Potential for cross-contamination of diatom DNA samples when using toothbrushes
The use of toothbrushes and similar devices for sampling diatoms from hard surfaces is a well-established approach. Toothbrushes are routinely cleaned and reused when sampling for analysis by light microscopy. This paper looks at the scale of contamination encountered when this techn...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Metabarcoding and Metagenomics |
| Online Access: | https://mbmg.pensoft.net/article/66503/download/pdf/ |