What is the typical turnaround time for processing specimens at the CCDB in Guelph?
All specimens will go through a chain of processes until the sequences reach the BOLD system. Typically, it takes 1-2 weeks from the DNA extraction step to the upload of the sequences resulting from the first PCR amplification (bidirectional full length DNA barcode). Samples requiring failure tracking and a second pass of amplification are usually processed within the next 2-4 weeks. Collaborators are stressed to take much care of the completeness and accuracy of the data they submit (in particular images and GPS coordinates) since it is not unusual that the pre-processing steps take enormous amount of extra time.
