Performance comparison of different microbial DNA extraction methods on bird feces

Abstract Background As an important player during food digestion, gut microbiota has attracted much attention in diet adaptation studies in birds. Microbiota extracted from feces has been widely used as a proxy for gut microbiota. Although several methods have been developed for microbial DNA extrac...

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Main Authors: Xian Hou, Shengkai Pan, Zhenzhen Lin, Jiliang Xu, Xiangjiang Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-05-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00254-9