Evaluation of six commercial DNA extraction kits for recovery of Burkholderia pseudomallei DNA

J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Dec;91(3):487-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.09.019. Epub 2012 Sep 26.

Abstract

Six commercially available DNA extraction kits, as well as thermal lysis and proteinase K DNA extraction were evaluated regarding bacterial inactivation, DNA yield and purity, and their use in a Burkholderia pseudomallei real-time PCR. While all methods successfully inactivated the bacteria, by measuring DNA purity and the level of detection by real-time PCR, the proteinase K method was the most sensitive.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Analytic Sample Preparation Methods / methods*
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / chemistry*
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / genetics*
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification*
  • Endopeptidase K / chemistry
  • Hot Temperature
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / economics
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Endopeptidase K