ITS2 PCR 2/25/19
E2 E3 E4 E6 E7 E8
Procedure
Samples E2 E3 E4 E6 E7 E8 were used in this PCR (polimerase chain reaction) reaction
First A Master Mix of water, 2x mytaq mix, ITS2 Primer Reverse (concentration: 10 micromolar), ITS2 Primer Forward (concentration: 10 micromolar)
| Component | Volume for 6 reactions |
|---|---|
| Water | 57 micoleters |
| 2x mytaq mix | 75 micoleters |
| ITS2 Primer Reverse (concentration: 10 micromolar) | 6 micoleters |
| ITS2 Primer Forward (concentration: 10 micromolar) | 6 micoleters |
24 micoleters of this master mix was added to 6 tubes For the 2 controls 12.5 micoleters water and 12.5 micoleters mytaq mix were added
1 microleter of the DNA samples was added to the coresponding tube and 1 microleter of water was added to two tubes for the controls
The samples were then placed in the thermocycler set to
| Step | Temperature | Duration | cycles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92°C | 3:00 | 1 |
| 2 | 92°C | 0:30 | 35 |
| 3 | 52°C | 0:40 | 35 |
| 4 | 72°C | 0:30 | 35 |
| 5 | 72°C | 5:00 | 1 |
| 6 | 10°C | hold | - |
these amplified DNA samples were then tested by making a gel
to create the Gel the following steps were taken
1.5g agarose and 100ml 1X TAE buffer were mixed to make a 1.5% agarose 100ml gel mix the mix was microwaved and swirled until there were no flakes then 5 microliters Gelred was added
the mix was left to cool for 5 minutes then poured into the gel mold the gel was left to harden for 30 minutes
once hardened enough Used TAE buffer was poured into the gel box to cover the mold
5 microliter aliquots of DNA samples E2, E3, E4, E6, E7, E8 and the two controls were made 1 microliter of 5x loading dye was added to each
First the HyperLadder 100bp was added to the first well of the mold then the DNA samples were each added to the wells in the following order
| Ladder | E2 | E3 | E4 | Control | E6 | E7 | E8 | Control |
The voltage was set to 100V and run for 30 minutes
This is the resulting Gel

Notes
E2 and E6 were successful
E3, E4, E7 did not show the band where ITS2 should be
E8 and the two controls did not appear at all