Enzymatic treatment of specimens before DNA extraction directly influences molecular detection of infectious agents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Biological samples, pharmaceuticals or food contain proteins, lipids, polymers, ammoniums and macromolecules that alter the detection of infectious agents by DNA amplification techniques (PCR). Moreover the targeted DNA has to be released from the complex cell walls and the compact nucleoprotein matrixes and cleared from potential inhibitors. The goal of the present work was to assess the efficiency of enzymatic pretreatments on infectious agents to make DNA available for further extraction and amplification.

Methods

Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus mitis, Propionibacterium acnes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium solani were mixed with an internal control virus and treated with: 1) proteinase K;

SUBMITTER: Goldschmidt P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4061000 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature