General Information
The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME conducts research in the field of applied life sciences from a molecular level to entire ecosystems. Their platform technologies are organized as separate service units and are available to external clients.
DNA Sequencing Instruments Used
- Applied Biosystems 3730
DNA Sequencing Prices
Not stated
DNA Template Requirements
Plasmids
- Plasmid min. concentration 100ng/µL
- Standard plasmid | 80-160 ng/kb
- Gateway plasmid | 140-240 ng/kb
- Cosmid, Lambda DNA | 2 to 5 µL of [1µg/µL] DNA
- BAC, YAC, PAC | 2 to 5 µL of [1µg/µL] DNA
- siRNA plasmid | 140-240 ng/kb
BAC/Cosmid
- 1 ug/µl
PCR Products
- 100-200 bp | 15-30 ng
- 200-500 bp| 25-50 ng
- 500-1000 bp| 40-100 ng
- 1000-2000 bp| 40-100 ng
- >2000 bp | 80-200 ng
Primers
- 10µM
Other information
Many common sequencing primers are available without extra charge.
Sequencing turn-around time
Not mentioned
International orders
Yes
GLP DNA sequencing
Yes
Other DNA sequencing related services offered
- Fragment Analysis
Contact Information
Dr. Jost Muth
Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology
Forckenbeckstrafle 6
52074 Aachen
Germany
Phone: +49 241 6085-12050
Fax: +49 241 6085-10000
Website: http://www.ime.fraunhofer.de/en.html
Comments
Sequencing is performed on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Also have two other centers, Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB) in Newark, Delaware, and the Fraunhofer Center for Systems Biotechnology (CSB) in Santiago de Chile.
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