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Challenges in isolating bacteriophage mRNA for chemical analysis

Claim that isolating sufficient quantities of intact bacteriophage mRNA for HPLC and LC-MS chemical analysis is challenging due to contamination with host RNA and DNA.

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Isolating sufficient quantities of bacteriophage mRNA for chemical analysis is challenging due to abundant rRNA and contaminating DNA

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Bacteriophage mRNA yield inhibits Isolation protocol challenges

Evidence

Evidence showing successful depletion of rRNA in RNA samples extracted from phage-infected E. coli and B. subtilis cells at 15 minutes post-infection using NEBNext rRNA Depletion Kit, demonstrated by TapeStation electrophoresis results before and after depletion.

Protocols and analysis for RNA extraction and rRNA depletion