An Early Step in Manatee eDNA Test (IMAGE)

U.S. Geological Survey

An Early Step in Manatee eDNA Test

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Laboratory technician Amelia Ulmer filters water collected in the field, to be analyzed for environmental DNA in the laboratory of Dr. Margaret Hunter. This sample was tested for Burmese python eDNA, in a process similar to that developed by Dr. Hunter for manatee eDNA.

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Credit: Gaia Meigs-Friend, USGS. Public domain.

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