DNA barcoding as new diagnostic tool to lethal plant poisoning in herbivorous mammals.

ABSTRACT: Reliable identification of plant species in the digestive tract of a deceased animal often represents the major key to diagnose a lethal intoxication with poisonous plants in veterinary pathology. In many cases, identification of the species is challenging or even impossible because the diagnostic morphological features have been degraded, and because the interpretation of such features requires a considerable expertise in plant anatomy and biodiversity. The use of DNA barcoding markers can support or even replace classical morphological assessment. While these markers have been widely used for plant taxonomy, their forensic application to clarify causes of animal poisoning is novel. In addition, we use specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms as fingerprints. This allows for a clear decis

SUBMITTER: Schweikle S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10650979 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature