A rapid procedure for the isolation of plasmid DNA from environmental bacteria

doi:10.2436/im.v2i2.9194

International Microbiology, Vol 2, No 2 (1999)

A rapid procedure for the isolation of plasmid DNA from environmental bacteria

María A. Ferrús, José L. Alonso, Inmaculada Amorós, Manuel Hernández, Javier Hernández

Abstract

The INSTA-MINI-PREP method, a rapid protocol for plasmid DNA extraction, was originally developed to prepare plasmid DNA from 1 to 3 ml miniprep Escherichia coli cultures. Direct extraction of plasmid DNA is achieved by a two-phase solution which is separated by centrifugation in the presence of the INSTA-PREP gel barrier material. This method has been successfully tested on various environmental Salmonella strains, although it was not suitable for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and enterococci strains. The INSTA-MINI-PREP method is a new alternative procedure to screen plasmid contents of Salmonella and E. coli strains rapidly and easily.

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