The PortaLyzer, a DIY tool that allows environmental DNA extraction in the field.

ABSTRACT: 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 tra

SUBMITTER: Peck C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9644035 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature