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Table 2 Summary of PCR amplifications using a range of primers and DNA templates of varying quality.

From: Forensic identification of severely degraded Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) tissues

Tissue source

Primer sets

 

Short fragment COI

Barcode

Microsatellite

 

O. mykiss -specific

S. salar -specific

Fish1

Omm1303

Ssp2201

Decayed fillets

+

+

-

-

-

Ensilage

NA

+

-

NA

[+]

Salmon pâté

NA

+

-

NA

-

Canned salmon fillet

NA

+

-

NA

-

  1. COI = cytochrome c oxidase I
  2. + = Amplification of a PCR product of appropriate size using the indicated DNA template; - = no product detected; [+] = amount of PCR product was so low that interpretation of the result was ambiguous; NA = not applicable.