Simple and safe method for simultaneous isolation of microbial RNA and DNA from problematic populations

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 6806-6807

  McIlroy, Simon ^a   Porter, Kate ^a   Seviour, Robert J ^a   Tillett, Daniel ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; RNA;

ENVIRONMENTAL; EXTRACTION PROTOCOLS; MICROBIAL;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

CHLOROFORM; DNA; MICROBIAL DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID; MICROBIAL RIBONUCLEIC ACID; NUCLEIC ACID; PHENOL; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHLOROFORM; DNA; EXTRACTION METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHENOL; RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RNA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 55049085271     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01047-08     Document Type: Article

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