title: Extraction of PCR-ready DNA from Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophages using carboxyl functionalized magnetic nonporous microspheres.
abstract: Magnetic microspheres P(HEMA-co-EDMA) were used for PCR-ready phage DNA isolation from lysogenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus, including two new clinical isolates. The conditions of phage particle lysis were optimized. The quality of eluted phage DNA was evaluated by PCR. It was demonstrated that PCR-ready phage DNA can be isolated from small volumes of phage lysates (150 microl) by magnetic microspheres. The reported method is very expeditious without using toxic compounds such as phenol or chloroform. It can be used for phage identification and phage gene detection.
authors.affiliation: Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Experimental Biology, Tvrdého 14, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kahánková
authors.forename: Alena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spanová
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pantůcek
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horák
authors.forename: Jirí
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doskar
authors.forename: Bohuslav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rittich
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D008280:Magnetics; D008863:Microspheres; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral