Human DNA depletion process

How is human DNA depleted during sample processing?

Human DNA depletion
  1. Samples are treated with a buffer lysing the human/animal cells, while bacterial and fungal cells stay intact.
  2. The released human/animal DNA is enzymatically degraded along with all other free DNA and bacterial and fungal cells are sedimented at the end.
  3. This procedure requires bacterial and fungal cells to be intact in the samples.
  4. Please refer to “What are the sample requirements” for more details.

Illustration of MolYsis process



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