The present invention relates the use of broad range primer (e.g., as broad range capture olignucleotides) immobilized in a SCODA method gel to allow, for example, selective concentration of target nucleic acids. Such concentrated target nucleic acids may, for example, be: i) eluted from the gel and analyzed (e.g., by broad range primer methods) ii) subject to in situ (e.g., in gel) PCR methods and/or iii) analyzed in the gel (e.g., by fluorescent detection methods).
