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. 2004 Feb;70(2):790–797. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.2.790-797.2004

TABLE 1.

Amount of fecal or cecal content tolerated in a 50-μl reaction without detectable PCR inhibition

Matrix Purifi- cationa Amt of matrix (mg) in presence of facilitator
No facilitator 0.4% BSA 4% PEG 0.4% BSA and 4% PEG
Feces Purified 2.5 11 5 10
Cecum Purified 0.1 1 <0.2 1
Feces None <0.5 0.5 Not tested Not tested
Cecum None <0.1 <0.1 Not tested Not tested
a

Purified material was purified with the Bugs'n Beads kit from Genpoint.