Filter, heat, spin: A simple and inexpensive method for DNA preparation from freshwater for use in high-throughput molecular source tracking

• Vincent T. Pham,

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

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3120-0174

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• Zamira Harris-Ryden,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5786-0162

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• Nitya S. Kodali,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6454-8152

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• Thomas F. Hamner,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Safiya Popalzai,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Marlizeth Castañeda Hernandez,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Maryam Ajose,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5826-6731

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• Morgan Owens,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1839-1527

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• Timothy E. Riedel,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, DIY Diagnostics Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9696-421X

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• Stuart Reichler

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: sreichler@mail.utexas.edu

  Affiliation Freshman Research Initiative, Urban Ecosystems Research Stream, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0979-6984

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