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Table 2 Concentrations and purity of the extracted RNA samples from clinical and laboratory strains of M. tuberculosis

From: A quick, easy and efficient protocol for extracting high-quality RNA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a spin column commercial kit

Sample ID

Nucleic Acid Conc.

(ng/µl): Nanodrop

260/280

260/230

RIN: Bioanalyzer

MOPS Gel lane

Bioanalyzer Lane

F15/LAM4/KZN 7H9 B1

990.8

1.95

2

7.6

2

A1

F15/LAM4/KZN 7H9 B2

638.5

1.92

2.01

7.7

3

B1

F15/LAM4/KZN 7H9 B3

901.6

1.92

1.99

8.0

4

C1

BEIJING 7H9 B1

1296.1

1.93

2

8.2

5

D1

BEIJING 7H9 B2

1311.6

1.89

1.88

8.3

6

E1

BEIJING 7H9 B3

1213

1.95

2.08

8.1

7

F1

F11 7H9 B1

948.8

1.87

1.97

8.0

8

G1

F11 7H9 B2

614.1

1.96

2.07

7.2

9

H1

F11 7H9 B3

606.8

1.95

2.04

7.4

10

A2

H37RV 7H9 B1

561.2

1.88

1.87

7.2

11

B2

H37RV 7H9 B2

484.2

1.94

2.05

7.2

12

C2

H37RV 7H9 B3

1650.2

1.92

2.04

8.6

13

D2

H37RV Chol B1

1491.3

2.03

2.13

8.5

15

E2

H37RV Chol B2

1308.3

2.03

2.17

8.3

15

F2

H37RV Chol B3

870

2.04

2.15

7.1

16

G2

  1. RIN: RNA integrity number
  2. B: Biological replicate
  3. 7H9: Normal culture media used for M. tuberculosis
  4. Chol: Minimal media supplemented with cholesterol