title: Application of PDF417 symbology for 'DNA Barcoding'.
abstract: DNA sequences consisting of about 600 base pairs of the 5' region of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene has been proposed as DNA Barcodes for taxonomical identification of species in different animals. We evaluated the application of two-dimensional barcodes for 'DNA Barcoding'. 'PDF417' symbology was applied to convert DNA Barcode sequences already proposed [N. Pradeep Kumar, A.R. Rajavel, R. Natarajan, P. Jambulingam, DNA Barcodes can distinguish species of Indian mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 77 (2007) 1-7.] for 10 different species of mosquitoes prevalent in India. Decoding of these digital images using 2-D scanner and a suitable software reproduced the input DNA sequences unchanged. This analysis indicated the utility of PDF417 for 'DNA Barcoding', which could be of definite use for taxonomic documentation of animals.
authors.forename: N Pradeep
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rajavel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jambulingam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D007194:India; D010802:Phylogeny; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV