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Visualizing Methane-Cycling Microbial Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands
Published on: January 31, 2025
Use of artificial DNA with multiple probe sites as reference DNA templates for quantitative real-time PCR to examine
Tae Gwan Kim1, Taewoo Yi, Kyung-Suk Cho
1Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
Isolation of reference DNA templates for quantitative real-time PCR assays is an expensive, labor-intensive and time-consuming process if they are not readily available. Two artificial DNA templates with multiple probe sites were designed for quantifying methanogens and their 10 subgroups, based on the methyl coenzyme M reductase gene (mcrA). Their standards were comparable to each other. PCR amplification efficiencies (cycle vs. cumulative fluorescence) of the artificial DNAs were also comparable to those of the observed methanogen groups from anaerobic digesters. The artificial templates can be alternatives to the actual references.
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