ZR-96 Soil Microbe DNA Kit™

Simple, efficient isolation of humic-free DNA from microbes in soil, sludge, sediment, and sand in minutes including tough-to-lyse bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa.
Ultra-high density BashingBeads™ are fracture resistant and chemically inert.

Product Name Size Catalog # Price Qty
ZR-96 Soil Microbe DNA Kit™ 2x96 Preps. D6002
$587.00

About ZR-96 Soil Microbe DNA Kit™

The ZR-96 Soil Microbe DNA Kit™ is designed for the simple and rapid isolation of humic-free, PCR-quality DNA from microbes in soil. This product can be used to isolate DNA from tough-to-lyse bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and algae that inhabit a variety of samples including clay, sandy, silty, peaty, chalky, and loamy soils. Soil microbes are rapidly and efficiently lysed by bead beating with our state of the art, ultra-high density BashingBeads™. Fast-Spin plate technology is then used to isolate the DNA, which is subsequently filtered to remove humic acids/polyphenols that can inhibit PCR. The procedure can be performed in minutes, and there is no need for organic denaturants or proteinases.

Specifications

Format 96-well Plate
DNA Recovery Typically, up to 5 µg total DNA (per well) is eluted into ≥ 25 µl DNA Elution Buffer per sample.
Processing Time 50 min
Equipment Microcentrifuge, vortex, cell disruptor/pulverizer (optional).
DNA Size Limits Capable of recovering DNA fragments from 100 bp to ≥40 kb. Typical fragment sizes range from 25 kb "“ 35 kb. If present, parasitic and viral DNA will also be recovered.
Sample Sources DNA is isolated from bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and algae in up to 0.25 g of soil or from fungal/bacterial cells directly.
DNA Purity High-quality, humic-free DNA is eluted with DNA Elution Buffer and is especially well suited for PCR (A260/280 nm >1.8.

Metagenomic DNA isolated from 5 soil samples. M: 1 kb marker (NEB); 1-5: soil samples (sand, sandy clay loam, hydrophobic sandy loam, course sandy loam, fine gravel).