Virus Nucleic Acid Extraction

Durban University of Technology
IWWT
Post doctoral Fellow

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

Pure Link Viral RNA/DNA Mini kit

Catalog Number:

12280050

I am working in the field of environmental microbiology and my objectives include development of molecular methods for the detection of pathogens in environmental samples. I used this kit for the extraction of nucleic acid from the environmental water samples.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Extraction of nucleic acid from environmental water samples

Starting Material

Water Samples

Protocol Overview

The protocol is simple and the manual given on the company's website is well explanatory.

Tips

Be careful in the preparation of the lysis buffer

Results Summary

The results obtained were good.Virus DNA extracted using this kit was of good quality and used further for PCR followed by cloning.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Good kit with simple protocol

The Bad

None observed

The Bottom Line

Good kit and worth purchasing.

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