Exploring the world of microbiomes – Insights of state-of-the-art solutions for metagenomic approaches

To explore the natural microbial community of any ecosystem by high-resolution molecular approaches, it is extremely important to develop sensitive and reproducible nucleic acid extraction methods that facilitate isolation of microbial DNA and RNA of sufficient purity and quantity.

Proper lysis of microbial cells without damaging their genomes is the first major challenge. Then, as a second step, isolation and extraction must yield high quality nucleic acid for subsequent metagenomic studies.

MP Biomedicals supplies a complete solution from sample grinding, cell lysis to nucleic acid extraction and purification.

In order to offer a ready-to-use, flexible and reliable solution for nucleic acid isolation, MP Biomedicals has developed a portfolio of FastPrep bead beating instruments together with a broad panel of Lysing Matrix tubes to grind and lyse thoroughly any sample type and built up a comprehensive range of organic-based, spin column-based as well as magnetic beads-based extraction kits for the isolation of high-quality DNA and RNA.

Key learning objectives

• Learn how to obtain thorough homogenization and lysis of any microorganism from samples used in microbiome research
• Discover how the FastDNA™ SPIN Kit for Soil from MP Biomedicals has been found to be one of the most suitable kits available for DNA extraction and microbiome sequencing
• Be informed of the new DNA isolation kits developed by MP Biomedicals to generate high yields and achieve rapid isolation of genomic DNA from environmental samples and water samples
• Discover the MPure-32™ Automatic Nucleic Acid Purification instrument designed for high-throughput applications and combined kits specially developed for DNA purification from various samples including feces and environmental samples

Who should attend?

• Scientists involved in metagenomic analysis of human and animal microbiome samples (biomedical research & veterinary research)
• Researchers working in the environmental and agricultural research field (with soil, sediment, water, sludge, compost, rhizosphere, wood, any other plant specimens as well as food samples)
• Scientists investigating bioenergy production processes

Certificate of attendance

All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.