What kind of kit can I use to extract DNA from actinobacteria?

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Abhijeet Singh

Does not matter. Use the kit which suits you in terms of cost, availability etc.

Aissa Saidi

Hi Karen Nohemí Benalcázar Andrango ,

If you have a pure culture, just suspend a few colonies in a tube containing 1ml of water (9‰NaCl) and incubate at 95°C for 5 min.

Jorge Carlos Galarza Prieto

Hola Karen Nohemí Benalcázar Andrango ,

I also work with actinobacteria. The one I use is ZymoBIOMICS DNA Miniprep Kit D4300.

Saludos!