Elizabeth B Burgener1, Patrick R Secor2, Michael C Tracy1, Johanna M Sweere3, Elisabeth M Bik4, Carlos E Milla1, Paul L Bollyky3. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Center for Excellence in Pulmonary Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. 2. Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA. 3. Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. 4. Harbers Bik LLC, San Francisco, California, USA.
Abstract
Background: There is increasing interest in the pulmonary microbiome's bacterial and viral communities, particularly in the context of chronic airway infections in cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the isolation of microbial DNA from the sputum from patients with CF is technically challenging and the optimal protocols for the analysis of viral species, including bacteriophage, from clinical samples remains difficult. Materials and Methods: In this study, we evaluate a set of methods developed for processing and analyzing sputum from patients with CF with the goal of detecting Pf bacteriophage virion-derived nucleic acid. We evaluate the impact of bead beating, deoxyribonuclease digestion, and heating steps in these protocols focusing on the quantitative assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pf bacteriophage in sputum. Results: Based on these comparative data, we describe an optimized protocol for processing sputum from patients with CF and isolating DNA for polymerase chain reaction or sequencing-based studies. Conclusion: These studies demonstrate the assessment of a specific bacteriophage and bacteria in sputum from patients with CF. Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
Background: There is increasing interest in the pulmonary microbiome's bacterial and viral communities, particularly in the context of chronic airway infections in cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the isolation of microbial DNA from the sputum from patients with CF is technically challenging and the optimal protocols for the analysis of viral species, including bacteriophage, from clinical samples remains difficult. Materials and Methods: In this study, we evaluate a set of methods developed for processing and analyzing sputum from patients with CF with the goal of detecting Pf bacteriophage virion-derived nucleic acid. We evaluate the impact of bead beating, deoxyribonuclease digestion, and heating steps in these protocols focusing on the quantitative assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pf bacteriophage in sputum. Results: Based on these comparative data, we describe an optimized protocol for processing sputum from patients with CF and isolating DNA for polymerase chain reaction or sequencing-based studies. Conclusion: These studies demonstrate the assessment of a specific bacteriophage and bacteria in sputum from patients with CF. Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
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Keywords:
DNA extraction; bacteriophage; cystic fibrosis; sputum
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