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species identification; LAMP; point-of-care testing; SaLux19; Sus scrofa (wild boar/pig)
Abstract:
Our research has developed a highly sensitive and simple assay to detect small amounts of animal and human biological material in less than 40 min. The handheld SaLux19 device developed at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine in Göttingen, Germany, was used to validate our concept. The proposed system uses isothermal amplification of DNA in a rapid assay format. Our results show that the assay can detect Sus scrofa nucleic acids with very high sensitivity and specificity. This detection system has potential for forensic scenarios.
