Targeted sequencing enhances detection of pangolin trafficking hotspots and dynamics of both domestic and global trade markets

Sean P. Heighton, Jérôme Murienne, Mukesh Thakur, Alain Didier Missoup, Wirdateti Wirdateti, Chabi Sylvestre Djagoun, Sery Bi Gonedelé, Gabriel Ngua Ayecaba, Brice Roxan Momboua, Flobert Njiokou, Anne-Lise Chaber, Helen C. Nash, Barbora Černá Bolfíková, Sylvain Dufour, Guy T. Gembu, Ayodeji Olayemi, Jordi Salmona, Amaia Iribar, Yves Cuenot, Philippe Gaubert

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003762
Published: 2026-05-07
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003762,
  title = {Targeted sequencing enhances detection of pangolin trafficking hotspots and dynamics of both domestic and global trade markets},
  author = {Sean P. Heighton and Jérôme Murienne and Mukesh Thakur and Alain Didier Missoup and Wirdateti Wirdateti and Chabi Sylvestre Djagoun and Sery Bi Gonedelé and Gabriel Ngua Ayecaba and Brice Roxan Momboua and Flobert Njiokou and Anne-Lise Chaber and Helen C. Nash and Barbora Černá Bolfíková and Sylvain Dufour and Guy T. Gembu and Ayodeji Olayemi and Jordi Salmona and Amaia Iribar and Yves Cuenot and Philippe Gaubert},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Biology},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.3003762},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003762}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Targeted sequencing enhances detection of pangolin trafficking hotspots and dynamics of both domestic and global trade markets
AU  - Sean P. Heighton
AU  - Jérôme Murienne
AU  - Mukesh Thakur
AU  - Alain Didier Missoup
AU  - Wirdateti Wirdateti
AU  - Chabi Sylvestre Djagoun
AU  - Sery Bi Gonedelé
AU  - Gabriel Ngua Ayecaba
AU  - Brice Roxan Momboua
AU  - Flobert Njiokou
AU  - Anne-Lise Chaber
AU  - Helen C. Nash
AU  - Barbora Černá Bolfíková
AU  - Sylvain Dufour
AU  - Guy T. Gembu
AU  - Ayodeji Olayemi
AU  - Jordi Salmona
AU  - Amaia Iribar
AU  - Yves Cuenot
AU  - Philippe Gaubert
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Biology
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003762
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Heighton, S. P., Murienne, J., Thakur, M., Missoup, A. D., Wirdateti, W., Djagoun, C. S., Gonedelé, S. B., Ayecaba, G. N., Momboua, B. R., Njiokou, F., Chaber, A., Nash, H. C., Bolfíková, B. Č., Dufour, S., Gembu, G. T., Olayemi, A., Salmona, J., Iribar, A., Cuenot, Y., & Gaubert, P. (2026). Targeted sequencing enhances detection of pangolin trafficking hotspots and dynamics of both domestic and global trade markets. PLOS Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003762

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