添加有扩增内标的副溶血弧菌PCR检测方法

【目的】发掘副溶血弧菌特异性更强的检测靶点,并人工构建扩增内标,建立可以有效避免假阴性的新PCR检测体系。【方法】利用生物信息学方法,从副溶血弧菌(Vibrio parahaemolyticus)基因组DNA中发掘特异性很高的序列,并设计相应的特异性引物,人工构建扩增内标,建立PCR检测体系。【结果】本研究发掘得到的序列vp1332特异性很强,经检索,该序列是编码ABC转运子接合蛋白组分的基因片段,根据此序列设计一对特异检测引物(vp1332L/vp1332R),同时,构建了扩增内标,并建立了PCR检测体系。利用该体系对296株副溶血弧菌和33株非副溶血弧菌进行检测,结果显示,所有以副溶血弧菌为模板的PCR反应均可扩增到一条343bp的特异片段,而模板来源于非副溶血弧菌的则只能扩增到一条499bp的扩增内标片段。灵敏度实验表明,该PCR反应体系的检测灵敏度为1.6×102cfu/mL。人工污染实验表明,起始染菌量为1.24cfu/25g样品时经8h增菌,即可检测到副溶血弧菌。实际样品检测结果也证实该方法的有效性。【结论】本研究建立的PCR反应体系能特异地检测副溶血弧菌,并可有效地排除假阴性,提高检测准确率。     

添加有扩增内标的沙门氏菌荧光定量PCR 检测体系的建立与评价

【目的】建立添加有扩增内标(IAC,Internal amplification control)的沙门氏菌EvaGreen荧光定量PCR检测体系,提高PCR检测可靠性。【方法】通过比较已有沙门氏菌属细菌的基因组序列,筛选沙门氏菌属特异检测靶点,设计特异引物;再用复合引物法构建扩增内标,优化参数,建立沙门氏菌内标PCR检测体系,利用特异性和灵敏度实验评价体系的检测性能。【结果】筛选得到的新特异靶点基因编码III型分泌系统蛋白(ssaQ)。针对该基因设计特异引物(SsaQ6),建立了添加有扩增内标的常规PCR和EvaGreen荧光定量PCR检测体系;二者对151株沙门氏菌和34株非沙门氏菌的检测符合率均达100%,对基因组DNA的检测下限达14.9拷贝/PCR和2.76拷贝/PCR;人工污染牛奶样品(初始染菌量:4-6 cfu/10 mL),増菌10 h和8 h后分别可检出沙门氏菌。【结论】本研究发掘的新靶点基因ssaQ特异性强,基于这一新靶点建立的添加有扩增内标的EvaGreen荧光定量PCR比常规内标PCR的检测限更低,重复性更好,快速方便,在12 h内即可得出检测结果,并且定量准确,有利于推进沙门氏菌PCR检测方法的标准化应用。     

扩增内标在沙门氏菌PCR检测方法中的应用

在PCR反应体系中添加了一条人工构建的扩增内标片段,以指示沙门氏菌PCR快速检测中出现的假阴性。对9株沙门氏菌和15株非沙门氏菌进行PCR检测,结果显示所有沙门氏菌都能扩增到一条invA基因中的374bp特异性片段,而模板来源于非沙门氏菌时则只能扩增到一条513bp扩增内标片段。灵敏度试验显示,该PCR检测体系对猪霍乱沙门氏菌纯DNA模板的检测灵敏度为12．8fg／μL,如果将增菌时间确定为8h,则该检测体系对人工染菌牛乳中沙门氏菌的检测灵敏度可以达到起始浓度为8cfu／25mL。采用上述方法检测了80份污染严重的样品,证实此方法可以有效地排除假阴性,提高检测准确率。     

四重PCR检测副溶血性弧菌及其毒力基因方法的建立

【目的】建立同时检测副溶血性弧菌tox R、tdh、trh、tlh基因的四重PCR快速检测方法。【方法】分别以副溶血性弧菌的tox R、tdh、trh、tlh 4个基因为靶基因,设计4对特异性引物,对4对引物浓度和退火温度进行优化,获得最佳引物比例和扩增条件,建立快速检测致病性副溶血性弧菌的四重PCR体系。通过特异性验证、灵敏度验证以及模拟样品检测进行方法确认。【结果】四重PCR体系扩增条带与预期相符,即115 bp(tox R)、244 bp(tdh)、418 bp(trh)、759 bp(tlh)4个目的条带;用74株副溶血性弧菌和37株非目标菌的测试结果表明,所建立的方法有良好的特异性。该方法对模板DNA的检测灵敏度为50μg/L,纯培养物的检测灵敏度为6.7×103 CFU/m L;副溶血性弧菌含量为1.36 CFU/g的人工模拟样品增菌6 h后,tox R、tlh、tdh、trh 4个基因可同时被检出。【结论】该方法可实现同时检测携带tox R、tdh、trh、tlh 4种基因的副溶血性弧菌,对开展致病性副溶血性弧菌的检测研究具有一定现实意义。     

扩增内标在沙门氏菌PCR检测方法中的应用*

在PCR反应体系中添加了一条人工构建的扩增内标片段,以指示沙门氏菌PCR快速检测中出现的假阴性。对9株沙门氏菌和15株非沙门氏菌进行PCR检测,结果显示所有沙门氏菌都能扩增到一条invA基因中的374bp特异性片段,而模板来源于非沙门氏菌时则只能扩增到一条513bp扩增内标片段。灵敏度试验显示,该PCR检测体系对猪霍乱沙门氏菌纯DNA模板的检测灵敏度为12·8fg/μL,如果将增菌时间确定为8h,则该检测体系对人工染菌牛乳中沙门氏菌的检测灵敏度可以达到起始浓度为8cfu/25mL。采用上述方法检测了80份     

水产品中创伤弧菌和副溶血弧菌 双重PCR检测方法的建立

目的建立一种同步检测创伤弧菌和副溶血弧菌的双重PCR方法。方法选择副溶血弧菌tlh基因和创伤弧菌vvhA基因作为靶序列各设计一对引物。用合成的引物对副溶血弧菌和创伤弧菌进行双重PCR扩增,确定特异性和最低检出限。然后用此方法对53株副溶血弧菌和7株创伤弧菌进行检测。结果确定了双重PCR检测创伤弧菌和副溶血弧菌的最优反应条件,其中退火温度为60℃,方法具有较好的特异性。对副溶血弧菌的最低限为1.0×10~2 CFU/mL,创伤弧菌最低限为4.2×10~4 CFU/mL。双重PCR对分离株检测符合率达100%。结论建立的双重PCR方法简便、快速、特异性好,可同时检测副溶血弧菌和创伤弧菌,为水产品中病原菌的基层检测提供解决方案。     

沙门菌、志贺菌、副溶血性弧菌多重PCR检测方法的研究

建立快速检测沙门菌、志贺菌和副溶血性弧菌的多重PCR方法[1-4].根据沙门菌hilA基因、志贺菌ipaH基因及副溶血性弧菌TDH基因设计特异性PCR引物[5-6],被检样品经4 h振荡培养后金属浴裂解制备DNA模板,使用全自动毛细管电泳核酸检测系统分析PCR扩增产物.在580、423和245 bp处分别出现预期的特异性DNA条带,且无非特异扩增条带出现.敏感性试验显示沙门菌在模拟标本中的检测灵敏度为101-2cfu/mL、志贺菌为101cfu/mL、副溶血性弧菌为102cfu/mL.该方法操作方便、分析时间短、特异性和灵敏度高,可用于公共卫生突发事件食源性病原菌的快速检测.     

副溶血弧菌LAMP检测方法的建立

副溶血弧菌(Vibrio parahaemolyticus)是一种能引起食源性疾病的重要病原菌。首次将一种新颖的核酸扩增技术-环介导等温扩增技术（Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification, LAMP）应用于副溶血弧菌的快速检测。针对副溶血弧菌不耐热溶血毒素基因（tlh）设计四条特异性引物（两条内引物和两条外引物）进行LAMP扩增,对扩增反应进行优化,最佳反应时间为60 min,反应温度为60 ℃。对12种细菌共28株菌进行LAMP扩增,仅14株副溶血弧菌得到阳性扩增结果,证明引物具有很高的特异性。副溶血弧菌基因组DNA和纯培养物的检测灵敏度分别约为90 fg和24 cfu/mL。对模拟食品样品进行直接检测,检测限为89 cfu/g。结果表明,该方法检测副溶血弧菌特异性强、灵敏度高,并且操作简便、检测成本低,1 h即可完成,有望发展成为快速检测副溶血弧菌的有效手段。     

用基于TaqMan探针的Real-timePCR技术定量检测副溶血弧菌

副溶血弧菌是一种引起食源性疾病的重要病原菌,传统的鉴定方法费时费力且容易出现假阴性,建立一种定量检测副溶血弧菌基因的方法尤为重要。根据GenBank公布的副溶血弧菌的gyrB基因序列设计一对引物和TaqMan探针,建立了基于TaqMan探针的Realtime PCR方法。通过对9种细菌（12株菌株）的DNA进行扩增,结果所有4株副溶血弧菌均可产生扩增曲线,其他8株非副溶血弧菌均不产生扩增曲线,证明了引物和探针具有很高的特异性。细菌纯培养物品和人工布菌的检测敏感度分别为1 CFU/ PCR反应体系和10 CFU/PCR反应体系,相关系数均为0.99（r2＝0.99）,整个试验可在1h内完成。建立的方法可用于海产品中副溶血弧菌的快速定量检测。     

添加扩增内标的沙门氏菌PCR检测方法

通过构建人工扩增内标,建立可以有效指示沙门氏菌检测过程可能出现假阴性情况的PCR检测方法。本研究基于沙门氏菌invA基因设计特异性引物,复合法构建扩增内标,建立PCR检测体系。特异性引物LW,对33株沙门氏菌和6株非沙门氏菌标准株进行检测,结果显示,所有沙门氏菌均扩增出385 bp的目标片段,非沙门氏菌则只能扩增出484 bp的扩增内标片段,特异性良好。灵敏度实验表明,该检测体系的灵敏度可达6.35 fg/μL。人工污染实验表明,起始染菌量为3.2 CFU/25 mL时,仅需8h增菌培养便可检出。大量食品样品检测证明,该检测体系确实可以有效的避免PCR检测过程出现的假阴性,提高检测准确性。     

食品中沙门氏菌分子检测靶点的筛选与评价

[目的]发掘新的沙门氏菌分子检测靶点,筛选检测性能优秀的引物.[方法]利用BLAST程序比较沙门氏菌属内基因组DNA序列的同源性以及沙门氏菌与非沙门氏菌基因组DNA序列之间的特异性,发掘出100多个检测沙门氏菌属的特异性片段,并从中随机挑选出15个片段作为候选靶点,一共设计了27对引物(FS1～FS27),对它们的特异性、灵敏度加以评价,从中筛选检测性能最好的引物.[结果]在27对引物中,检测性能最优的引物为FS23,采用该引物对供试菌株的相应检测靶点进行PCR扩增,44株沙门氏菌都能扩增到一条492 bp特异性片段,而22株非沙门氏菌则不能扩增出这一特异性片段.以FS23为引物建立PCR方法检测猪霍乱沙门氏菌基因组DNA的灵敏度为11.9 fg/μL,细菌纯培养物灵敏度为4.9×102cfu/mL;用猪霍乱沙门氏菌人工污染牛奶样品,如果接种起始菌量为100 cfu/25 mL时,只需要增菌5 h,采用上述方法即能检测出沙门氏菌.[结论]引物FS23对应的基因序列是一个性能优良的新分子检测靶点,具备很高的特异性和灵敏性,能够广泛应用于食品中沙门氏菌的快速检测.     

Development of a multiplex real-time PCR assay with an internal amplification control for the detection of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria in oysters

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an estuarine bacterium that is the leading cause of shellfish-associated cases of bacterial gastroenteritis in the United States. Our laboratory developed a real-time multiplex PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of the thermolabile hemolysin (tlh), thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh), and thermostable-related hemolysin (trh) genes of V. parahaemolyticus. The tlh gene is a species-specific marker, while the tdh and trh genes are pathogenicity markers. An internal amplification control (IAC) was incorporated to ensure PCR integrity and eliminate false-negative reporting. The assay was tested for specificity against >150 strains representing eight bacterial species. Only V. parahaemolyticus strains possessing the appropriate target genes generated a fluorescent signal, except for a late tdh signal generated by three strains of V. hollisae. The multiplex assay detected <10 CFU/reaction of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus in the presence of >10(4) CFU/reaction of total V. parahaemolyticus bacteria. The real-time PCR assay was utilized with a most-probable-number format, and its results were compared to standard V. parahaemolyticus isolation methodology during an environmental survey of Alaskan oysters. The IAC was occasionally inhibited by the oyster matrix, and this usually corresponded to negative results for V. parahaemolyticus targets. V. parahaemolyticus tlh, tdh, and trh were detected in 44, 44, and 52% of the oyster samples, respectively. V. parahaemolyticus was isolated from 33% of the samples, and tdh(+) and trh(+) strains were isolated from 19 and 26%, respectively. These results demonstrate the utility of the real-time PCR assay in environmental surveys and its possible application to outbreak investigations for the detection of total and pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus.     

Development of a real time PCR assay for rapid detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from seafood

A real time PCR assay for the detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood samples was developed using a novel specific target and a competitive internal amplification control (IAC). The specificity of this assay was evaluated using 390 bacterial strains including V.parahaemolyticus, and other strains belonging to Vibrio and non-Vibrio species. The real time PCR assay unambiguously distinguished V. parahaemolyticus with a detection sensitivity of 4.8 fg per PCR with purified genomic DNA or 1 CFU per reaction by counting V. parahaemolyticus colonies. The assays of avoiding interference demonstrated that, even in the presence of 2.1 μg genomic DNA or 10⁷ CFU background bacteria, V. parahaemolyticus could still be accurately detected. In addition, the IAC was used to indicate false-negative results, and lower than 94 copies of IAC per reaction had no influence on the detection limit. Ninety-six seafood samples were tested, of which 58 (60.4%) were positive, including 3 false negative results. Consequently, the real time PCR assay is effective for the rapid detection of V. parahaemotyticus contaminants in seafood.     

Detection of total and hemolysin-producing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shellfish using multiplex PCR amplification of tl, tdh and trh.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important human pathogen which can cause gastroenteritis when consumed in raw or partially-cooked seafood. A multiplex PCR amplification-based detection of total and virulent strains of V. parahaemolyticus was developed by targeting thermolabile hemolysin encoded by tl, thermostable direct hemolysin encoded by tdh, and thermostable direct hemolysin-related trh genes. Following optimization using oligonucleotide primers targeting tl, tdh and trh genes, the multiplex PCR was applied to V. parahaemolyticus from 27 clinical, 43 seafood, 15 environmental, 7 strains obtained from various laboratories and 19 from oyster plants. All 111 V. parahaemolyticus isolates showed PCR amplification of the tl gene; however, only 60 isolates showed amplification of tdh, and 43 isolates showed amplification of the trh gene. Also, 18 strains showed amplification of the tdh gene, but these strains did not show amplification of the trh gene. However, one strain exhibited amplification for the trh but not the tdh gene, suggesting both genes need to be targeted in a PCR amplification reaction to detect all hemolysin-producing strains of this pathogen. The multiplex PCR approach was successfully used to detect various strains of V parahaemolyticus in seeded oyster tissue homogenate. Sensitivity of detection for all three target gene segments was at least between 10(1)-10(2) cfu per 10 g of alkaline peptone water enriched seeded oyster tissue homogenate. This high level of sensitivity of detection of this pathogen within 8 h of pre-enrichment is well within the action level (10(4) cfu per 1 g of shell stock) suggested by the National Seafood Sanitation Program guideline. Compared to conventional microbiological culture methods, this multiplex PCR approach is rapid and reliable for accomplishing a comprehensive detection of V. parahaemolyticus in shellfish.     

Comparison of different primers for rapid detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus using the polymerase chain reaction

AIMS: The aim of this study was to compare different primers for rapid and effective detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of four pairs of primers, three previously published and one based on a newly developed V. parahaemolyticus metalloprotease (vpm) gene, have been assayed for PCR detection of V. parahaemolyticus. They have been tested for specificity and sensitivity on a total of 101 strains including reference and environment isolates belonging to V. parahaemolyticus and other species in Vibrio. Of the four sets of primers tested, the one designed on the basis of the metalloprotease gene (675 bp) gave optimal results with bacterial strains examined as they only amplified the specific fragment in strains that had been genetically and biochemically assessed as V. parahaemolyticus and the limit of detection was 4 pg of purified target DNA. CONCLUSIONS: The primers designed on the metalloprotease gene gave optimal results for specific, sensitive and rapid detection of V. parahaemolyticus by PCR. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: PCR amplification with the optimal primer set VPM1/VPM2 could facilitate the rapid diagnosis and surveillance of potentially pathogenic strains of V. parahaemolyticus and reduce food-borne illness.     

Amplification and sequence analysis of the full length toxR gene in Vibrio harveyi

This study was focused on obtaining the complete gene sequence of the toxR gene in V. harveyi by using toxR-targeted PCR to amplify 5' and 3' regions flanking the 576-bp Vibrio harveyi (NBRC 15634) toxR gene fragment previously amplified using degenerate PCR. To obtain the 5' flanking sequences, a forward PCR primer (VhtoxRpv) was designed based on known sequences upstream of toxR in V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus. The reverse primer (VctoxR2R) was based on the sequence of the 576-bp Vibrio harveyi toxR fragment. The resulting 750-bp amplicon was sequenced, providing the 5' sequences of the V. harveyi (NBRC 15634) toxR gene. The 3' flanking region was amplified using a primer pair toxRS1 and toxRS2 based on V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus toxR and toxS, resulting in a 900-bp amplicon that contained the remaining 3' sequences of the V. harveyi NBRC 15634 toxR. This paper reports, for the first time, a complete 882-bp nucleotide sequence for toxR in Vibrio harveyi. Sequence analysis and alignment revealed that the complete toxR gene in V. harveyi shares 87% sequence similarity with toxR of V. parahaemolyticus, 84% similarity with V. fluvialis, 83% with V. vulnificus and partial sequence of V. campbellii. The phylogenetic trees revealed wider divergence in toxR compared to 16S rRNA genes, so that V. harveyi could easily be distinguished from V. campbellii and V. parahaemolyticus.     

IDENTIFICATION OF NEW TARGET SEQUENCES FOR PCR DETECTION OF VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS BY GENOME COMPARISON

A genome comparison method was used to identify specific target sequences for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and the CDS value of this bacterium was compared with that of 139 other bacterial genomes. It was found that 20 CDS of V. parahaemolyticus were relatively specific according to their E value in BLAST (a new tool for comparing protein and nucleotide sequences), and four of them were selected for the design of PCR primers. There were positive amplification products of these four pairs of primers from nine V. parahaemolyticus strains, whereas there were no amplification products from nine other Vibrionaceae strains and four non -Vibrionaceae strains. An evaluation of detection sensitivities revealed that these four pairs of primers can be used in a PCR assay for the detection of V. parahaemolyticus.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

An automatic BLAST method was developed in this study, by which species-specific sequences can be screened out rapidly. In this way, new and specific genes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus were identified to be used as target sequences for PCR detection. In terms of acceptable specificity and sensitivity, the four pairs of primers were selected by screening, which can be applied in PCR assays and other molecular methods. These kinds of methods might become commercial detection products in the new future. In addition, this method for searching specific DNA sequences can also be used for the mining specific sequences in other genus and species, such as Salmonella , Staphylococcus , etc.