Utility of arsenic-treated bird skins for DNA extraction 英文论文文献.docVIP

T?pferetal.BMCResearchNotes2011,4:197 /1756-0500/4/197 SHORT REPORT OpenAccess Utilityofarsenic-treatedbirdskinsforDNA extraction TillT?pfer1,2*,AnitaGamauf3,4 andElisabethHaring4,5 Abstract Background:Naturalhistorymuseumsreceivearapidlygrowingnumberofrequestsfortissuesamplesfrom preservedspecimensforDNA-basedstudies.Traditionally,driedvertebratespecimensweretreatedwitharsenic becauseofitstoxicityandinsect-repellenteffect.ArsenichasnegativeeffectsoninvivoDNArepairenzymesand consequentlymayinhibitPCRperformance.Inbirdcollections,footpadsamplesareoftenrequestedsincethefeet werenotregularlytr