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ArticleCurrent protocols in microbiology2019

Fast and Reliable PCR Amplification from Aspergillus fumigatus Spore Suspension Without Traditional DNA Extraction.

Marcin G Fraczek, Can Zhao, Lauren Dineen, Ressa Lebedinec, Paul Bowyer, Michael Bromley, Daniela Delneri

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Article in Current protocols in microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcin G FraczekManchester Institute of Biotechnology, Division of Evolution & Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Can ZhaoManchester Fungal Infection Group, Core Technology Facility, Manchester, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Lauren DineenManchester Fungal Infection Group, Core Technology Facility, Manchester, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Ressa LebedinecManchester Fungal Infection Group, Core Technology Facility, Manchester, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Paul BowyerManchester Fungal Infection Group, Core Technology Facility, Manchester, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Michael BromleyManchester Fungal Infection Group, Core Technology Facility, Manchester, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Daniela DelneriManchester Institute of Biotechnology, Division of Evolution & Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
University of Manchester · GBManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 208396/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic human pathogenic mold. DNA extraction from this fungus is usually performed by mechanical perturbation of cells, as it possesses a rigid and complex cell wall. While this is not problematic for single isolates, it can be time consuming for large numbers of strains if using traditional DNA extraction procedures. Therefore, in this article we describe a fast and efficient thermal-shock method to release DNA from spores of A. fumigatus and other filamentous fungi without the need for complex extraction methods. This is especially important for high-throughput PCR analyses of mutants in 96- or 384-well formats in a very short period of time without any concern about sample cross-contamination. This method is currently being used to validate the protein-coding gene and non-coding RNA knockout libraries in A. fumigatus generated in our laboratory, and could be used in the future for diagnostics purposes. © 2019 The Authors.

Indexed as

AspergillosisAspergillus fumigatusContainment of BiohazardsDNA, FungalHumansPolymerase Chain ReactionSpores, FungalDNA, FungalAspergillus fumigatusDNA extractionfilamentous fungispore PCR

Identifiers

PMID31518062
PMCPMC6916316
OpenAlexW2969792010

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