食源性致病菌多重PCR快速检测方法建立与应用

利用PCR技术,建立多组多重食源性致病菌PCR快速检测方法。设计受试菌特异性引物,反应体系中加入多对引物和多种DNA模板,采用正交试验优化PCR反应条件,进行特异性引物的PCR扩增。建立了多组多重食源性致病菌PCR快速检测方法,方法中所检测受试菌株和模拟样品均出现特异性扩增条带,结果与实际相符。所建立多组多重PCR快速检测体系符合设计要求,可以应用于食源性突发公共卫生事件的应急检测和日常样品检测工作。     

应用xMAP液态芯片多重快速检测四种病原微生物的研究

目的：建立一种多重、快速、特异性好、灵敏度高的病原微生物检测方法。方法：根据GenBank数据库中的小肠结肠炎耶尔森氏菌、单核细胞增生性李斯特菌、产气荚膜梭菌、鼠疫耶尔森氏菌基因序列,分别针对ail、hly、cpe、3a基因设计4对引物和4条探针。通过重叠PCR扩增各目的基因并构建重组质粒,以该重组质粒DNA为模板,通过多重PCR同时扩增上述4个基因,建立xMAP液态芯片检测技术,在此基础上对标准菌株基因组DNA进行检测并验证该方法的特异性和敏感性。结果：xMAP液态芯片对质粒DNA和标准菌株基因组DNA的检测结果与多重PCR结果一致。该方法能在3.5 h内同时完成对4种病原菌的检测,特异性好,且敏感性要高于PCR方法,灵敏度最高可达200CFU/ml。结论：xMAP液态芯片技术是病原微生物的多重快速检测的新方法,具有很好的应用价值和前景。     

应用xMAP液念芯片多重快速检测四种病原微生物的研究

目的:建立一种多重、快速、特异性好、灵敏度高的病原微生物检测方法。方法:根据GenBank数据库中的小肠结肠炎耶尔森氏菌、单核细胞增生性李斯特菌、产气荚膜梭菌、鼠疫耶尔森氏菌基因序列,分别针对ail、hly、cpe、3a基因设计4对引物和4条探针。通过重叠PCR扩增各目的基因并构建重组质粒,以该重组质粒DNA为模板,通过多重PCR同时扩增上述4个基因,建立xMAP液态芯片检测技术,在此基础上对标准菌株基因组DNA进行检测并验证该方法的特异性和敏感性。结果:xMAP液态芯片对质粒DNA和标准菌株基因组DNA的检测结果与多重PCR结果一致。该方法能在3.5 h内同时完成对4种病原菌的检测,特异性好,且敏感性要高于PCR方法,灵敏度最高可达200CFU/ml。结论:xMAP液态芯片技术是病原微生物的多重快速检测的新方法,具有很好的应用价值和前景。     

WSSV和IHHNV二重实时荧光PCR检测方法的建立

根据基因库中对虾白斑综合征病毒WSSV(AF369029)和传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒IHHNV(AF218226)基因序列,设计了WSSV和IHHNV的两对特异性引物和两条用不同荧光基团标记的TaqMan探针。对反应条件和试剂浓度进行优化,建立了能够同时检测WSSV和IHHNV的二重实时荧光PCR方法。该方法特异性好,对WSSV和IHHNV的检测敏感性分别达到2和20个模板拷贝数;此外抗干扰能力强,对WSSV和IHHNV不同模板浓度进行组合,仍可有效地同时检测这二个病毒。对保存的30份经常规PCR检测仅为WSSV或IHHNV阳性的样品进行二重实时荧光PCR检测,结果都为阳性,其中1份为WSSV和IHHNV混合感染。本研究建立的二重实时荧光PCR方法用于WSSV和IHHNV的检测具有特异、敏感、快速、定量等优点。     

三种猕猴桃根腐病致病菌多重实时定量PCR检测技术的建立及应用

[背景]近年来,随着猕猴桃种植面积的不断扩大,病害的频繁发生已逐渐影响猕猴桃的产量和品质。恶疫霉(Phytophthora cactorum)、樟疫霉(P.cinnamomi)和雪松疫霉(P.lateralis)是一类可以引起猕猴桃根腐病的致病疫霉菌。[目的]建立并优化可以同时检测3种致病疫霉的多重实时定量检测技术,并调查猕猴桃主要产区的致病菌分布情况。[方法]基于Ypt1 (ras-related protein gene)基因设计恶疫霉、樟疫霉和雪松疫霉的特异性TaqMan探针和引物,建立并优化多重实时荧光定量PCR检测体系。利用近缘种检验检测体系特异性并进行灵敏度测试,应用该检测体系分析猕猴桃主要产区根际土壤中3种致病疫霉的Yt1基因含量。[结果]供测试的11个恶疫霉近缘种、11个樟疫霉近缘种、13个雪松疫霉近缘种及非目标菌种DNA样品中均无荧光信号,反应结果为阴性,而在恶疫霉、樟疫霉和雪松疫霉DNA样品中分别检测出HEX、FAM和ROX荧光信号,反应结果为阳性。三种疫霉的检测灵敏度均达到100fg。此外,通过对猕猴桃主产区陕西省周至县和眉县果园共166份土壤样品的检测发现,恶疫霉的分布最广泛且Ypt1基因含量最高,樟疫霉和雪松疫霉则相对较少。[结论]建立的猕猴桃根腐病致病疫霉多重实时定量检测体系特异性强、灵敏度高,适合于恶疫霉、樟疫霉和雪松疫霉的检测及定量分析。该技术可为猕猴桃疫霉病害的早期诊断、监测及预防提供指导。     

One‐step Multiplex RT‐PCR for Simultaneous Detection of Four Viruses in Tobacco

A one‐step multiplex RT‐PCR method has been developed for the simultaneous detection of four viruses frequently occurring in tobacco (Cucumber mosaic virus, Tobacco mosaic virus, Tobacco etch virus and Potato virus Y). Four sets of specific primers were designed to work with the same reaction reagents and cycling conditions, resulting in four distinguishable amplicons representative of the four viruses independently. This one‐step multiplex RT‐PCR is consistently specific using different combinations of virus RNA as templates, and no non‐specific band was observed. It has high sensitivity compared to single RT‐PCR. Moreover, field samples in China can be tested by this method for virus detection. Our results show that one‐step multiplex RT‐PCR is a high‐throughput, specific, sensitive method for tobacco virus detection.     

A novel multiplex quantitative DNA array based PCR (MQDA-PCR) for quantification of transgenic maize in food and feed

We have developed a novel multiplex quantitative DNA array based PCR method (MQDA-PCR). The MQDA-PCR is general and may be used in all areas of biological science where simultaneous quantification of multiple gene targets is desired. We used quantification of transgenic maize in food and feed as a model system to show the applicability of the method. The method is based on a two-step PCR. In the first few cycles bipartite primers containing a universal 5′ ‘HEAD’ region and a 3′ region specific to each genetically modified (GM) construct are employed. The unused primers are then degraded with a single-strand DNA-specific exonuclease. The second step of the PCR is run containing only primers consisting of the universal HEAD region. The removal of the primers is essential to create a competitive, and thus quantitative PCR. Oligo nucleotides hybridising to internal segments of the PCR products are then sequence specifically labelled in a cyclic linear signal amplification reaction. This is done both to increase the sensitivity and the specificity of the assay. Hybridisation of the labelled oligonucleotides to their complementary sequences in a DNA array enables multiplex detection. Quantitative information was obtained in the range 0.1–2% for the different GM constructs tested. Seventeen different food and feed samples were screened using a twelve-plex system for simultaneous detection of seven different GM maize events (Bt176, Bt11, Mon810, T25, GA21, CBH351 and DBT418). Ten samples were GM positive containing mainly mixtures of Mon810, Bt11 and Bt176 DNA. One sample contained appreciable amounts of GA21. An eight-plex MQDA-PCR system for detection of Mon810, Bt11 and Bt176 was evaluated by comparison with simplex 5′ nuclease PCRs. There were no significant differences in the quantifications using the two approaches. The samples could, by both methods, be quantified as containing >2%, between 1 and 2%, between 0.1 and 1%, or <0.1% in 43 out of 47 determinations. The described method is modular, and thus suited for future needs in GM detection.     

Detection of Heterobasidion annosum s. l. [(Fr.) Bref.] in Norway Spruce by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of the rDNA repeat unit of Heterobasidion annosum were used to design specific primers for the detection and quantification of this important forest pathogen by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Specificity of detection was cross‐checked against a variety of other fungi (saprophytes, root pathogens, mycorrhizal fungi) which may occur in the same environment. As little as 1 pg fungal DNA (equiv. to 10–40 genomes) could be detected in 200 ng spruce root DNA (from 1 mg fresh spruce root). The Heterobasidion‐specific primers allowed simultaneous detection of Armillaria spp. in multiplex PCR. The method was successfully applied to increment cores of Norway spruce from the forest region Tharandter Wald (Saxonia, Germany), Oberbärenburg (East Ore Mountains, Saxonia) and Oberschleissheim (north of Munich, Bavaria).     

基因芯片技术检测3种肠道病原微生物方法的建立

目的:建立一种运用多重PCR和基因芯片技术检测和鉴定伤寒沙门氏菌、痢疾杆菌和单核细胞增生利斯特菌的方法。方法:分别选取伤寒沙门氏菌染色体ViaB区域中编码调控Vi抗原表达的基因(vipR)、痢疾杆菌编码侵袭质粒抗原H基因(ipaH)和单核细胞增生利斯特菌溶血素基因(hlyA)设计引物和探针,探针3'端进行氨基修饰,下游引物标记荧光素Cy3。在优化的PCR和杂交反应条件下,进行三重PCR扩增,产物与包括3种致病菌特异性探针的基因芯片杂交。在评价基因芯片的特异性和灵敏度之后,对临床样本进行检测。结果:只有3种目的致病菌的PCR产物在相应探针位置出现特异性信号,其他阴性细菌均无信号出现;3种致病菌的检测灵敏度均可达到103CFU/mL;检测30例临床样本的结果与常规细菌学培养结果一致。结论:所建立的可同时检测伤寒沙门氏菌、痢疾杆菌和单核细胞增生利斯特菌的基因芯片方法快速、准确,特异性高,重复性好,为3种肠道致病菌的快速检测和鉴定提供了新方法和新思路。     

Chemically modified primers for improved multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the amplification of multiple targets in a single reaction, presents a new set of challenges that further complicate more traditional PCR setups. These complications include a greater probability for nonspecific amplicon formation and for imbalanced amplification of different targets, each of which can compromise quantification and detection of multiple targets. Despite these difficulties, multiplex PCR is frequently used in applications such as pathogen detection, RNA quantification, mutation analysis, and (recently) next generation DNA sequencing. Here we investigated the utility of primers with one or two thermolabile 4-oxo-1-pentyl phosphotriester modifications in improving multiplex PCR performance. Initial endpoint and real-time analyses revealed a decrease in off-target amplification and a subsequent increase in amplicon yield. Furthermore, the use of modified primers in multiplex setups revealed a greater limit of detection and more uniform amplification of each target as compared with unmodified primers. Overall, the thermolabile modified primers present a novel and exciting avenue for improving multiplex PCR performance.     

藏绵羊子宫内膜炎主要致病菌多重PCR检测方法的建立与评价

本研究旨在建立一种多重PCR方法检测青海藏绵羊子宫内膜炎主要的病原菌。首先,提取5种标准菌株基因组,筛选出特异性引物;然后以标准菌株的基因组为模板,建立多重PCR方法。用无菌棉拭子涂抹藏绵羊子宫,置于LB培养液中培养并编号,48 h后提取样品基因组。运用单一PCR法对600份样品基因组进行检测,记录阳性样品;再挑取单一PCR法检测的阳性样品进行多重PCR检测,再次记录阳性样品,通过计算两种检测方法的符合率验证多重PCR方法;随机挑出30份阳性样品,进行病原菌分离鉴定菌种种类。单一PCR检测的样品中,无乳链球菌感染比例占47.33%,大肠杆菌占34.83%,金黄色葡萄球菌占6.5%,未检出沙门氏菌和化脓隐秘杆菌;多重PCR检测的阳性样品中,无乳链球菌感染比例占45.50%,大肠杆菌占33.50%,金黄色葡萄球菌占6.5%;两种检测结果相比较,多重PCR检测出的符合率均高于95%;分离鉴定的病原菌与两种PCR方法检测出的菌种结果基本一致。成功建立了多重PCR方法并检测出引起青海藏绵羊子宫内膜炎的主要病原菌为无乳链球菌、大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌。     

Rapid differentiation and in situ detection of 16 sourdough lactobacillus species by multiplex PCR

A two-step multiplex PCR-based method was designed for the rapid detection of 16 species of lactobacilli known to be commonly present in sourdough. The first step of multiplex PCR was developed with a mixture of group-specific primers, while the second step included three multiplex PCR assays with a mixture of species-specific primers. Primers were derived from sequences that specify the 16S rRNA, the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region, and part of the 23S rRNA gene. The primer pairs designed were shown to exclusively amplify the targeted rrn operon fragment of the corresponding species. Due to the reliability of simultaneously identifying Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus, and Lactobacillus paraplantarum, a previously described multiplex PCR method employing recA gene-derived primers was included in the multiplex PCR system. The combination of a newly developed, quick bacterial DNA extraction method from sourdough and this multiplex PCR assay allows the rapid in situ detection of several sourdough-associated lactobacilli, including the recently described species Lactobacillus rossii, and thus represents a very useful alternative to culture-based methodologies.     

Rapid and simultaneous detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Salmonella</Emphasis> spp., <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis> O157, and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Listeria monocytogenes</Emphasis> by magnetic capture hybridization and multiplex real-time PCR

The application of rapid, specific, and sensitive methods for pathogen detection and quantification is very advantageous in diagnosis of human pathogens in several applications, including food analysis. The aim of this study was the evaluation of a method for the multiplexed detection and quantification of three significant foodborne pathogenic species (Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella spp., and Listeria monocytogenes). The assay combines specific DNA extraction by multiplex magnetic capture hybridization (mMCH) with multiplex real-time PCR. The amplification assay showed linearity in the range 10⁶–10 genomic units (GU)/PCR for each co-amplified species. The sensitivity corresponded to 1 GU/PCR for E. coli O157 and L. monocytogenes, and 10 GU/PCR for Salmonella spp. The immobilization process and the hybrid capture of the MCH showed good efficiency and reproducibility for all targets, allowing the combination in equal amounts of the different nanoparticle types in mMCH. MCH and mMCH efficiencies were similar. The detection limit of the method was 10 CFU in samples with individual pathogens and 10² CFU in samples with combination of the three pathogens in unequal amounts (amount’s differences of 2 or 3 log). In conclusion, this multiplex molecular platform can be applied to determine the presence of target species in food samples after culture enrichment. In this way, this method could be a time-saving and sensitive tool to be used in routine diagnosis.     

A Multiplex PCR Assay Mediated by Universal Primer for the Diagnosis of Human Meningitis Caused by Six Common Bacteria

The present study aimed to develop a universal primer-multiplex PCR (UP-M-PCR) assay for the detection of six common bacteria associated with human meningitis. One optimal universal primer (UP) was selected from three UPs by comparing their sensitivities and specificities. All specific primers were tagged with the UP sequence at 5' end, and applied to the multiplex PCR system. The multiplex system was further optimized and assessed. This UP-M-PCR can successfully detect the six meningitis-associated pathogens with high specificity, and the sensitivity could reach up to 10 copies. In the identification of clinical specimens, six positive cases infected with Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae were confirmed. The newly developed multiplex PCR system can be used to detect the six pathogens associated with human bacterial meningitis with high specificity and sensitivity.     

A multiplex nested PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Corchorus golden mosaic virus and a phytoplasma in white jute (Corchorus capsularis L.)

A multiplex nested PCR assay was developed by optimizing reaction components and reaction cycling parameters for simultaneous detection of Corchorus golden mosaic virus (CoGMV) and a phytoplasma (Group 16Sr V‐C) causing little leaf and bunchy top in white jute (Corchorus capsularis). Three sets of specific primers viz. a CoGMV specific (DNA‐A region) primer, a 16S rDNA universal primer pair P1/P7 and nested primer pair R16F2n/R2 for phytoplasmas were used. The concentrations of the PCR components such as primers, MgCl₂, Taq DNA polymerase, dNTPs and PCR conditions including annealing temperature and amplification cycles were examined and optimized. Expected fragments of 1 kb (CoGMV), 674 bp (phytoplasma) and 370 bp (nested R16F2n/R2) were successfully amplified by this multiplex nested PCR system ensuring simultaneous, sensitive and specific detection of the phytoplasma and the virus. The multiplex nested PCR provides a sensitive, rapid and low‐cost method for simultaneous detection of jute little leaf phytoplasma and CoGMV. Based on BLASTn analyses, the phytoplasma was found to belong to the Group 16Sr V‐C.

Significance and Impact of the Study

Incidence of phytoplasma diseases is increasing worldwide and particularly in the tropical and subtropical world. Co‐infection of phytoplasma and virus(s) is also common. Therefore, use of single primer PCR in detecting these pathogens would require more time and effort, whereas multiplex PCR involving several pairs of primers saves time and reduces cost. In this study, we have developed a multiplex nested PCR assay that provides more sensitive and specific detection of Corchorus golden mosaic virus (CoGMV) and a phytoplasma in white jute simultaneously. It is the first report of simultaneous detection of CoGMV and a phytoplasma in Corchorus capsularis by multiplex nested PCR.     

啮齿动物螺杆菌多重PCR检测方法的建立

目的建立一种可同时检测肝、胆汁、啮齿类三种螺杆菌的多重PCR方法。方法根据已公布的肝、胆汁、啮齿类三种螺杆菌16SrRNA基因序列设计三对特异性引物进行多重PCR并对反应条件进行优化。结果三对引物能分别扩增出特异性的417 bp、364 bp、324 bp目的条带。最佳退火温度为52℃,镁离子浓度为2.0mmol/L,dNTP浓度为200μmol/L,引物浓度为0.625μmol/L。在此条件下多重PCR同时检测的肝、胆汁、啮齿类三种螺杆菌敏感度均为10 fg。结论本实验建立的多重PCR是一种敏感、特异、高效的方法,为同时检测啮齿动物中肝、胆汁、啮齿类三种螺杆菌奠定了良好的基础。     

Multiplex PCR to detect four different tomato-infecting pathogens

This work was aimed to develop a multiplex PCR assay to detect infectious agents such as Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Fusarium sp, Leveillula taurica, and begomoviruses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants. Specific primer sets of each pathogen were designed based on intergenic ribosomal RNA sequences for the first three, whereas for begomoviruses, primers were designed based on conserved regions. The design also considered that the length (200–800 bp) of the PCR products was resolvable by electrophoresis; thus 296, 380, 457, and 731 bp fragments for Clavibacter, Fusarium, Leveillula, and begomoviruses, respectively, were considered. PCR conditions were optimized to amplify all the products in a single tube from genomic DNA and circumvent PCR inhibitors from infected plants. Finally, when the multiplex PCR assay was tested with tomato plants infected with any of the four pathogens, specific PCR products confirmed the presence of the pathogens. Optimized PCR multiplex allowed for the accurate and simultaneous detection of Clavibacter, Fusarium, Leveillula, and begomoviruses in infected plants or seeds from tomato.     

Rapid Differentiation and In Situ Detection of 16 Sourdough Lactobacillus Species by Multiplex PCR

A two-step multiplex PCR-based method was designed for the rapid detection of 16 species of lactobacilli known to be commonly present in sourdough. The first step of multiplex PCR was developed with a mixture of group-specific primers, while the second step included three multiplex PCR assays with a mixture of species-specific primers. Primers were derived from sequences that specify the 16S rRNA, the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region, and part of the 23S rRNA gene. The primer pairs designed were shown to exclusively amplify the targeted rrn operon fragment of the corresponding species. Due to the reliability of simultaneously identifying Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus, and Lactobacillus paraplantarum, a previously described multiplex PCR method employing recA gene-derived primers was included in the multiplex PCR system. The combination of a newly developed, quick bacterial DNA extraction method from sourdough and this multiplex PCR assay allows the rapid in situ detection of several sourdough-associated lactobacilli, including the recently described species Lactobacillus rossii, and thus represents a very useful alternative to culture-based methodologies.