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1. Genomic DNA from soil User manual NucleoSpin Soil July 2015 Rev 05 MACHEREY NAGEL www mn net com Genomic DNA from soil Protocol at a glance Rev 05 NucleoSpin Soil MACHEREY NAGEL GmbH amp Co KG Neumann Neander Str 6 8 52355 D ren Germany Tel 49 24 21 969 270 Fax 49 24 21 969 199 tech bio mn net com www mn net com 1 Prepare sample NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A 250 500 mg sample material 700 uL SL1 or SL2 2 Adjust lysis 150 uL Enhancer SX conditions 3 Sample lysis Horizontally vortex 5 min at RT or use other homogenizers according to manufacturers protocol 4 Precipitate 11 000 x g 2 min contaminants 150 uL SL3 Cy Vortex 5 s 0 4 C 5 min 11 000 x g 1 min 5 Filter lysate Load supernatant on NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal Column red ring 11 000 x g 1 min 6 Adjust binding 250 uL SB conditions Vortex 5 s 7 Bind DNA Load 550 uL sample on NucleoSpin Soil Column green ring 11 000 x g 1 min Load remaining sample 11 000 x g 1 min 8 Wash silica EES 500 uL sB 11 000 x g 30s membrane EJ 550 ut sw 11 000 x g 30 s EJ 700 ul swe vortex2s 11 000 x g 30 s a 700 uL SW2 Vortex2s 11 000 x g 30 s 9 Dry silica membrane 11 000 x g 2 min 10 Elute DNA 30 100 uL SE RT 1 min 11 000 x g 30s Genomic DNA from soil Table of contents 1 Components 4 1 1 Kit contents 4 1 2 Reagents consumables and equipment to be suppl2. readings can be trusted or not the ratio of the absorption at 260 nm and 230 nm can be used The ratio Aago Aas0 Should be higher than 2 0 for pure DNA and is acceptable down to ratios of about 1 5 Smaller values around or even below 1 0 as shown in Figure 2 indicate significant amounts of impurities and the real DNA concentration is far below its calculated value Additionally not only humic acids but also proteins saccharides and other contaminants can be detected by a low Asgo Aaz0 ratio Purity ratio Aggo Azgo Another indicator of DNA purity is the ratio Aago Aaso Which should be between 1 8 and 1 9 Values below 1 8 indicate protein contamination whereas higher values indicate RNA contamination However this ratio should be treated with caution since contamination with protein and RNA at the same time can compensate each other and result in a perfect Azgo Azgo Agarose gel electrophoresis As a consequence the DNA should always be run on an agarose gel to verify the UV VIS quantification especially if Azgo Az39 and Azgo Azgo are beyond the acceptable range Figure 3 demonstrates that the contaminated sample B of Figure 2 actually contains much less DNA than the pure sample A in contrast to the UV VIS results which can easily be misinterpreted Figure 3 Gel analysis of A pure and B contaminated genomic DNA from soil 10 uLofeach sample were runona1 TAE agarose gel 1 h 100 V The larger gel band of pure DNA A pr
3. The eluted DNA is ready to use for all standard downstream applications In most cases the concentrated DNA can be used as PCR template without further dilution for highest sensitivity 6 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil Table 1 Kit specifications at a glance Parameter NucleoSpin Soil Format Mini spin columns Sample material lt 500 mg soil or sediment Typical yield 2 10 ug Elution volume 30 100 uL Preparation time 90 min 10 preps Binding capacity 50 ug 2 3 Relevance of humic substances as PCR inhibitors Humic substances are produced by bacteria fungi and protozoa in soil sediments and waters during the degradation of plant or other organic matter They consist of very high molecular weight compounds with undefined structures Building blocks are mainly heterocyclic aromatic compounds that are linked by ether or ethoxy groups and which carry hydroxyl methoxy carbonyl or carboxyl groups According to their solubility in water they are divided into humin humic acids and fulvic acids The completely insoluble and black humin has an average molecular weight of around 300 000 g mol The dark brown to grey colored humic acids are slightly smaller They carry a lot of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups and are therefore mainly soluble at neutral or alkaline pH The only slightly yellow to light brown colored fulvic acids with an average molecular weight of 2 000 g mol are soluble under alkaline as
4. Discard the NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal Column If a pellet is visible in the flow through transfer the clear supernatant to a new collection tube not provided Adjust binding conditions Add 250 uL Buffer SB and close the lid Vortex for 5 s 11 000 x g 2 min 150 pL SL3 Vortex 5 s 0 4 C 5 min eS 11 000 x g 1 min Load supernatant 11 000 x g 1 min 250 uL SB Vortex 5 s MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 17 Genomic DNA from soil Bind DNA Place a NucleoSpin Soil Column green ring in a Load 550 uL Collection Tube 2 mL sample Load 550 uL sample onto the column 11 000 x g Centrifuge for 1 min at 11 000 x g Lmin Discard flow through and place the column back into the collection tube Load a remaining Load the remaining sample onto the column sample Centrifuge for 1 min at 11 000 x g es 11 000 x g Discard flow through and place the column back into the 1 min collection tube 18 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 8 Wash and dry silica membrane Add 500 uL Buffer SB to the NucleoSpin Soil Column Centrifuge for 30 s at 11 000 x g Discard flow through and place the column back into the 6 u pai 9 collection tube Add 550 uL Buffer SW1 to the NucleoSpin Soil 550 pL Column swi Centrifuge for 30 s at 11 000 x g Discard flow through and place the column back into the 11 i collection tube aa
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6. 9 3 wash 700 pL Add 700 uL Buffer SW2 to the NucleoSpin Soil sw2 Column Vortex 2 s Close the lid and vortex for 2 s Centrifuge for 30 s at 11 000 x g Discard flow through and place the column amp 5 11 000 x g back into the collection tube 30 s 4 wash 700 pL Add 700 uL Buffer SW2 to the NucleoSpin Soil Sw2 Column Vortex 2 s Close the lid and vortex for 2 s Centrifuge for 30 s at e gt 11 000 x g 11 000 x g Discard flow through and place the column 30s back into the collection tube Note The same collection tube is used throughout the entire washing procedure to reduce plastic waste If new collection tubes are to be used for each step see section 6 2 for ordering information 9 Dry silica membrane Centrifuge for 2 min at 11 000 x g If for any reason the liquid in the collection tube has touched the NucleoSpin Soil Column after the drying ed 11 000 x g step discard flow through and centrifuge again 2 min MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 19 Genomic DNA from soil 10 Elute DNA Place the NucleoSpin Soil Column into a new Qs microcentrifuge tube not provided Add 30 uL for high concentration 50 uL for medium concentration and yield or 100 uL for high yield Buffer SE to the column Do not close the lid and incubate for 1 min at room temperature 18 25 C Close the lid and centrifuge for 30 s at 11 000 x g Note Quantify DNA not only by UV VIS but also run an agarose gel to verif
7. No smoking Von Hitze Funken offener Flamme hei en Oberfl chen fernhalten Nicht rauchen P 233 Keep container tightly closed Beh lter dicht verschlossen halten P260 Do not breathe vapors Dampf nicht einatmen 14 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil P264 Wash thoroughly after handling Nach Handhabung gr ndlich waschen P273 Avoid release to the environment Freisetzung in die Umwelt vermeiden P280 Wear protective gloves eye protection Schutzhandschuhe Augenschutz tragen P301 312 IF SWALLOWED Call a POISON CENTER doctor if you feel unwell BEI VERSCHLUCKEN Bei Unwohlsein GIFTINFORMATIONSZENTRUM Arzt anrufen P305 351 338 IF IN EYES Rinse cautiously with water for several minuts Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do Continue rinsing BEI KONTAKT MIT DEN AUGEN Einige Minuten lang behutsam mit Wasser aussp len Eventuell vorhandene Kontaktlinsen nach M glichkeit entfernen Weiter aussp len P330 Rinse mouth Mund aussp len P337 313 If eye irritation persists Get medical advice attention P370 378 In case of fire Use all extinguisher media to extinguish Bei Brand Alle L schmittel zum L schen verwenden P403 235 Store in a well ventilated place Keep cool K hl an einem gut bel fteten Ort aufbewahren For further information please see Material Safety Data Sheets www mn net com Weiterf hrende Informationen finden Sie in den Sicherheitsdatenbl ttern
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9. for example RNA protein or especially humic substances significantly contributes to the total absorption at 260 nm and therefore leads to an overestimation of the real DNA concentration Figure 2 shows a typical UV absorbance spectrum of pure DNA solid line exhibiting a peak at 260 nm a decrease of absorption with a minimum at 230 nm and only a moderate increase in absorption below 230 nm In comparison the spectrum of a sample that is contaminated with humic acids demonstrates only a small shoulder at 260 nm it lacks the minimum at 230 nm and the absorption sores up below 230 nm In this case only a small part of the absorbance at 260 nm is caused by DNA most of it is just the tailing absorption of the humic acid contamination However the calculated DNA yield seems to be higher in the contaminated sample Thus DNA yield determined by UV VIS might be distorted by co purifying contaminants and we recommend to check the DNA yield also by agarose gel electrophoresis 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 T T T T T T T T 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 Wave length nm Absorption Figure 2 UV VIS quantification of A pure DNA and B contaminated DNA A 7 7 ug in 100 UL 1 84 Asgo Aaso 1 71 A260 A230 B 9 3 ug in 100 UL 1 35 Aggo Azgo 0 27 A260 A230 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 11 Genomic DNA from soil Purity ratio A250 A230 To facilitate the decision whether the yield as determined from A
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11. www mn net com MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 15 Genomic DNA from soil 5 Protocol purification of DNA from soil and sediment Before starting the preparation Check Lysis Buffer SL1 or SL2 for precipitated SDS Dissolve any precipitate by incubating the buffer at 30 40 C for 10 min and shaking the bottle every 2 min Prepare sample See section 2 4 and 2 5 for more information on the 250 500 mg amount of starting material and the choice of lysis buffer sample See section 2 7 for the repeated extraction of a sample 700 pL SL1 to improve DNA yield or SL2 Transfer 250 500 mg fresh sample material to a NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A containing the ceramic beads Important Do not fill the tube higher than the 1 mL mark Add 700 uL Buffer SL1 or Buffer SL2 Note for very dry material If the sample material soaks up too much lysis buffer fill the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A up to the 1 5 mL mark with fresh lysis buffer Note for very wet material Remove excess liquid before addition of lysis buffer if necessary after spinning down the sample Adjust lysis conditions Add 150 uL Enhancer SX and close the cap 150 pL SX Note Enhancer SX ensures the highest possible DNA yield It can however also promote the release of humic acids See section 2 5 on how to lower the volume or omit the buffer entirely in order to increase DNA purity Sample lysis See section 2 6 for more inform
12. ation on homogenization Vortex methods e g FastPrep 24 instrument Vortex RT 5 min adapter Attach the NucleoSpin Bead Tubes horizontally to a vortexer for example by taping or using a special adapter Vortex the samples at full speed and room temperature 18 25 C for 5 min 16 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil Precipitate contaminants Centrifuge for 2 min at 11 000 x g to eliminate the foam caused by the detergent Note The clear supernatant can be transferred to a new collection tube not provided prior to the following precipitation This might result in more consistent yields from prep to prep and is highly recommended for carbonate containing samples See also section 2 7 for repeated extraction of a sample to improve DNA yield Add 150 uL Buffer SL3 and vortex for 5 s Incubate for 5 min at 0 4 C Centrifuge for 1 min at 11 000 x g Filter lysate Place a NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal Column red ring in a Collection Tube 2 mL lid Load up to 700 uL clear supernatant of step 4 onto the filter Centrifuge for 1 min at 11 000 x g Note With very wet samples e g sediments the volume of clear supernatant of step 4 can exceed 700 uL significantly In this case transfer the NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal Column to a new collection tube not provided and load the remaining supernatant Centrifuge for 1 min at 11 000 x g Combine the flow throughs
13. ead Tube Type A If possible remove foreign material like leaves stones or twigs e g by sieving as well as excess of water e g by discarding the supernatant after spinning down sediment samples 2 5 Choice of lysis buffer Due to the highly varying composition of different soils organic matter inorganic matter humic substances metal ions polysaccharides pH etc it is impossible to obtain best results in DNA yield and purity for all sample types with only one single lysis buffer system There are several parameters that can be adjusted in a way that lysis works perfect for one sample but fails with another Therefore the NucleoSpin Soil kit is equipped with two lysis buffers SL1 and SL2 and an Enhancer SX Those three components allow a perfect fine tuning for every type of soil sample for maximum yield and purity Unfortunately for the reasons given above there is no way to predict the best choice of lysis buffer for a specific sample This can only be determined experimentally Therefore both lysis buffers should be tested in parallel for each new sample material After mixing the sample with lysis buffer in the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A the Enhancer SX is added routinely to the sample prior to the mechanical homogenization This buffer ensures the highest possible DNA yield with most sample materials However in case of a very high humic acid content in the sample material the Enhancer SX might also reduce the p
14. gloves and goggles and follow the safety instructions given in this section GHS classification Only harmful features do not need to be labeled with H and P phrases up to 125 mL or 125 g Mindergef hrliche Eigenschaften m ssen bis 125 mL oder 125 g nicht mit H und P S tzen gekennzeichnet werden Hazar Component Hazard contents GHS symbol azard phrases Inhalt Gefahrstoff GHS Symbol H S tze SB Guanidinium thiocyanate 302 412 30 60 EUH031 Guanidinthiocyanat 30 60 WARNING CAS 593 84 0 ACHTUNG Swi Guanidine hydrochloride 226 302 319 36 50 and 2 propanol 336 20 50 Guanidinhydrochlorid 36 50 WARNING und 2 Propanol 20 50 ACHTUNG CAS 50 01 1 67 63 0 Hazard phrases H 226 H 302 H319 H336 H 412 EUH031 Flammable liquid and vapor Fl ssigkeit und Dampf entz ndbar Harmful if swallowed Gesundheitssch dlich bei Verschlucken Causes serious eye irritation Verursacht schwere Augenreizung May cause drowsiness or dizziness Kann Schl frigkeit und Benommenheit verursachen Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects Gesundheitssch dlich bei Verschlucken Contact with acids liberates toxic gas Entwickelt bei Ber hrung mit S ure giftige Gase Precaution phrases Precaution phrases P S tze 260 273 301 312 330 210 233 264 280 301 312 305 351 338 330 337 313 370 378 403 235 P 210 Keep away from heat sparks open flames hot surfaces
15. ied by user 5 1 3 About this user manual 5 2 Product description 6 2 1 The basic principle 6 2 2 Kit specifications 6 2 3 Relevance of humic substances as PCR inhibitors 7 2 4 Amount of starting material 8 2 5 Choice of lysis buffer 8 2 6 Mechanical sample lysis 10 2 7 Repeated extraction 10 2 8 Elution procedures 10 2 9 How to interpret DNA yield and purity from UV VIS 11 3 Storage conditions and preparation of working solutions 13 4 Safety instructions 14 5 Protocol purification of DNA from soil and sediment 16 6 Appendix 21 6 1 Troubleshooting 21 6 2 Ordering information 23 6 3 Product use restriction warranty 24 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 3 Genomic DNA from soil 1 Components 1 1 Kit contents NucleoSpin Soil 10 preps 50 preps 250 preps REF 740780 10 740780 50 740780 250 Lysis Buffer SL1 30 mL 60 mL 250 mL Lysis Buffer SL2 30 mL 60 mL 250 mL Lysis Buffer SL3 10 mL 10 mL 50 mL Enhancer SX 3 mL 10 mL 50 mL Binding Buffer SB 10 mL 60 mL 250 mL Wash Buffer SW1 6 mL 30 mL 150 mL Wash Buffer SW2 Concentrate 6 mL 25 mL 100 mL Elution Buffer SE 13 mL 13 mL 60 mL NucleoSpin Bead Tubes Type A 10 50 250 NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal 10 50 250 Columns red rings NucleoSpin Soil Columns 10 50 250 green rings Collection Tubes 2 mL 10 50 250 Collection Tubes 2 mL lid 10 50 250 User Manual 1 1 1 For preparation of working solutions and storage conditions see section 3 Composition
16. ion 3 for more information Store kit components at room temperature 18 25 C Storage at lower temperatures may cause salt precipitation Check Lysis Buffer SL1 and SL2 for white precipitate If precipitation occurred incubate the bottle for 10 min at 30 40 C and shake every 2 minutes until all precipitate is dissolved see section 3 for more information Keep bottles tightly closed in order to prevent evaporation or contamination Sample material not stored properly Whenever possible use fresh material MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 21 Genomic DNA from soil Problem DNA is degraded Possible cause and suggestions Too harsh mechanical sample disruption e Reduce intensity or incubation time of mechanical sample lysis DNA is degraded by DNases Add at least 10 15 uL Enhancer SX to the lysate Suboptimal performance of DNA in downstream experiments DNA yield was overestimated If DNA eluates are not completely free of contaminants e g RNA protein humic substances UV VIS quantification based on A iS not reliable due to the contribution of the contaminants to the absorption at 260 nm Carry over of ethanol or salt Make sure to dry the silica membrane and the NucleoSpin Soil Column completely before elution to avoid carry over of ethanolic Wash Buffer SW2 e Check if Buffer SW2 has been equilibrated to room temperature 18 25 C before use Washing at lower tempe
17. of Elution Buffer SE 5 mM Tris HCl pH 8 5 4 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 1 2 Reagents consumables and equipment to be supplied by user Reagents 96 100 ethanol Consumables 1 5 mL microcentrifuge tubes Disposable pipette tips Equipment Manual pipettors Centrifuge for microcentrifuge tubes Equipment for sample disruption and homogenization see section 2 6 Personal protection equipment e g lab coat gloves goggles 1 3 About this user manual It is strongly recommended that first time users of the NucleoSpin Soil kit read the detailed protocol sections of this user manual Experienced users however may refer to the Protocol at a glance instead The Protocol at a glance is designed to be used only as a supplemental tool for quick referencing while performing the purification procedure All technical literature is available on the Internet at www mn net com Please contact Technical Service regarding information about changes of the current user manual compared to previous revisions MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 2 Product description 2 1 The basic principle The sample material is resuspended in Lysis Buffer SL1 or SL2 supplemented with the Enhancer SX and mechanically disrupted using ceramic beads Proteins and PCR inhibitors are precipitated with Lysis Buffer SL3 and subsequently pelleted by centrifugation together
18. oves a higher yield and concentration compared to the contaminated DNA sample which is in contrast to the UV VIS quantification A 7 7 ug 100 uL B 9 3 ug 100 uL 12 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 3 Storage conditions and preparation of working solutions Attention Buffers SB and SW1 contain guanidinium thiocyanate and guanidine hydrochloride respectively Wear gloves and goggles Storage conditions All kit components should be stored at room temperature 18 25 C and are stable for at least one year Storage at lower temperatures may cause precipitation of salts If precipitation occurs incubate the bottle for several minutes at about 30 40 C and mix well until the precipitate is dissolved Before starting the first NucleoSpin Soil procedure prepare the following Wash Buffer SW2 Add the indicated volume of ethanol 96 100 to Buffer SW2 Concentrate Mark the label of the bottle to indicate that ethanol was added Buffer SW2 is stable at room temperature 18 25 C for at least one year NucleoSpin Soil 10 preps 740780 10 50 preps 740780 50 250 preps 740780 250 Wash Buffer SW2 Concentrate 6 mL 25 mL 100 mL Add 24 mL ethanol Add 100 mL Add 400 mL ethanol ethanol MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 13 Genomic DNA from soil 4 Safety instructions The following components of the NucleoSpin Soil kits contain hazardous contents Wear
19. ratures decreases the efficiency of salt removal Contamination with PCR inhibitors The DNA purity can be increased by lowering the amount of starting material see section 2 4 for more information Enhancer SX can facilitate the release of humic substances Reduce Enhancer SX to 10 uL or omit the buffer entirely see section 2 5 for more information Make sure to carefully follow the washing instructions e Dilute DNA 1 10 to reduce concentration of inhibitors 22 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 6 2 Ordering information Product REF NucleoSpin Soil 740780 10 50 250 NucleoSpin Microbial DNA 740780 10 50 Buffer SB 740785 50 Buffer SL1 740781 30 Buffer SL2 740782 30 Buffer SL3 740783 30 Enhancer SX 740784 50 NucleoSpin Bead Tube 740786 50 Type A 0 6 0 8 mm ceramic beads recommended for soil and sediments NucleoSpin Bead Tube 740812 50 Type B 40 400 um glass beads recommended for bacteria NucleoSpin Bead Tube 740713 50 Type C 1 3 mm corundum recommended for yeasts Collection Tubes 2 mL 740600 Visit www mn net com for more detailed product information Pack of 10 50 250 preps 10 50 preps 50 mL 30 mL 30 mL 30 mL 50 mL 50 pieces 50 pieces 50 pieces 1000 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 23 Genomic DNA from soil 6 3 Product use restriction warranty NucleoSpin Soil kit components are intended developed
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22. th final supernatants of step 4 through a NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal Column as described in step 5 Add Binding Buffer SB to both filtrates according to step 6 and finally load both samples on one NucleoSpin Soil Column according to step 7 in multiple loading steps Note that the supplied buffer volumes are calculated for only one extraction The excess of Enhancer SX and Binding Buffer SB might not be sufficient to allow two extraction steps for all 10 50 or 250 preps of the kit 2 8 Elution procedures It is possible to adapt the elution method temperature and volume of elution buffer used for the subsequent application of interest In addition to the standard method where an increase of DNA concentration can be achieved by reducing the elution volume from 100 to 30 UL there are two options to increase the DNA yield e Heat the elution buffer to 80 C Perform two subsequent elution steps with fresh elution buffer 10 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 2 9 How to interpret DNA yield and purity from UV VIS The most common method to determine the DNA yield is UV VIS spectroscopy The DNA concentration in the final eluate can be calculated from its absorption maximum at 260 nm A250 based on the fact that an absorption of As 1 corresponds to 50 ug mL double stranded DNA However this calculation assumes the absence of any other compound that absorbs UV light at 260 nm Any contamination with
23. to be most effective in combination with a bead mill a FastPrep 24 instrument MP Biomedicals set instrument to 5 m s for 30 s or an adapter for Vortex Genie 2 MO BIO In most cases however this kind of equipment is not necessary The same result can be achieved by taping the lysis tubes horizontally to a standard vortexer The lysis time should be as short as necessary to avoid shearing of DNA and to minimize the release of humic acids Depending on the sample however it might be advantageous to increase the lysis time to 10 20 or 30 min Homogenization and cell disruption should be performed at room temperature 18 25 C to avoid SDS precipitation in the lysis buffers Overheating the sample for example by prolonged bead beating in a bead mill or the FastPrep 24 instrument should be avoided to minimize liberation of humic acids 2 7 Repeated extraction For sample materials containing a high amount of microorganisms a single extraction step might not be sufficient to disrupt every cell and to release all DNA Extracting the sample twice may help to increase DNA yield significantly Therefore follow the protocol until the first centrifugation in step 4 But instead of adding SL3 directly to the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A transfer the supernatant to a new collection tube not provided and complete step 4 with this supernatant Then repeat steps 1 4 with the same soil sample in the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A Filter bo
24. urity of the DNA by facilitating the release of humic acids into the lysate Therefore the volume of added Enhancer SX can be lowered from 150 uL to for example 10 uL or the buffer can be entirely omitted This usually increases the purity A269 A230 of the sample significantly Table 2 might however lower the DNA yield Figure 1 Ideally for a new sample material both lysis buffers Buffer SL1 and SL2 should be tested with and without adding Enhancer SX These initial four preparations will help you to find the ideal lysis condition for your special soil composition 8 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 2 1 EB a a Figure 1 Total DNA purified from wheat field soil with four different lysis buffer combinations 20 of 100 uL eluate were analyzed on a 1 TAE agarose gel Lane 1 Marker Hindlll Lane 2 Lysis Buffer SL1 Lane 3 Lysis Buffer SL1 Enhancer SX Lane 4 Lysis Buffer SL2 Lane 5 Lysis Buffer SL2 Enhancer SX Table 1 Yields and purity ratios of DNA purified from wheat field soil Buffer SL1 SL2 Enhancer SX 7 Yield 2 3 ug 2 3 ug 1 4 ug 3 1 ug Ago Ago 1 69 1 60 1 76 1 72 Agsol Asso 1 85 0 96 1 78 0 99 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 2 6 Mechanical sample lysis A thorough mechanical lysis step is essential to break up the soil crumbs to free the cells within the soil and to break up cells and spores Ceramic beads have proven
25. well as under acidic conditions Due to the high molecular weight and the mainly polyanionic nature of humic substances most purification methods do not distinguish between these molecules and DNA For the same reason they act as extremely potent PCR inhibitors Even smallest amounts of humic substances can inhibit for example DNA polymerases or restriction enzymes and result in a complete failure of enzymatic downstream applications Frequently the problem is circumvented by dilution of the isolated DNA prior to PCR analysis However this results in a significantly reduced sensitivity because low abundance DNA may be lost completely Thus highest DNA yields with as little PCR inhibitor contaminations as possible are of utmost importance for any DNA analysis of soil samples MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 7 Genomic DNA from soil 2 4 Amount of starting material NucleoSpin Soil is suitable for processing 250 500 mg of sample material However do not fill the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A higher than the 1 mL mark including the ceramic beads to ensure sufficient head space for an efficient mechanical disruption Usually a reduction of starting material also helps to improve the lysis efficiency and to increase the purity of the DNA Very dry material can soak up large volumes of lysis buffer In this case either reduce the amount of sample material or add additional lysis buffer up to the 1 5 mL mark of the NucleoSpin B
26. with the ceramic beads and undissolved sample material The supernatant is taken off and cleared by passing it through a NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal Column DNA binding conditions are then adjusted by addition of Binding Buffer SB to the flow through and the lysate is loaded onto a NucleoSpin Soil Column Residual humic substances especially humic acids and other PCR inhibitors are removed by efficient washing with Binding Buffer SB and Wash Buffers SW1 SW2 After a drying step ready to use DNA can be eluted with Elution Buffer SE 5 mM Tris HCI pH 8 5 2 2 Kit specifications The NucleoSpin Soil kit is designed for the isolation of high molecular weight genomic DNA from microorganisms like Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria archaea fungi and algae in soil sludge and sediment samples Suitable for soils from forest bog farmland grassland etc Suitable for stool samples The kit offers two special lysis buffers Buffer SL1 and Buffer SL2 which can be combined with the chemical additive Enhancer SX to guarantee highest possible yields with excellent purity for all types of sample material Efficient mechanical lysis of the sample material is achieved by bead beating using the ceramic NucleoSpin Bead Tubes Type A The optimized buffer chemistry and the NucleoSpin Inhibitor Removal Column completely remove humic substances and other PCR inhibitors typically present in soil and sediment samples
27. y yield and DNA quality see section 2 9 for more information 30 100 pL SE RT 1 min 11 000 x g 30 s 20 MACHEREY NAGEL 07 2015 Rev 05 Genomic DNA from soil 6 Appendix 6 1 Troubleshooting Problem Poor or no DNA yield Possible cause and suggestions Suboptimal lysis conditions Too much sample material was filled into the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A Too little head space does not allow the necessary motion of the beads to disrupt the sample Use less sample material see section 2 4 for more information Compare the yields obtained with Lysis Buffer SL1 and SL2 in parallel purifications each with and without addition of Enhancer SX to find the optimal lysis buffer conditions see section 2 5 for more information Insufficient disruption and or homogenization of starting material Shaking of the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A was too weak or not long enough Increase shaking time and velocity or use another shaking device see section 2 6 for more information Make sure that the NucleoSpin Bead Tube Type A is fixed horizontally on the vortexer Reagents not applied or restored properly Always dispense exactly the buffer volumes given in the protocol Always follow closely the given instructions with regard to order and mode of mixing shaking vortexing etc e Add the indicated volume of ethanol 96 100 to Wash Buffer SW2 Concentrate and mix thoroughly see sect
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