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 |
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| 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. |
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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).
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