Rapid On-Site Measuring Method Using Environmental DNA That Enables Biological Survey within 30 Minutes of Water Sampling
University of Hyogo
PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD.
Go!Foton Corp.
The research groups of Hideyuki DOI (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, University of Hyogo), PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD., and Go!Foton Corp. (Representative Director, Naofumi NISHIZAWA) have developed a rapid field measuring method that allows environmental DNA surveys to be conducted in the field in 30 minutes simply by pumping water, and published in Molecular Ecology Resources, a top journal in molecular ecology.
The key points of the research results are as follows:
The environmental DNA survey, which enables biological surveys simply by pumping water, has been speeded up by mobile PCR and simple extraction.
(conventional method: at least half a day → new method: reduced to 30 minutes)
Many possible applications to rapidly detect species/viruses e.g. SARS-CoV-2.
Expected to be an innovative method to expand the use of environmental DNA in various situations (personal use, use at aquaculture farms, etc.)
<Summary of paper presentation
| Research paper title: |
On-site environmental DNA detection of species using ultra-rapid mobile PCR |
| author: |
Hideyuki DOI Doi1 *, Ken WATANABE, Naofumi NISHIZAWA, Tatsuya Saito4, Hisao Nagata3, Nobutaka MAKI Nobutaka Maki2, Koji IKEDA, Takashi Fukuzawa3 |
| Publication journal: | Molecular Ecology Resources magazine (electronic version) |
| Publication date: | Thursday, July 8th, Japan time |
*Please see the joint release materials for further details.