Making the best of a bad sample: Comparison of DNA extraction and quantification methods using sub-optimally stored Ixodes ricinus ticks

• Andrea P. Cotes-Perdomo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: aperd@usn.no

  Affiliations Department of Natural Science and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway, Department of Virology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2605-9302

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• Kenedith Méndez-Gutierrez,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Visualization

  Affiliation Faculty of Basic Sciences, Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-2704

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• Kristian Alfsnes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

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• Åshild K. Andreassen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Natural Science and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway, Department of Virology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

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• Andrew Jenkins

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Natural Science and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway

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