Abstract:
:A magnetic bead-based system for DNA isolation utilizing monodisperse beads was tested with the aim of producing a general approach for PCR-ready DNA. This commercially available system was originally designed for isolating PCR-ready DNA from human whole blood. We tested diverse organisms belonging to the major groups: bacteria, fungi, algae, vascular plants and vertebrates. Optimization of sample amounts and lysis conditions was done using several types of tissue (fish epithelium, plant leaves, mammalian liver and muscle tissues, fungal fruit-bodies and mycelium). The standard lysis conditions used for blood could be applied with good results for most bacteria, algae and vertebrates, while plant leaves and fungal fruit-bodies had to be mechanically broken to obtain proper lysis. For vascular plants and some cyanobacteria, lysis by heating to 65 degrees C gave better DNA yields than standard lysis at room temperature. In all cases, DNA suitable for PCR was prepared in less than 30 min. The PCR products yielded 350 to 500 bases of DNA sequence (99% accurate) by direct manual or automated sequencing.
journal_name
Biotechniquesjournal_title
BioTechniquesauthors
Rudi K,Kroken M,Dahlberg OJ,Deggerdal A,Jakobsen KS,Larsen Fdoi
10.2144/97223rr01subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-03-01 00:00:00pages
506-11issue
3eissn
0736-6205issn
1940-9818journal_volume
22pub_type
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