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Fluorescence fingerprints of Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei ¶
Author(s) -
Albani J. R.,
Demuynck S.,
Grumiaux F.,
Leprêtre A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)0780599ffoefa2.0.co2
Subject(s) - eisenia fetida , eisenia andrei , fluorescence , oligochaeta (plant) , biology , chemistry , zoology , ecology , earthworm , physics , quantum mechanics
We describe a fluorescent method that allows to differentiate the worms Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei . In fact, the coelomic fluid of E. andrei displays specific fluorescence absent in that of E. fetida . The two species do not metabolize the same types of molecules and thus can be differentiated at the molecular level. Each species has specific fluorescence fingerprints.