Table 2.
Commercial kits for microbiome DNA extraction.
| Commercial Kit | Principle | Format | Time | Automation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MagMAX Microbiome Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit (ThermoFisher Scientific) [44] | Magnetic beads | 100 reactions | ~60 min | KingFisher™ Duo Prime, Flex and Presto |
| Invitrogen PureLink Microbiome DNA Purification Kit (ThermoFisher Scientific) [45] | Spin column | 100 reactions | 120 min | - |
| QIAamp DNA Microbiome Kit (QIAGEN) [46] | Silica columns | 50 reactions | ~180 min | - |
| MO BIO’s PowerMag® Soil DNA Isolation Kit (QIAGEN) [47] | Magnetic beads | 4 × 96 or 32 × 12 | 60–120 min | epMotion® |