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Itsuki T. Hirayama

Graduate School of Human Development and Environment Kobe University Kobe JapanORCID 0009-0005-5820-3497Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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EcologybioRxivMar 6, 2025

Significant improvement of environmental DNA assay by targeting retrotransposon sequences characteristic to Anguilla eels

Itsuki T. Hirayama, Yuta Kunimasa, Aya Takeuchi, Toshifumi Minamoto

This study improves eDNA assay sensitivity by using retrotransposon sequences instead of traditional markers, achieving higher detection rates and reduced false negatives in Anguilla eel surveys.

DOI 10.1002/edn3.70197

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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