Provided is a method of amplifying nucleic acid from a comprising: contacting a cell-containing sample with a nonplanar solid substrate in a liquid medium having a pH range of 3.0-6.0 to attach the cell to the solid substrate; washing the nonplanar solid substrate to remove materials that are not attached thereto; and performing PCR using the nucleic acid from the cell attached to the nonplanar solid substrate as a template sample to amplify nucleic acid from the cell, wherein the contacting, washing and PCR processes are performed in a single vessel.