Enhancement of soil DNA extraction by the use of a hand held mixer Otimização da extração de DNA do solo utilizando um homogeneizador manual

The efficiency of soil DNA extraction using a bead beater homogenizer (Biospec Products - Germany) was compared to that obtained with a hand held mixer (Moulinex - Brazil). The hand held mixer costs 100 times less and extracted seven times more crude DNA than the bead beater.<br>A eficiência d...

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Main Authors: Jefferson Luis da Silva Costa, Virgínia Carla de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2003-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000400004