PubMed · 16603269
Reliable amplification method for bacterial RNA.
Abstract
DNA microarray technology has been increasingly applied for studies of clinical samples. Frequently, RNA probes from clinical samples are available in limited amounts. We describe a reliable amplification method for bacterial RNA. We verified this method on mycobacterial RNA applying mycobacterial genome-directed primers (mtGDPs). Glass slide-based oligoarrays were employed to assess the quality of the amplification method. We observed a relatively small bias in amplified RNA pool when compared to the unamplified one. Up to 1000-fold linear RNA amplification in a single amplification round was obtained. To our knowledge, this study describes the first amplification method for mycobacterial RNA.
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Helmy Rachman, Jong Seok Lee, Joerg Angermann, Jane Kowall, Stefan H E Kaufmann. 2006-04-17. Reliable amplification method for bacterial RNA.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.02.020
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