Abstract

Traditional identification of fur species is a problem; without unified standards it depends significantly on the experience of the tester. In this study, we developed a method of identification of fur species by DNA barcoding based on 16S rRNA gene. 18 usual fur species sequences of 16S rRNA gene were obtained from Genebank and primers for PCR were designed in the conserved regions. By the optimization of experimental procedure, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be successfully performed with DNA isolated from fur. Sequence analyses of the ~240bp production of PCR could help us to authenticate the fur species accurately.