Thomas, R.C., Dunn, J.C., Orsman, C.J. et al. (5 more authors) (2022) Successful storage of Trichomonas gallinae on Whatman FTA cards following culture. Conservation Genetics Resources, 14. pp. 225-229. ISSN 1877-7260
Abstract
Logistical constraints concerning parasite sample storage can hinder progress with the discovery of genetic variation on a global scale. New storage methods are being developed to address this, but require testing in order to understand how widely applicable these methods are. Whatman FTA cards have been tested previously under laboratory conditions for storing low-concentration Trichomonas gallinae isolates with the conclusion that they are not suitable, but have not been tested under field conditions. Here, we conducted a field-test, comparing FTA cards with storage in ethanol for T. gallinae samples collected and cultured from wild Columbiformes in Africa using standard field methods, before transportation to the UK. After 6 months storage, both methods resulted in an overall prevalence of 100% following PCR amplification (n = 59), suggesting that FTA cards are suitable for estimation of T. gallinae prevalence. However, samples stored in ethanol produced more, and longer, sequences than those stored on FTA cards. These data suggest storage in ethanol is preferable for the acquisition of high quality genetic strain data, but that FTA cards can be used successfully to ascertain infection prevalence and identify parasite strains under field conditions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. Open Access: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
Keywords: | Ethanol; Genetic variation; Storage; Trichomonas gallinae; Whatman FTA cards |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2022 13:46 |
Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2023 16:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer (part of Springer Nature) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12686-022-01263-6 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185849 |
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