Bacterial cells were harvested from broth media and centrifuged to concentrate into a microcentrifuge tube at a density of 2×10^6 cells/ml. Ethanol and sodium acetate were added to lyse the cells and release DNA. The solution was incubated at -20C for 2 hours then 100% ethanol was added and incubated at 20C for 1 minute to precipitate the DNA. The DNA was collected through repeated centrifugation and washing with ethanol before being resuspended in TE buffer for storage at -20C.