Thanh Nguyen

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Can bacterial DNA be extracted by boiling with DI water or can Lysis buffer be used in qPCR?

I am planning on running qPCR but with bacterial DNA. Will the qPCR work with the DNA extracted by boiling culture with DI or lysis buffer? Or I have to extract the genomic DNA using the kit...

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Why do the Ct values of qPCR reactions vary?

I have run multiple qPCR on my water and sediment samples. Every time I run, I get different Ct values, which means the number of copies also changes (by a factor of 10). What might have happened?...

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How do you extract total DNA from water samples?

I would like to extract total community genomic DNA from water samples. I tried to filter the water with filter papers then extract the DNA off the paper using PowerSoil DNA isolation. The DNA...

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