Identification and phylogenetic analysis of marine sponges in the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba using DNA barcoding.

Sponges (Porifera) are the largest biomass component of coral reefs benthic fauna among marine organisms and are very morphologically diverse. In the present work, we aimed to identify marine sponges in the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba using the partial 18S rRNA and the 28S rRNA genes as DNA barcoding markers. A total of nine morphologically different marine sponge samples from 6.

Developing Strain-Specific Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers for .

green microalga offers many environmentally friendly applications, including wastewater treatment, biofertilizers, animal feed, and biofuel production. Different strains of have unique properties that may suit one application but not another. There is a need to distinguish between the many available strains of to choose the one that best fits the application.