Research center of Embrapa/Collection:	Embrapa Solos - Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Date Issued:	2002
Type of Material:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Authors:	PEIXOTO, R. S. COUTINHO, H. L. da C. RUMJANEK, N. G. MACRAE, A. ROSADO, A. S.
Additional Information:	R. S. PEIXOTO, UFRJ; HEITOR LUIZ DA COSTA COUTINHO, CNPS; NORMA GOUVEA RUMJANEK, CNPAB; A. MACRAE, UFRJ; A. S. ROSADO, UFRJ.
Title:	Use of rpoB and 16S rRNA genes to analyse bacterial diversity of a tropical soil using PCR and DGGE.
Publisher:	Letters in Applied Microbiology, v. 35, n. 4, p. 316-320, Oct. 2002.
Language:	Ingles
Keywords:	DNA extraction
Description:	Aim: To evaluate the rpoB gene as a biomarker for PCR-DGGE microbial analyses using soil DNA from the Cerrado, Brazil. Methods: DNA extraction from soil was followed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification of rpoB and 16S rRNA genes. PCR products were compared by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) to compare gene/community profiles. Results: The rpoB DGGE profiles comprised fewer bands than the 16S rDNA profiles and were easier to delineate and therefore to analyse. Comparison of the community profiles revealed that the methods were complementary. Conclusions, Significance and Impact of the Study: The gene for the beta subunit of the RNA polymerase, rpoB, is a single copy gene unlike 16S rDNA. Multiple copies of 16S rRNA genes in bacterial genomes complicate diversity assessments made from DGGE profiles. Using the rpoB gene offers a better alternative to the commonly used 16S rRNA gene for microbial community analyses based on DGGE.
NAL Thesaurus:	Tropical soils Polymerase chain reaction
Data Created:	2021-09-20
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPS)