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ERIC Number: EJ565714
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
Direct Extraction and Amplification of DNA from Soil.
Trevors, Jack T.; Leung, K.
American Biology Teacher, v60 n4 p276-80 Apr 1998
Presents an exercise that describes the direct extraction and purification of DNA from a small soil sample. Also discusses the subsequent amplification of a 343-bp Tn7 transposate A gene fragment (tnsA) from a strain of Pseudomonas aureofaciens 3732RNL11. Contains 21 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemical Reactions, DNA, Enzymes, Genetic Engineering, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Microbiology, Scientific Methodology, Soil Science
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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