History, applications, methodological issues and perspectives for the use environmental DNA (eDNA) in marine and freshwater environments
Genetic material (short DNA fragments) left behind by species in nonliving components of the environment (e.g. soil, sediment, or water) is defined as environmental DNA (eDNA). This DNA has been previously described as particulate DNA and has been used to detect and describe microbial communities in...
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000400002&lng=en&tlng=en |