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Evaluating preservation medium for the storage of DNA in African lion Panthera leo faecal samples

Tende, Talatu LU ; Hansson, Bengt LU orcid ; Ottosson, Ulf LU and Bensch, Staffan LU (2014) In Current Zoology 60(3). p.351-358
Abstract
Lion faecal samples, collected in the field between 1 hour to 1 week after defecation were preserved in three different media (ethanol, ASL buffer and Two-step storage). The aim was to determine which faecal DNA field preservation method best enhances PCR amplification success. Samples stored in ethanol showed a significantly higher amplification success of microsatellite loci than samples stored in the other two media. In contrast, amplification success of a mitochondrial locus was similar among the samples stored in the three types of media. We reviewed twelve previous studies that employed different media for the storage of faeces, although patterns of success were not fully consistent among different media, ethanol storage was scored... (More)
Lion faecal samples, collected in the field between 1 hour to 1 week after defecation were preserved in three different media (ethanol, ASL buffer and Two-step storage). The aim was to determine which faecal DNA field preservation method best enhances PCR amplification success. Samples stored in ethanol showed a significantly higher amplification success of microsatellite loci than samples stored in the other two media. In contrast, amplification success of a mitochondrial locus was similar among the samples stored in the three types of media. We reviewed twelve previous studies that employed different media for the storage of faeces, although patterns of success were not fully consistent among different media, ethanol storage was scored highest in the majority of these tests. (Less)
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Amplification success, Faecal sample DNA, Lion Panthera leo, PCR, Preservation medium
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Current Zoology
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60
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3
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351 - 358
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Oxford University Press
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1674-5507
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English
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  author       = {{Tende, Talatu and Hansson, Bengt and Ottosson, Ulf and Bensch, Staffan}},
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  keywords     = {{Amplification success; Faecal sample DNA; Lion Panthera leo; PCR; Preservation medium}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{351--358}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Current Zoology}},
  title        = {{Evaluating preservation medium for the storage of DNA in African lion Panthera leo faecal samples}},
  volume       = {{60}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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