Targeted amplicon sequencing

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Next-generation sequencing (Ion Torrent Platform)

The PCR products are pooled together into an Eppendorf tube and is called a library. In a typical experiment that takes place in our lab,...

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Apr 202 min read

Creating gene libraries

A PCR reaction is provided with a DNA template from which a gene is isolated, forward and reverse primers (or nucleotide sequences...

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Apr 202 min read

Identifier genes in microbial communities

Our lab focuses on finding members of bacterial as well as fungal communities in plants. It is now easier to detect microbes by looking...

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Apr 203 min read

The ‘small world’ inside plants – an introduction to plant microbiomes

All multicellular organisms harbour micro-organisms. It is now well-known that the human body is a reservoir of microbes and is found in...