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Small-scale isolation of high molecular weight DNA from Leishmania braziliensis
E Carmelo1, J A Pérez, A I Zurita
1Departamento de Parasitología, Ecología y Genética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Spain.
Abstract:
In this paper, we report a method for isolation of high molecular weight DNA from Leishmania promastigotes. This technique is especially indicated for small-scale purification of DNA suitable for the construction of highly representative genomic libraries. In our protocol, lysis buffer is compatible with RNase treatment, avoiding an additional precipitation step and consequent shearing of DNA. In order to prove the quality of the DNA isolated by this method, a Leishmania braziliensis genomic library was constructed, and an L. braziliensis KMP-11 gene was cloned after screening the library with a heterologous probe.