Abstract
Environmental DNA measurement has been widely applied in organism
biomonitoring. Different DNA extraction methods may cause changes in
yield and stability, resulting in an inaccurate estimation of eDNA,
especially when quantitative measurements are performed. This study
focused on the DNA extraction method and compared its yield and
stability for stream fish and spiked DNA samples. Samples were collected
periodically over a year from river and lake water systems and eDNA was
spiked into them. The samples were extracted and compared using three
methods: using Buffer-AL for initial lysis with the DNeasy Blood and
Tissue Kit (Qiagen); using Buffer-ATL for initial lysis and the
microfluidic-channel method (BC method). The method using Buffer-ATL in
the DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit showed better stability and a higher
yield than the Buffer-AL method. In addition, the BC method, despite
being comparatively simple, performed the extraction stably and with
relatively high yields. We showed that differences in DNA extraction
methods based on the long-term evaluation of eDNA measurements with
various methods may cause alterations in DNA yield and stability.