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Table 3 Overall PCR success of foot pad and body skin samples

From: Utility of arsenic-treated bird skins for DNA extraction

 

192 bp

330 bp

600 bp

skin

As-treated (n = 36)

36 (100%)

19 (53%)

12 (33%)

 

untreated (n = 28)

28 (100%)

26 (93%)

22 (78%)

 

total (n = 64)

64 (100%)

45 (70%)

34 (53%)

feet

As-treated (n = 36)

36 (100%)

32 (89%)

21 (58%)

 

untreated (n = 28)

28 (100%)

28 (100%)

27 (96%)

 

total (n = 64)

64 (100%)

60 (94%)

48 (75%)

skin & feet

As-treated (n = 72)

72 (100%)

51 (71%)

33 (46%)

 

untreated (n = 56)

56 (100%)

54 (96%)

49 (88%)

 

total (n = 128)

128 (100%)

105 (82%)

82 (64%)

  1. Numbers of samples and percentage with successful PCR are given per sample type and amplicon length. Arsenic-treated samples are from the pre-1971 period.