title: Optimized multiplex PCR: efficiently closing a whole-genome shotgun sequencing project.
abstract: A new method has been developed for rapidly closing a large number of gaps in a whole-genome shotgun sequencing project. The method employs multiplex PCR and a novel pooling strategy to minimize the number of laboratory procedures required to sequence the unknown DNA that falls in between contiguous sequences. Multiplex sequencing, a novel procedure in which multiple PCR primers are used in a single sequencing reaction, is used to interpret the multiplex PCR results. Two protocols are presented, one that minimizes pipetting and another that minimizes the number of reactions. The pipette optimized multiplex PCR method has been employed in the final phases of closing the Streptococcus pneumoniae genome sequence, with excellent results.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA. tettelin@tigr.org
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tettelin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Radune
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasif
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Salzberg
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics