Acronym MARINEFOOD
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Development of DNA-based methods for the identification of fish and fishery products, as well as crustaceans and molluscs for practical use in the food and import control - subproject 1 Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator NA Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
JGU - Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany)
Institutions involved
LGL - Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (Germany) ,
NA - StarSEQ® GmbH (Germany) ,
TI-FI - Thunen Institute - Institute of Fishery Ecology (Germany) ,
Start year 2016 End year 2019 Funding (€) € 926,667 Website https://www.fisaonline.de/en/find-projects/details/?tx_fisaresearch_projects%5Bp_id%5D=9894&tx_fisaresearch_projects%5Baction%5D=projectDetails&tx_fisaresearch_projects%5Bcontroller%5D=Projects&cHash=bbb1b84891c997a1d7800dca69df4ee8#more Summary The proposed research project is based on a planned collaboration between different research institutions, namely the Thünen-Institute for Fishery and Ecology, the Institute for molecular genetics, genetic engineering and safety/risk assessments and Consultation of the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, the StarSEQ GmbH Mainz and the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority. The goal is the development of a novel molecular genetic tool for the identification of food of marine origin by official food control agencies and import control. Novel qualitative gene-based, detection methods for different marine species which are commercially relevant in Germany will be developed within the scope of this collaboration. Specifically, the project will seek to characterize the most important species from the viewpoint of the official food control and surveillance authorities, with the focus on marine forms that are listed in the official register for fishing and aquaculture of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food. This will be accomplished through sequencing of the four genetic loci of the cox1, cytb, mt-16S-rDNA and myh6 genes. The generated data will be made available in a public databank for sequence comparisons by third parties. Additionally, a cost effective and time saving detection method based on Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) will be developed for the most relevant species, for on-site application by food inspectors. Furthermore, the development of genetic markers based on genome sequencing for various tuna species is planned, which will enable determination of the origin of this fish art. Lastly, the project will seek to optimize the, recently at the University of Mainz developed, screening method 'All-Food-Seq' for the determination of the components of complex food samples through the complete sequencing of the constituent genomic DNA.
Keywords
Genomic sequencing;
Genetic;
Traceability;
Seafood;
Fish products;
Marine Region
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