An optimized DNA extraction protocol for benthic Didymosphenia geminata

Didymosphenia geminata mats display few cells in relation to extracellular material and contain polysaccharides and heavy metals that interfere with molecular studies. We describe an optimized DNA extraction protocol that help to overcome these difficulties. Our protocol outperformed five previously...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Uyua, Noelia Mariel, Manrique, Julieta Marina, Jones, Leandro Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/35693
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/35693
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Didymosphenia
Dna Extraction
Pcr
Stalk
Benthic
Invasive
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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Sumario:Didymosphenia geminata mats display few cells in relation to extracellular material and contain polysaccharides and heavy metals that interfere with molecular studies. We describe an optimized DNA extraction protocol that help to overcome these difficulties. Our protocol outperformed five previously described DNA extraction techniques.