Evaluation of methods for the extraction and purification of DNA from the human microbiome.

DNA extraction is an essential step in all cultivation-independent approaches to characterize microbial diversity, including that associated with the human body. A fundamental challenge in using these approaches has been to isolate DNA that is representative of the microbial community sampled.In thi...

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Main Authors: Sanqing Yuan, Dora B Cohen, Jacques Ravel, Zaid Abdo, Larry J Forney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3311548?pdf=render