1Department of Biotechnology, VFSTR Deemed to be University, Guntur, India, 522213
*Corresponding author: rangaaluri@gmail.com
Online Published on 05 July, 2024.
Aquaculture and aquatic animals are important for national food security since they are a good source of animal meat and protein for mankind. Aquaculture is currently the most economically and financially viable option for farmers, so the majority of them are interested in it. In aquaculture, shrimp farming plays a major role and exists in either a freshwater or marine environment for human consumption. Although shrimps are very susceptible to diseases during breeding and farming, these diseases are identified by several methods, i.e., microbiology test, antigen-antibody testand molecular methods. For molecular screening and testing of shrimps, it is necessary to extract nucleic acid, i.e., DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). So many traditional and commercial methods are available on the market for nucleic acid extraction. In our study, we developed a simple, rapid, efficient, and effective nucleic acid extraction method. DNA was isolated from shrimps and shrimp seeds using this method (A260/280 range: 70 ng/uL to 350 ng/uL) and tested using molecular (PCR-Polymerase Chain Reaction) methods, specifically the SYBR Green assay on Real Time PCR.
Aquaculture, Shrimp, PCR, SYBR Green assay