A novel semi-automated hybrid DNA extraction method for use with environmental poultry production samples was developed and demonstrated improvements over a common mechanical and enzymatic extraction method in terms of the quantitative and qualitative estimates of the total bacterial communities.
Rothrock Jr., M. J., Hiett, K. L., Gamble, J., Caudill, A. C., Cicconi-Hogan, K. M., Caporaso, J. G. A Hybrid DNA Extraction Method for the Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Bacterial Communities from Poultry Production Samples. J. Vis. Exp. (94), e52161, doi:10.3791/52161 (2014).