A comparison of the efficiency of five different commercial DNA extraction kits for extraction of DNA from faecal samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-110

  Claassen, Shantelle ^a   du Toit, Elloise ^a   Kaba, Mamadou ^a   Moodley, Clinton ^b   Zar, Heather J ^a   Nicol, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; DGGE; DNA extraction; Faeces; Real time PCR; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S; GENOMIC DNA; RIBONUCLEASE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA EXTRACTION KIT; FECES ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DEVICE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA; DGGE; DNA EXTRACTION; FAECES; REAL-TIME PCR; T-RFLP;

BACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84878869719     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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