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Created: May 31, 2024
Last Modified: June 01, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 100973
Abstract
This protocol is used to sample DNA from archived samples preserved in ethanol, without having to subsample or split the actual zooplankton biomass.
Biomolecular surveys of marine biodiversity in the Northern Salish Sea, BC
publisher
Hakai Institute, Ocean Observing Program
purpose
DNA Extraction
skills required
sterile technique | pipetting skills
target
DNA
time required
1 day
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Andreas Novotny
University of British Columbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6183
2024
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BACKGROUND
This protocol is used to sample DNA from archived samples preserved in ethanol, without having to subsample or split the actual zooplankton biomass.
Spatial coverage and environments of relevance
As part of the Hakai Institute Ocean Observing Program, biomolecular samples have been collected weekly, from 0 to near bottom (260 m), to genetically characterize plankton communities in the Northern Salish Sea since 2015, developing a climatology from which we can begin uncover the physical, chemical and biological drivers of community and functional change in the dynamic coastal waters of coastal British Columbia.
This protocol has been used as an alternative source of genetic information, when it is not practical to remove biomass from the zooplankton samples.
Personnel Required
1 Technician
Safety
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Training requirements
Sterile technique, pipetting skills. Work-safe laboratory practices.