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Quantitative PCR of T7 Bacteriophage from Biopanning
Published on: September 27, 2018
Competitive PCR for quantitation of a Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides phylum bacterium associated with the Tuber
Elena Barbieri1, Giulia Riccioni, Anna Pisano
1Giorgio Fornaini Institute of Biochemistry, University of Urbino, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy.
Abstract:
An uncultured bacterium associated with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tuber borchii Vittad. was identified as a novel member of the Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides group. Utilizing a quantitative PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene, we relatively quantified this bacterium in the host. The estimated number of bacteria was found to be approximately 10(6) cells per 30-day-old T. borchii mycelium culture. This represents the first molecular attempt to enumerate an uncultured bacterium associated with a mycorrhizal fungus.

