Figure 2.
Detection of Planocera multitentaculata in the intestinal contents of young wild Takifugu niphobles individuals (a) and TTX content (mg/individuals) in the pufferfish individuals (b). The arrow indicates PCR products specific to P. multitentaculata. Lane M: molecular weight marker; lane A: anterior part of the intestine; lane C: middle part of the intestine; lane P, posterior part of the intestine; lane PC, positive control (P. multitentaculata). P. multitentaculata-specific band is present in No. 3 and 5 individuals. Full-length gel is included in a Supplementary Information file (Fig. S4).