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(New page: ==Overview== This is how to isolate the phage genome from a preparation of bacteriophages, specifically the ''Bordetella'' phage. ==Materials== * 10 mM EDTA * CsCl-banded phage * steril...) |
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 1 June 2012
Overview
This is how to isolate the phage genome from a preparation of bacteriophages, specifically the Bordetella phage.
Materials
- 10 mM EDTA
- CsCl-banded phage
- sterile tube
- 100% ethanol
- -20°C freezer
- Centrifuge
- 0.5 mL of 70% ethanol
- TE Buffer
Procedure
- Add 10 volumes of 10mM EDTA pH 8.0 to 1 volume of CsCl-banded phage in a sterile tube
- Heat for 5 minutes at 65°C; let cool to room temperature
- Add 2.5 volumes 100% ethanol; place in -20°C freezer for 20 minutes
- Centrifuge: 10,000g for 5 minutes
- Discard supernatant; rinse pellet with 0.5ml 70% ethanol; centrifuge again; discard supernatant; rinse pellet with 0.5ml 70% ethanol; centrifuge again; discard supernatant
- Let pellet air dry at room temperature
- Resuspend DNA in TE buffer; let DNA sit for several hours to go into solution; or, restriction digests can be performed immediately; store solution of DNA at -20°C for long-term storage (i.e. months) or at 4°C for short-term storage (i.e. 1-2 days)
Notes
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