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Exploring sample cross‐contamination in fish epidermal mucus
Author(s) -
Kroska Anita C.,
Wolf Nathan,
Dial Roman,
Harris Bradley P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13979
Subject(s) - mucus , halibut , contamination , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , sampling (signal processing) , fishery , tissue sample , sample (material) , zoology , ecology , anatomy , chromatography , chemistry , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
Cross‐contamination of epidermal mucus was assessed at three sampling locations on the bodies of Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis by inducing contact between fish coated with labelled synthetic mucus and non‐treated fish. Results indicate a positive relationship between sampling site exposure and sample contamination and that mucous sample cross‐contamination can be mitigated by sampling in a location protected from external contact.