This document describes protocols for isolating genomic DNA from bacterial cells and plasmid DNA from bacterial cells. The genomic DNA isolation protocol involves lysing the bacterial cells, extracting the DNA with phenol-chloroform, precipitating the DNA with ethanol, and dissolving the purified DNA. The plasmid isolation protocol uses alkaline lysis to separate plasmid DNA from chromosomal DNA, followed by phenol-chloroform extraction and precipitation of the plasmid DNA with isopropanol prior to resuspension of the purified plasmid. Both protocols specify the required materials, preparation of reagents, steps to isolate and purify the DNA, and checking of the extracted DNA through agarose gel electrophoresis and spectrophotometry.