Selective removal of human DNA from metagenomic DNA samples extracted from dental plaque

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-446

  Hunter, Stephanie J ^a,b,c   Easton, Samantha ^a   Booth, Veronica ^c   Henderson, Brian ^b   Wade, William G ^c   Ward, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental plaque; Differential centrifugation; Metagenomics; Real time pcr; Selective lysis

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METAGENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIA; DENTAL PLAQUE; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; METAGENOMICS; MOUTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 79961204829     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000372     Document Type: Article

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