used. An unknown specimen was identified using a cytochrome c oxidase 1 primer. In this study, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 was used to identify Wallago attu at the molecular level. After sequencing, the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene was fragmented into 380 base pair pieces. A molecular-based identification approach, which comprised a neighbor-joining tree to estimate divergence, was used in addition to morphological identification to identify and authenticate the species under investigation. The COI barcodes were morphologically identified and matched with reference sequences of anticipated species. The GenBank databases received species reports with the entry number MT476360. The study's findings suggested that DNA barcoding is a viable and successful method for fish identification and for establishing a reliable DNA barcode reference library for these species.
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spelling doaj-art-beb05de5769f46b29e7db682566824ea2025-08-20T03:53:42ZengSociety of Eminent Biological ScientistsInternational Journal of Applied and Experimental Biology2790-65232790-65312024-07-013210511110.56612/ijaaeb.v1i1.7980Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, PakistanParsa Riaz0Muhammad Naeem1Shoaib Hassan2Ammar Danyal Naeem3Zara Naeem4Muhammad Azam Sheikh5Institute of Zoology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, PakistanInstitute of Zoology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, PakistanInstitute of Zoology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, PakistanInstitute of Zoology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, PakistanInstitute of Zoology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, PakistanDepartment of Zoology Division of Science & Technology University of Education Lahore, Punjab PakistanDNA barcoding, one of several procedures for identification of organisms, is an effective way to identify fish species. DNA-based identification is reliable and accurate to characterize an organism at different stages of its life cycle. Several reference libraries were used to link species by adding data to report species. For the sequencing of undetermined species, a customized primer was used. An unknown specimen was identified using a cytochrome c oxidase 1 primer. In this study, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 was used to identify Wallago attu at the molecular level. After sequencing, the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene was fragmented into 380 base pair pieces. A molecular-based identification approach, which comprised a neighbor-joining tree to estimate divergence, was used in addition to morphological identification to identify and authenticate the species under investigation. The COI barcodes were morphologically identified and matched with reference sequences of anticipated species. The GenBank databases received species reports with the entry number MT476360. The study's findings suggested that DNA barcoding is a viable and successful method for fish identification and for establishing a reliable DNA barcode reference library for these species.https://submissions.eminentscientists.com/index.php/IJAEB/article/view/79cytochrome c oxidase dna barcodingfishmolecular identificationmolecular markers
spellingShingle Parsa Riaz
Muhammad Naeem
Shoaib Hassan
Ammar Danyal Naeem
Zara Naeem
Muhammad Azam Sheikh
Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, Pakistan
International Journal of Applied and Experimental Biology
cytochrome c oxidase
dna barcoding
fish
molecular identification
molecular markers
title Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, Pakistan
title_full Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, Pakistan
title_fullStr Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, Pakistan
title_short Molecular marker-based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish (Wallago attu) from river Chenab, Pakistan
title_sort molecular marker based species identification of carnivorous freshwater catfish wallago attu from river chenab pakistan
topic cytochrome c oxidase
dna barcoding
fish
molecular identification
molecular markers
url https://submissions.eminentscientists.com/index.php/IJAEB/article/view/79
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