The PortaLyzer, a DIY tool that allows environmental DNA extraction in the field
The PortaLyzer is a portable homemade device that allows researchers to perform bead-beating steps commonly found in environmental DNA (eDNA) extraction protocols in the field without access to power. This allows researchers to preserve in situ organism abundance by beginning eDNA extraction quickly...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9644035 2023-05-15T16:49:51+02:00 The PortaLyzer, a DIY tool that allows environmental DNA extraction in the field Peck, Charlie Jackobs, Faith Smith, Emmett 2022-10-27 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9644035/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00373 en eng Elsevier http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9644035/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00373 © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). CC-BY HardwareX Article Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00373 2022-11-20T02:03:35Z The PortaLyzer is a portable homemade device that allows researchers to perform bead-beating steps commonly found in environmental DNA (eDNA) extraction protocols in the field without access to power. This allows researchers to preserve in situ organism abundance by beginning eDNA extraction quickly. The PortaLyzer is composed of a variable speed, battery-powered multi-tool and a vortexer adapter plate. We used the PortaLyzer, in conjunction with the Qiagen DNEasy PowerSoil Pro kit, to successfully field process samples taken from the forelands of the Sólheimajökull and Kvíárjökull glaciers in Iceland, as well as soil samples acquired from a prairie in Indiana. Additionally, we provide evidence that samples held in Buffer CD2 of the DNEasy PowerSoil Pro Kit may be transported to traditional lab spaces and processed up to one month after the initial protocol steps, and still provide an equivalent DNA quality and abundance yield as those processed the same day. These improvements to DNA extraction protocols give researchers more flexibility while sampling, shipping and processing eDNA samples. Text Iceland PubMed Central (PMC) Sólheimajökull ENVELOPE(-19.303,-19.303,63.557,63.557) HardwareX 12 e00373 |
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The PortaLyzer is a portable homemade device that allows researchers to perform bead-beating steps commonly found in environmental DNA (eDNA) extraction protocols in the field without access to power. This allows researchers to preserve in situ organism abundance by beginning eDNA extraction quickly. The PortaLyzer is composed of a variable speed, battery-powered multi-tool and a vortexer adapter plate. We used the PortaLyzer, in conjunction with the Qiagen DNEasy PowerSoil Pro kit, to successfully field process samples taken from the forelands of the Sólheimajökull and Kvíárjökull glaciers in Iceland, as well as soil samples acquired from a prairie in Indiana. Additionally, we provide evidence that samples held in Buffer CD2 of the DNEasy PowerSoil Pro Kit may be transported to traditional lab spaces and processed up to one month after the initial protocol steps, and still provide an equivalent DNA quality and abundance yield as those processed the same day. These improvements to DNA extraction protocols give researchers more flexibility while sampling, shipping and processing eDNA samples. |
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