AccuPower® Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Real-Time PCR Kit

Overview

 Alexandrium catenella, Alexandrium pacificum, and Gymnodinium catenatum, targeted by the AccuPower® Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Real-Time PCR Kit, are major paralytic shellfish poison (PSP)-producing phytoplankton. In cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning, numbness around the lips (perioral numbness) and nausea develop within approximately 30 minutes of ingestion, and paralysis can progressively spread, potentially leading to generalized paralysis. This kit is compatible with DNA extracted from PSP-associated phytoplankton samples as well as major shellfish samples, including oysters, mussels, and Manila clams.

Features

• Convenience
  Enables the simultaneous detection of three major PSP-associated phytoplankton species in a single PCR reaction. Furthermore, it is compatible not only with DNA extracted from PSP-associated phytoplankton samples, but also with DNA extracted from major shellfish samples, including oysters, mussels, and Manila clams.
  
  
• High Specificity and Sensitivity
  Enables target gene quantification across a wide dynamic range of 10²–10⁸ copies, specifically detecting only the targeted PSP-associated phytoplankton using target-specific probes and fluorescence signals.