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Title:

Universal Primers for Wildlife Identification
Value Proposition:

Wildlife services done through CCMB-LaCONES for department of Forests, Police, Airports and the Report is valid in Judiciary.
Summary Application:
The invention provides novel universal primers that can amplify the fragment of cytochrome b gene of any animal species in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reveal the identity of the biological material of any unknown animal origin and a method for identification of the specific animal from a given biological sample.
Advantages:
  • Identification of any unknown animal sample at species and sub-species level. 
  • The invention also provides a method for the identification of fragments on mitochondrial cytochrome b gene in biological material of unknown origin.
  • Helps for wildlife diagnostics and wildlife protection.

 
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology[CSIR-CCMB]
:  director[at]ccmb[dot]res[dot]in
:91-40-27160222-31, 91-40-27160232-41
:https://www.ccmb.res.in
Industrial Applications: Animals [Biological Science]
Patent(s): US7141364