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

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

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