Bacterial RNA isolation

[Robert Hartley]

In article <8hqigq$8dk_001 at leeds.ac.uk>, MICMDF at leeds.ac.uk (M.D. Farrar) wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> Does anyone have a protocol for the efficient extraction of total RNA from 
> Staphylococci (or other Gram-positive bacteria)? Our problems are mainly 
> associated with insufficient cell lysis and RNA degradation during the 
> extraction procedure.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You may want to invest in a Ribolyser from Hybaid of Bio101. (the same machine)
They are about 2,000 ukp but apparently they work brilliantly.

As a first step you could buy the tubes from hybaid and use a mini
vortexer. cost about 100ukp. 

I don't have any experience with prok's but it is worth a try.

Regards
Bob