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High-Quality Genomic DNA Extraction Protocol for Bacillus and Clostridium Species
Yohannes Beyene Mekonnen1, Marina Elisabeth Aspholm1, Ephrem Debebe Zegeye1
1Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway.
Abstract:
High-quality DNA with sufficient yield is the goal of DNA extraction protocols. We present an optimized, cost-effective method for extracting next-generation sequencing (NGS)-quality genomic DNA from Bacillus and Clostridium species using the chloroform-isoamyl approach. The protocol involves two main procedures: cultivation of the bacteria under appropriate conditions, followed by DNA extraction through cell lysis, phase separation, DNA precipitation, and cleanup. This method has been successfully applied to several hundred strains of Bacillus and Clostridium species in our laboratory, including B. cereus, B. licheniformis, C. sporogenes, and C. tyrobutyricum, demonstrating its efficacy and reliability for producing high-quality DNA that meets NGS quality control standards. © 2024 The Author(s). Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Culturing Bacillus and Clostridium species Basic Protocol 2: DNA extraction © 2024 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

