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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
With the objective of monitoring xenobiotic degrading bacteria in soil, a method for rapid extraction of DNA from soil, amenable to amplification by PCR, was developed. The method was based on lysis by freeze-thawing and subsequent addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and proteinase K. The extraction method required 2 h and was tested on six different soils differing in organic content, water holding capacity and pH, including ones from which DNA extraction is difficult. DNA yields from the soils ranged from 6.1 to 54.0 micrograms of DNA per g soil. The efficiency and reproducibility of the DNA extraction method were evaluated by competitive PCR. The organic content in the soils was a major factor affecting the amount of obtained DNA amenable for amplification by PCR. A PCR primer-pair was designed on the basis of the known nucleotide sequences of several catechol 2,3-dioxygenase genes. The specificity of the primer-pair was demonstrated on different sequenced catechol 2,3-dioxygenase genes and on site-specific bacterial isolates from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil. The concentration of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase DNA in PAH-contaminated sediment undergoing an ex situ compost process was quantified by competitive PCR over a period of 16 weeks. The concentration of PAHs and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase DNA in the soil samples, was found to correlate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
B
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0168-1656
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
DNA recovery and PCR quantification of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase genes from different soil types.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Defence Research Establishment, Umeå, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't