Protocols for dry DNA storage and shipment at room temperature

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 890-898

  Ivanova, Natalia V ^a   Kuzmina, Masha L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomatrica; DNA preservation; Dry storage; PVA; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84881615507     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12134     Document Type: Article

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