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Abstract

Medicine

Extraction of Diatom DNA from Water Samples and Tissues

Published: November 10th, 2023

DOI:

10.3791/65792

1Hainan Province Tropical Forensic Engineering Research Center, Department of Forensic Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Provincial Academician Workstation (tropical forensic medicine), 2Hainan Vocational College of Political Science and Law, 3Department of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University

* These authors contributed equally

Abstract

Diatom testing is an essential auxiliary means in forensic practice to determine whether the corpse drowned in water and to infer the drowning location. Diatom testing is also an important research content in the field of the environment and plankton. The diatom molecular biology testing technology, which focuses on diatom DNA as the primary research object, is a new method of diatom testing. Diatom DNA extraction is the basis of diatom molecular testing. At present, the kits commonly used for diatom DNA extraction are expensive, which increases the cost of carrying out related research. Our laboratory improved the general whole blood genomic DNA rapid extraction kit and obtained a satisfactory diatom DNA extraction effect, thus providing an alternative economical and affordable DNA extraction solution based on glass beads for related research. The diatom DNA extracted using this protocol could satisfy many downstream applications, such as PCR and sequencing.

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Keywords Diatom DNA

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