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Characterization of microbial communities using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD).

R B Franklin1, D R Taylor, A L Mills

  • 1Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22903, USA.

Journal of Microbiological Methods
|May 20, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) effectively distinguishes aquatic microbial communities. This DNA fingerprinting method is efficient for monitoring community relatedness in various environments.

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Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Assessing microbial community similarity is crucial for understanding ecological dynamics.
  • Traditional methods can be laborious and require culturing, limiting comprehensive analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) for microbial community analysis.
  • To determine the effectiveness of RAPD in discriminating between and estimating relatedness of microbial communities.

Main Methods:

  • DNA was extracted from whole microbial communities.
  • Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting was performed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
  • Analysis involved agarose gel electrophoresis, Jaccard's coefficient for similarity, dendrograms, and principal component analysis.

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Main Results:

  • RAPD successfully discriminated among microbial communities in tidal creeks and groundwater aquifers.
  • Results correlated with temporal and spatial environmental variations.
  • The technique proved less laborious and required less DNA than other methods.

Conclusions:

  • Arbitrarily primed PCR-based DNA fingerprinting, specifically RAPD, is a valuable tool for microbial community analysis.
  • RAPD offers advantages in efficiency and DNA quantity, making it suitable for extensive monitoring.
  • This method does not rely on culturing or selective primers, broadening its applicability.