Single-cell PCR on protargol-impregnated euplotid ciliates: a combined approach of morphological and molecular taxonomy
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Title
- Single-cell PCR on protargol-impregnated euplotid ciliates: a combined approach of morphological and molecular taxonomy
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Author(s)
- Kim, Se-Joo; Choi, Joong Ki; Ryu, Seongho; Min, Gi-Sik
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Alternative Author(s)
- 김세주
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Publication Year
- 2011-09
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Abstract
- Ciliates are considered one of the most diverse protozoa and play significant roles in ecology. For successful taxonomic study of these microscopic eukaryotes, a staining procedure is necessary, due mainly to intrinsic difficulties in recognizing characteristics from living cells. Although molecular taxonomy has been used to resolve the ambiguities associated with traditional morphology-based taxonomy, extraction of genomic DNA from stained ciliate cells is not available yet. In the present study, we describe a method to extract genomic DNA from a single protargol-impregnated euplotid cell. By using HgCl(2) as a fixative and modulating the exposure time of bleach solution in the protargol impregnation, high-quality genomic DNA can successfully be extracted from a stained single cell with minimal loss of morphological integrity. This technique will contribute to the effectiveness of combined approaches of molecular and morphological taxonomy from single ciliate cells.
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ISSN
- 1976-8354
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3821
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DOI
- 10.1080/19768354.2011.604943
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Bibliographic Citation
- ANIMAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS, v.15, no.3, pp.251 - 258, 2011
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Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
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Subject
- RNA GENE-SEQUENCES; SODIUM-HYPOCHLORITE; SPECIES PROBLEM; E-VANNUS; CRASSUS; IDENTIFICATION; DNA; AMPLIFICATION; SPIROTRICHEA; HYPOTRICHIDA
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Keywords
- euplotids; molecular data; morphology; protargol impregnation; single-cell PCR
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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