| Literature DB >> 28713847 |
Cynthia L Monaco1, Douglas S Kwon2,3.
Abstract
Herein we describe a detailed protocol for DNA virome analysis of low input human stool samples (Monaco et al., 2016). This protocol is divided into four main steps: 1) stool samples are pulverized to evenly distribute microbial matter; 2) stool is enriched for virus-like particles and DNA is extracted by phenol-chloroform; 3) purified DNA is multiple-strand displacement amplified (MDA) and fragmented; and 4) libraries are constructed and sequenced using Illumina Miseq. Subsequent sequence analysis for viral sequence identification should be sensitive but stringent.Entities:
Keywords: Illumina Miseq; MDA; Viral microbiome; Virome; Virus-like particles
Year: 2017 PMID: 28713847 PMCID: PMC5510652 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2159
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bio Protoc ISSN: 2331-8325