Plant or fungal sequences? An alternative optimized PCR protocol to avoid ITS (nrDNA) misamplification

The nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2) from leaves of Drosera (Droseraceae) were amplified using "universal" primers. The analysis of the products demonstrated most samples were a molecular mixture as a result of unsuccessful and non-specific amplifications. Among the obtained sequences, two were from Basidiomycota fungi. Homologous sequences of Basidiomycota were obtained from GenBank database and added to a data set with sequences from Drosera leaves. Parsimony analysis demonstrated that one sequence was amplified from an Ustilaginomycetes fungus, and another from a Heterobasidiomycetes. Possibly these fungi were associated to leaves of Drosera, and not because of samples contamination. In order to provide optimization and a better specificity of PCR (polymerase chain reaction), a very successful method was demonstrated using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in reactions.

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Main Authors: Miranda,Vitor Fernandes Oliveira de, Martins,Vanderlei Geraldo, Furlan,Antonio, Bacci Jr.,Maurício
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000100018
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