MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF GYRODINIUM INSTRIATUM EXCYSTMENT CELL USING FTA TECHNOLOGY

Gyrodinium sp. (BgT3C2) strain isolated from a resting cyst in sediment from Bougrara lagoon (Tunisia) was used to investigate the utility of FTA Technology for the protection and purification of nucleic acid. We have used FTA cards to obtain the sequence of the LSU rDNA D1-D2 region from very low concentrated BgT3C2 strain culture. Nucleotide sequence analysis supported and confirmed identification of BgT3C2 strain to Gyrodinium instriatum.