Product Description
Single mosquitoes, ticks, and other small specimens yield little DNA, so efficient lysis and concentrated recovery matter. This microprep kit uses vigorous bead beating to homogenize tough samples quickly and then purifies genomic, mitochondrial, and viral DNA on a compact spin column for PCR, arrays, and genotyping.
This listing is for catalog number D6015: Quick-DNA Tissue/Insect Microprep Kit, 50 Preps. The kit handles fresh, frozen, or stored specimens such as mosquitoes, bees, lice, ticks, and Drosophila melanogaster, and the same procedure works for mammalian tissue, whole blood, and cultured cells. Samples are disrupted with BashingBeads, and DNA is bound, washed, and eluted from a Zymo-Spin microprep column. The kit contains 50 preps. Add it to your LIGHT LABS order and keep your bench stocked.
Key Features
- Insect specialist – Handles mosquitoes, bees, lice, ticks, and Drosophila.
- Flexible specimens – Works with fresh, frozen, or stored samples.
- Multiple DNA types – Recovers genomic, mitochondrial, and viral DNA.
- Beyond insects – Also compatible with mammalian tissue, whole blood, and cultured cells.
- Microprep column – Compact Zymo-Spin format suited to small specimens.
Specifications
| Catalog Number | D6015 |
| Brand | Zymo Research |
| Description | Quick-DNA Tissue/Insect Microprep Kit, 50 Preps |
| Preps | 50 |
| Format | Spin column (microprep) |
| Lysis | Bead beating with BashingBeads |
| Sample types | Insects (fresh, frozen, stored), mammalian tissue, whole blood, cultured cells |
| DNA types | Genomic, mitochondrial, viral |
| Shipping Conditions | Ships at room temperature |
| Storage | Room Temperature |
Applications
- Vector surveillance and pathogen detection
- Insect genotyping and species identification
- Drosophila genetics
- Mammalian tissue and blood PCR
