The Genomic Resources Collection is a separate, independently managed part of the natural history collections Finnish Museum Natural History Luomus specifically intended for consumptive research. GRC policy deals with materials that are archived very purpose enabling study biological diversity at genome level, DNA extractions animal, fungal and plant specimens, animal tissue samples stored deep...

The invasive fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola causes white pine blister rust which is considered one of the most destructive diseases five-needle (white) pines in North America. disease has a life cycle that requires two hosts: and Ribes spp., although other non-Ribes species, including Castilleja Pedicularis, have been demonstrated as alternate hosts well. Detection this can be difficult be...

The castor seed contains ricin, which is one of the most potent biological toxins and is widely considered to be a threat agent for bioterrorism. In this study, a rapid and sensitive PCR method was applied to the detection of castor contamination in milk and liquid egg samples. The targeting gene sequence of the primer set, Ricin-F4/R4, was not found in either the bovine or chicken genome. Prim...

The major portion of the eukaryotic genome consists of various categories of repetitive DNA sequences which have been studied with respect to their base compositions, organizations, copy numbers, transcription and species specificities; their biological roles, however, are still unclear. A novel quality of a highly repetitive mouse DNA sequence is described which points to a functional role: Al...

In plants, secondary metabolites and polysaccharides interfere with genomic isolation procedures and downstream reactions such as restriction enzyme analysis and gene amplification. The removal of such contaminants needs complicated and time-consuming protocols. In this study, a simple, rapid and efficient method for leaf DNA extraction was optimized. This method use small amount of plant mater...

Cells are constantly assaulted by endogenous and exogenous sources of DNA damage that threaten genome stability [...]

Molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis DNA is a sensitive and specific method for the rapid diagnosis of pertussis. In this study, a new molecular assay for the detection and differentiation of Bordetella spp. based on automated DNA extraction and real-time PCR was evaluated. The analytical sensitivity of the new assay was determined by Probit analysis of serial dilutions of both cloned PC...