Title:
Development and Utilization of Genetic Probes for Studying Zebra Mussel Veligers
Development and Utilization of Genetic Probes for Studying Zebra Mussel Veligers
| dc.contributor.author | Frischer, Marc E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wyllie, Jane A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hansen, Andrew S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nierzwicki-Bauer, Sandra A. | |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Skidaway Institute of Oceanography | |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Darrin Fresh Water Institute | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Hatcher, Kathryn J. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-13T02:25:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-07-13T02:25:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997-03 | |
| dc.description | Proceedings of the 1997 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 20-22, 1997, Athens, Georgia. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A key issue in the management of zebra mussel populations is early, rapid, and accurate detection of the planktonic forms of the mussel veligers. In this study, an alternative technology to microscopic enumeration of zebra mussel veligers has been developed based on a species specific genetic probe targeting the 18S rRNA molecule. Probe specificity and sensitivity were determined empirically in the laboratory. The probe did not hybridize to any other bivalve representative tested, including a close relative of the zebra mussel, Mytilopsis leucophaeta. A single veliger could be detected by 18S rRNA targeted probes. The probe was tested in three different field settings including the Hudson River, NY, Lake Champlain, NY/VT, and Lake George, NY and compared to standard methods. Results were generally consistent with microscopy methods. A long term goal of this work is the application of genetic probe technology to the development of a field device for the routine detection and quantification of zebra mussel veligers. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | This book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institutes Authorization Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 0-935835-05-9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44265 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.publisher.original | Institute of Ecology | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | GWRI1997. Groundwater & Coastal Issues | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water resources management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Freshwater mussels | en_US |
| dc.title | Development and Utilization of Genetic Probes for Studying Zebra Mussel Veligers | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Proceedings | |
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| local.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Water Resources Institute | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | College of Engineering | |
| local.relation.ispartofseries | Georgia Water Resources Conference | |
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