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  • Optimization of the DGGE band identification method
    Kušar, Darja, 1977- ; Avguštin, Gorazd
    Denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) enables insight into the diversity of the studied microbial communities on the basis of separation of PCR amplification products according to their ... nucelotide sequence composition. However, the success of the method is accompanied by the inherent appearance of various sequence artifacts that bias the impression of community structure by generating additional bands representing no virtual microbes. PCR-DGGE artifacts require optimization of the method when aiming at the phylogenetic identification of the selected DGGE bands. The aim of our study was to develop a procedure which will increase the reliability of the identification. Samples of rumen fluid were used for the optimization since they contain a complex microbial community that supports the generation of artifactual bands. An optimized procedure following band excision and elution of microbial DNA is proposed including nuclease treatment, selection of DNA polymerase with proofreading activity, and cloning prior to sequencing and identification analysis.
    Source: Folia microbiologica. - ISSN 0015-5632 (Vol. 57, no. 4, 2012, 301-306)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2012
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 3042696

source: Folia microbiologica. - ISSN 0015-5632 (Vol. 57, no. 4, 2012, 301-306)
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