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PCR Protocol

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Final concentration of PCR components in 50 μl total volume:

  • 18S Primer Fwd-A: 0.5 μM (Medlin et al., 1988)

  • 18S Primer Rev-B: 0.5 μM (Medlin et al., 1988)

  • Promega 10X buffer B: 1X

  • Promega MgCl2: 2.5 mM

  • Promega DNTP (5 mM ea.): 250 μM

  • BSA (Sigma A-7030): 300 ng/μl (Kirchman et al., 2001)

  • Promega Taq in buffer B: 2.5 units

  • DNA template: ~10 ng

Thermal protocol: 95°C 2 min. (1x), 95°C 30 sec: 55°C 30 sec: 72°C 2 min (35x), 72°C 7 min (1x), 4°C (hold)

References:
Medlin, L. K., H. J. Elwood, S. Stickel, and M. L. Sogin. 1988. The characterization of enzymatically amplified eukaryotic 16S-like rRNA-coding regions. Gene 71:491-499.
Kirchman, D. L., L. Y. Yu, B. M. Fuchs, and R. Amann. (2001) Structure of bacterial communities in aquatic systems as revealed by filter PCR. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 26:13-22.

 

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