An efficient procedure for the isolation of PCR-competent DNA from Bacillus endospores germinated in soil |
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Authors: | Lara-Reyna J Olalde-Portugal V Olmedo-Alvarez G |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, CINVESTAV IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Apartado Postal 629 Irapuato, Gto. 36500, México;(2) Departamento de Ingeniería Genética de Plantas, CINVESTAV IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Apartado Postal 629 Irapuato, Gto. 36500, México |
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Abstract: | DNA extraction techniques for endospore-forming bacteria in soil are often labour-intensive and unreliable. Our objective in this work was to investigate whether good quality DNA could be obtained from spores germinated in soil. To this end, endospores from Bacillus subtilis, B. megaterium and B. thuringiensis were inoculated into soil microcosms and germination was induced by addition of LB medium supplemented with l-alanine, glucose, fructose and KCl. Heat resistance count was reduced to 80% for B. subtilis and more than 90% for B. thuringiensis and B. megaterium after a few minutes. Isolation of DNA from soil with a procedure which did not work on spores was shown to be as efficient for in situ-germinated spores as for inoculated vegetative cells. Furthermore, we developed a simple procedure that allowed us to use the recovered DNA in PCR amplifications. The present methodology is simple and efficient; it avoids the use of special equipment and harsh spore rupturing methods and can be carried out with multiple samples. |
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Keywords: | Bacillus DNA endospores germination PCR soil |
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