Amplification of plasmid DNA bound on soil colloidal particles and clayminerals by the polymerase chain reaction
CAI Peng , HUANG Qiao-yun , LU Yan-du , CHEN Wen-li , JIANG Dai-hua , LIANG Wei
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Received January 16, 2007,Revised March 23, 2007, Accepted , Available online
Volume 19,2007,Pages 1326-1329
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify a 600-base pair (bp) sequence of plasmid pGEX-2T DNA bound on soil
colloidal particles from Brown soil (Alfisol) and Red soil (Ultisol), and three di erent minerals (goethite, kaolinite, montmorillonite).
DNA bound on soil colloids, kaolinite, and montmorillonite was not amplified when the complexes were used directly but amplification
occurred when the soil colloid or kaolinite-DNA complex was diluted, 10- and 20-fold. The montmorillonite-DNA complex required
at least 100-fold dilution before amplification could be detected. DNA bound on goethite was amplified irrespective of whether the
complex was used directly, or diluted 10- and 20-fold. The amplification of mineral-bound plasmid DNA by PCR is, therefore, markedly
influenced by the type and concentration of minerals used. This information is of fundamental importance to soil molecular microbial
ecology with particular reference to monitoring the fate of genetically engineered microorganisms and their recombinant DNA in soil
environments.
