Protocol describes a safe and convenient method of extracting DNA from Coccidioides immitis fungi in which the culture is killed by steaming, allowing removal from the containment facilities, as soon as possible. The method was first developed with the non-pathogen Neurospora crassa, has worked well for both C. immitis and H. capsulatum, and should be useful for extracting DNA from any pathogenic fungus. - [Read A Safe Method of Extracting DNA from Coccidioides immitis Protocol]
Hints and precautions for the care, feeding and breeding of Neurospora. Includes: Crossing; Tips on handling ascospoes
General Laboratory Practices; Stockkeeping; Mutagenesis and enrichment; Tips for encouraging colonial growth; Solutions and media; Handling Heterokaryons. - [Read Hints and Precautions for the Care, Feeding and Breeding of Neurospora]
Information and tips on how to avoid pitfalls and keep out of trouble in the Neurospora lab. Includes: Culture, incubation, storage, and disposal; Stock preservation; Spore and colony counts; Making crosses and recovering progeny; Use of heterokaryons for allelism tests; Use of unordered asci to estimate the relation of translocation breakpoints to centromeres. - [Read How to Avoid Pitfalls and Keep Out of Trouble in the Neurospora Lab]
Protocols for Neurospora methods. Includes: Standard strains; Crosses; Minimal medium; Color coding of media; Agar substrate for manipulation and isolation; Stock solutions of supplements; Mating-type tests; Preservation of stocks by silica gel; Cleaning of glassware; Control of mites. - [Read Neurospora Methods Protocols]
Northern blot protocol for the detection of RNA in Neurospora. Includes: Extract RNA from tissue powder; Electropheresis and transfer RNA; Preparing the membrane for probing and preparation of a riboprob.; Hybridization. - [Read Northern blot Protocol for the Detection of RNA in Neurospora]
DNA isolation method yields an average of 0.6 micrograms of genomic DNA that is suitable for Southern analysis or PCR. Starting with fresh mycelium, 20 to 40 samples can be processed in approximately two hours. Better yields (about 5 micrograms) may be obtained by suspending approximately 100 microliters of ground lyophilized mycelium in 500 microliters of isolation buffer and following the protocol. - [Read Small Scale DNA Preps for Neurospora crassa Protocol]
Simple method for growing Neurospora and for isolation of DNA that may be performed in two days from start to finish. The growth of mycelia in Petri plates eliminates the need for large numbers of flasks when growing many cultures for DNA isolation. - [Read Ultra-Fast Method of DNA Extraction from Neurospora Protocol]