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We have used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to selectively amplify 18 S ribosomal genes in rotifer taxa from major planktonic clades. In each case, we obtained an amplified product of between 1.8 and 2.0 kilobase pairs. We analyzed the PCR products using 6- and 4-base cutting restriction enzymes, comparing fragment mobilities. For example, Brachionus plicatilis (BSL strain) 18S genes have no restriction sites for Hind III or Bam HI and only a single site for Eco RI (all 6-base cutters). The 4-base cutter Msp I, on the other hand, has at least 4 enzymatic sites, producing fragments between approximately 110 and 460 base pairs in length. Results of this type can be used to differentiate among species and species groups within the Rotifera and can be used as the basis for construction of a broad molecular phylogeny of the group.
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Walsh, E.J., Starkweather, P.L. (1993). Analysis of rotifer ribosomal gene structure using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). In: Gilbert, J.J., Lubzens, E., Miracle, M.R. (eds) Rotifer Symposium VI. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 83. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1606-0_29
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