Efficient Methods for Isolating Mitochondrial DNA from Fresh or Fixed Molluscan Specimens
Ling Jiang, Wen-Lung Wu and Yao-Sung Lin (1997) Fast and efficient methods of isolating mtDNA from molluscan specimens with different conditions have been developed. The standard method involves isolation and purification of a large amount of mtDNA to a moderate purity from regular samples, even these containing jelly, mucus, or lipids; the 2nd method extracts mtDNA from a small quantity of sample, such as from 1 trochophore; and the 3rd method obtains mtDNA from formalin- or alcohol-fixed specimens.
Keywords
Mollusks, mtDNA, Isolation.
