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Table 6 Colony forming unit-normalized 16S r DNA copy number for the best extraction protocols (Tables 1 , 2 and 3 ) associated with three biological replicates of various Gram-negative Eubacteria (P—S)

From: The near-quantitative sampling of genomic DNA from various food-borne Eubacteria

   

Copies 16SrRNA “gene” per CFU

 

Gram Neg isolates

Extraction method

Culture 1

Culture 2

Culture 3

Mean

Stdev

 

Pantoea agglomerans

High Pure

15.7

10.8

9.97

12.2

3.10

a

Agencourt

13.2

16.2

15.2

14.9

1.53

ab

OmniLyse

20.8

23.3

29.8

24.6

4.65

b

   

CFU mL−1

    
  

5.04 × 108

5.03 × 108

4.09 × 108

   
  

±12.4%

±12.6%

±10.9%

   

Pseudomonas oleovorans

High Pure (TSB)

38.6

30.4

24.9

31.3

6.89

a

Agencourt (TSB)

36.7

42.3

48.9

42.6

6.11

ab

OmniLyse (TSB)

69.9

52.4

58.1

60.1

8.93

ab

OmniLyse (LB)

73.0

120

205

133

66.9

b

   

CFU mL−1 (TSB)

    
  

5.21 × 107

4.62 × 107

5.17 × 107

   
  

±7.10%

±0.729%

±7.82%

   
   

(LB)

    
  

4.89 × 107

2.70 × 107

1.89 × 107

   
  

±17.1%

±4.36%

±25.8%

   

Rahnella aquatilis

High Pure

5.15

5.43

6.28

5.62

0.588

a

Agencourt

7.83

8.57

7.05

7.82

0.760

b

OmniLyse

16.7

13.3

11.5

13.8

2.64

c

   

CFU mL−1

    
  

6.04 × 108

7.07 × 108

8.13 × 108

   
  

±16.0%

±13.5%

±16.1%

   

Salmonella Typhi

High Pure

3.17

3.81

4.69

3.89

0.763

a

Agencourt

10.7

8.10

8.48

9.09

1.40

a

OmniLyse

7.50

5.71

6.39

6.53

0.904

ab

   

CFU mL−1

    
  

8.98 × 108

7.70 × 108

7.13 × 108

   
  

±0.750%

±3.72%

±2.60%

   

Serratia preteamaculans

High Pure

3.24

3.35

6.57

4.39

1.89

b

Agencourt

5.59

5.34

6.57

5.83

0.650

b

OmniLyse

0.325

1.88

1.32

1.18

0.788

a

   

CFU mL−1

    
  

1.33 × 109

1.19 × 109

1.19 × 109

   
  

±12.8%

±11.7%

±13.4%

   
  1. Any two means reported with different letters are significantly different at the P = 0.05 level. These statistical comparisons were made within isolate only.