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Can PCRBIO Rapid Extract PCR Kit be used to extract and amplify DNA from a single colony or from a bacterial cell lysate?

Yes, it can be used to amplify DNA from bacterial colonies or bacterial cell lysate however, it’s not necessary to use the Rapid Extract PCR Kit in order to perform routine colony PCR. If you’re working from bacterial colonies use a sterile tip to pick a colony and resuspend into the 50µl PCR reaction. If working from liquid culture add 5µl of overnight culture to the final mix. Follow the general protocol and increase the initial denaturation time to 10 min at 95°C.

For qPCR, it may be important to extract DNA with the PCRBIO Rapid Extract Lysis Kit to decrease background noise and control the amount of DNA added to the reaction.

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