The marker is the first species-specific PCR marker to identify and detect the presence of M. palmivorus. The marker is developed based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene cluster using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. PCR is established and well known molecular protocol, therefore can be easily adopted by any molecular laboratory.

Main Researcher: Maizatul Suriza Mohamed
Email: suriza@mpob.gov.my