Microsatellite DNA markers for Plasmopara viticola,the causal agent of downy mildew of grapes

Microsatellite loci were isolated from Plasmopara viticola (Oomycetes), the causal agent of downy mildew of grape, one of the most damaging fungal diseases of grapevine worldwide. Seven polymorphic loci were obtained from an enriched partial genomic library. A low genetic diversity was observed at all loci, with a mean observed allele number of 3.75 and an observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.074 to 0.547. Cross‐amplification tests on three closely related taxa indicated that two loci could be used in other Oomycetes species. These microsatellite loci were proved to be useful for population genetic analysis.     

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification targeting the apxIVA gene for detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a novel nucleic acid amplification method performed under isothermal conditions with high specificity and efficiency. We developed a diagnostic method based on LAMP for detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae . Using six specific primers targeting the apxIVA gene, the LAMP assay rapidly amplified the target gene within 30 min, requiring only a laboratory water bath for the reaction to occur. The resulting amplificon was visualized by adding SYBR Green I to the mixture. The results obtained from testing 15 A. pleuropneumoniae reference strains and other seven bacterial species strains showed that the LAMP was as specific as and 10 times more sensitive than nested PCR. Sixty-five tonsil samples were collected from 65 healthy pigs. All the samples were negative for A. pleuropneumoniae by immunomagnetic separation-based (IMS) bacterial isolation, nested PCR and LAMP, respectively. Meanwhile, 115 tonsil samples were also collected from 115 pigs with apparent respiratory problems. Twenty-two were positive by IMS bacterial isolation. All the samples that were positive by IMS bacterial isolation were also positive by nested PCR and LAMP. The LAMP assay demonstrated exceptionally higher sensitivity than nested PCR by picking up 14 additional positive cases (χ² test, P <0.0001); we concluded that LAMP was a highly sensitive and reliable method for detection of A. pleuropneumoniae infection.     

基于MTT染色法对葡萄生单轴霉孢子囊存活力的检测

本文利用MTT染色法和点接生物测定法对不同温度干燥处理36h后的葡萄生单轴霉孢子囊存活力和致病力进行了检测,并应用单因素试验和正交试验对其孢子囊进行了MTT染色条件的优化。结果表明：葡萄生单轴霉孢子囊MTT染色的最佳条件为温度36℃、MTT浓度 0.05%、染色48h,孢子囊染色率可达83.0%。20℃恒温干燥处理36h显著提高了孢子囊存活力,葡萄生单轴霉孢子囊的蓝色染色率为79.3%,叶片点接发病率为98.9%,显著高于对照的蓝色染色率52.0%和发病率62.7%。MTT染色得到的孢子囊蓝色染色率与点接生物测定法得出的发病率存在很好的线性关系y=1.276 1x-1.939 1,R²=0.996 1,孢子囊的蓝色染色率与叶片点接发病率呈正相关。本研究表明MTT染色法可以用于葡萄生单轴霉孢子囊存活力的快速和准确检测。     

一种快速检测微囊藻毒素mcyG基因的新技术——环介导恒温扩增

利用环介导恒温扩增(LAMP)技术,以微囊藻毒素(Microcystins,MCs)合成基因簇中的mcyG基因为靶序列,设计了1 套LAMP引物,建立了LAMP反应体系并进行灵敏度和特异性实验。结果表明mcyG基因的最低检测限为:24 cfu/mL,远低于常规PCR(Polymerase Chain Reaction)。整个检测过程仅需40 min,且可直接目测结果。特异性实验中, 13 株淡水常见水华蓝藻分属:色球藻属(Chroococcus)、念珠藻属(Nostoc)、鱼腥藻属(Anabaena)、束丝藻属(Aphanizomenon)、微囊藻属(Microcystis),其中10 株呈阳性反应, 3 株为阴性。在野外样品检测中,来自太湖与黄庆苗池塘的水样PCR检测显示阴性反应,而LAMP检测均呈阳性反应,提示此两处水样中可能含有产毒微囊藻,显示出了LAMP检测方法良好的野外检测和预警能力。综合上述,LAMP检测方法能够快速检测产微囊藻毒素的关键基因,且结果可视化。该方法简便、快捷、不依赖特殊检测设备,极具推广前景。     

Plasmopara viticola effector PvRXLR131 suppresses plant immunity by targeting plant receptor-like kinase inhibitor BKI1

The grapevine downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara viticola secretes a set of RXLR effectors (PvRXLRs) to overcome host immunity and facilitate infection, but how these effectors function is unclear. Here, the biological function of PvRXLR131 was investigated via heterologous expression. Constitutive expression of PvRXLR131 in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides significantly enhanced its pathogenicity on grapevine leaves. Constitutive expression of PvRXLR131 in Arabidopsis promoted Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 and P. syringae DC3000 (hrcC^-) growth as well as suppressed defence-related callose deposition. Transient expression of PvRXLR131 in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves could also suppress different elicitor-triggered cell death and inhibit plant resistance to Phytophthora capsici. Further analysis revealed that PvRXLR131 interacted with host Vitis vinifera BRI1 kinase inhibitor 1 (VvBKI1), and its homologues in N. benthamiana (NbBKI1) and Arabidopsis (AtBKI1). Moreover, bimolecular fluorescence complementation analysis revealed that PvRXLR131 interacted with VvBKI1 in the plasma membrane. Deletion assays showed that the C-terminus of PvRXLR131 was responsible for the interaction and mutation assays showed that phosphorylation of a conserved tyrosine residue in BKI1s disrupted the interaction. BKI1 was a receptor inhibitor of growth- and defence-related brassinosteroid (BR) and ERECTA (ER) signalling. When silencing of NbBKI1 in N. benthamiana, the virulence function of PvRXLR131 was eliminated, demonstrating that the effector activity is mediated by BKI1. Moreover, PvRXLR131-transgenic plants displayed BKI1-overexpression dwarf phenotypes and suppressed BR and ER signalling. These physiological and genetic data clearly demonstrate that BKI1 is a virulence target of PvRXLR131. We propose that P. viticola secretes PvRXLR131 to target BKI1 as a strategy for promoting infection.     

环介导等温扩增技术用于检测幽门螺旋杆菌CagA基因

目的 建立环介导等温扩增技术（LAMP）用于检测唾液和胃液中幽门螺旋杆菌CagA基因。方法 收集临床阳性样本并用荧光定量PCR检测,然后根据幽门螺旋杆菌的CagA基因序列设计LAMP引物并优化反应条件。通过LAMP检测来验证引物的特异性,并通过检测稀释的模板来验证引物的灵敏性。同时加入钙黄绿素使产物显色,使CagA基因检测可视化。最后,用LAMP方法检测收集的临床样本,并计算阳性率,应用配对卡方检验比较LAMP和荧光定量PCR的统计学差异。结果 LAMP体系的特异性和灵敏性均较好,对CagA基因检测的灵敏性是102 IU/mL。另外,利用钙黄绿素进行产物检测的效果和电泳结果相当。通过对临床样本的检测,CagA阳性样本的LAMP检测结果和荧光定量PCR差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论 LAMP对CagA基因的检测具有较好的特异性和灵敏性,操作简便,在基层医院有较好的应用前景。     

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification of single pollen grains

The polymerase chain reaction(PCR) has been a reliable and fruitful method for many applications in ecology.Nevertheless, unavoidable technical and instrumental requirements of PCR have limited its widespread application in field situations. The recent development of isothermal DNA amplification methods provides an alternative to PCR, which circumvents key limitations of PCR for direct amplification in the field. Being able to analyze DNA in the pollen cloud of an ecosystem would provide very useful ecological information, yet would require a field-enabled, high-throughput method for this potential to be realized. Here, we demonstrate the applicability of the loop-mediated DNA amplification method(LAMP), an isothermal DNA amplification technique, to be used in pollen analysis. We demonstrate that LAMP can provide a reliable method to identify species from the pollen cloud, and that it can amplify successfully with sensitivity down to single pollen grains, thus opening the possibility of field-based, high-throughput analysis.     

Rapid, sensitive and simple detection method for koi herpesvirus using loop-mediated isothermal amplification

New methods were developed for the detection of koi herpesvirus (KHV, CyHV-3) by LAMP, which were compared with the PCR for specificity and sensitivity. We designed two primer sets targeting a specific sequence within the 9/5 PCR amplicon (9/5 LAMP) and the upper region of the Sph I-5 PCR amplicon ( Sph I-5 LAMP), including a sequence highly conserved among the strains. The amplification was monitored in real-time based on the increase in turbidity, with magnesium pyrophosphate as the by-product. The reactions were carried out under isothermal conditions at 65°C for 60 min. The detection limit of both LAMP was six copies, equal to the modified Sph I-5 PCR. No cross-reactivity with other fish pathogenic viruses and bacteria was observed. Sph I-5 LAMP was found to have a quicker response in terms of the reaction velocity than 9/5 LAMP. Therefore, we consider Sph I-5 LAMP to be superior for routine use. Additionally, LAMP was found applicable to crude extract from gills and other organs. LAMP methods are superior in terms of sensitivity, specificity, rapidity and simplicity, and are potentially a valuable diagnostic tool for KHV infections.     

环介导等温扩增技术在快速检测炭疽芽胞杆菌中的应用

本文旨在建立适合国境口岸现场应用的生物恐怖防控快速检测方法,从而保障口岸安全.针对生物恐怖炭疽芽胞杆菌,选择目标菌种特异性基因片段,设计引物,运用环介导等温扩增(LAMP)技术建立一套简便、高效的检测方法,并模拟生物恐怖炭疽芽胞杆菌可能存在的基质条件,评价LAMP技术在快速筛查中的适用性.结果显示,LAMP技术排查生物恐怖炭疽芽胞杆菌简便、快速、特异,检测灵敏度为102～103 CFU/ml;且能有效检出在偏酸、偏碱及黏稠基质中的炭疽芽胞杆菌.而高盐环境对该反应影响较大,有必要采用能有效去除盐分的核酸抽提方法.     

Rapid detection of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus harbouring genes for four classical enterotoxins, SEA, SEB, SEC and SED, by loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay

AIM: The aim of this study was to develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay targeting the genes for the four classical enterotoxins, SEA, SEB, SEC and SED, in Staphylococcus aureus. METHODS AND RESULTS: Specific primers were designed which target each specific sequence of the enterotoxin genes. With 30 strains of Staph. aureus, the results of the LAMP assay to each enterotoxin, SEA, SEB, SEC and SED, completely accorded with the results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Enterotoxin production, determined by a reverse passive latex agglutination assay, strongly correlated with the presence of the corresponding genes. Amplification was not observed when 14 strains of nonenterotoxigenic Staph. aureus and 20 strains consisting of 19 bacterial species other than Staph. aureus were tested. In addition, the sensitivity of the LAMP assay was generally higher than that of conventional PCR assay and it rapidly detected enterotoxigenic Staph. aureus strains within 60 min. CONCLUSIONS: The LAMP assay developed in this study is rapid, specific and sensitive for the detection of enterotoxigenic Staph. aureus. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The method is suitable for clinical diagnosis and food safety applications.     

环介导等温扩增技术在食品中痢疾志贺氏菌快速检测

【目的】探讨、优化基于环介导等温扩增技术(LAMP)快速检测常规食品中感染性痢疾志贺氏菌的方法。【方法】在NCBI数据库中搜索获取志贺氏菌的特异性基因高度保守区,设计3对LAMP反应引物,建立、优化该LAMP可视化检测方法,并评价其特异性、灵敏度,同时与PCR检测方法和传统检测方法对比,进行结果统计分析。【结果】5株志贺氏菌标准菌株样品均检测为阳性,11株非志贺氏菌标准菌株样品均检测为阴性,无交叉反应。最低检验限为1.6×101 CFU/反应(或1.6×101 CFU/m L),且经比较,LAMP检测灵敏度比PCR检测高出1个数量级。通过对161份实际样品和人工污染样品进行检测,LAMP检测与传统方法检测结果具有较高的一致性。【结论】LAMP具有检测过程快速简便、检测结果稳定、可靠的特点,适用于对常规食品中感染性痢疾志贺氏菌的高效、快速检测需求。     

应用等温环介导扩增方法检测蜜蜂残翅病毒的研究

本文的目的在于建立用于临床检测残翅病病毒(Deformed wing virus,DWV)的等温环介导扩增技术(Loopmediated isothermal amplification,LAMP),为该疾病的预防和控制提供理论依据。在DWV基因保守序列设计4条引物,探究LAMP扩增的最优条件,并与常规的PCR(polymerase chain reaction)检测方法进行比较。建立的LAMP方法检测下限为0.89 pg,灵敏度比PCR高100倍而且特异性好。临床检测显示建立的LAMP方法可行、准确、方便、灵敏。针对DWV的LAMP建立的检测方法为养蜂生产第一线检测和预防DWV提供了技术支持,有一定的应用价值。     

多重环介导等温扩增技术研究进展

环介导等温扩增技术(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP)因其扩增速度快、灵敏度和特异性高、仪器要求低等优点而被广泛应用于核酸诊断领域。为充分利用LAMP技术优势、提高诊断检测的效率与可靠性、扩展其应用范围,同时节约试剂成本,近年来多重LAMP技术的研究成为一大热点。常规的LAMP扩增产物检测方法多数以聚合反应的双链DNA产物或其副产物为基础,只能判断有无扩增反应发生,而难以识别多重扩增产物的靶标来源及其特异性。为实现多重扩增产物的高特异检测,各国学者通过对该技术巧妙的改进或与其他技术相偶联,发展了一系列多重LAMP扩增检测技术。然而上述狭义的多重LAMP技术依然存在因引物间相互干扰、扩增效率存在差异而引发歧视性扩增的局限,限制了多重扩增的重数。近年研究活跃的微型扩增技术以其实现多个平行、互不干扰的小体积单重扩增的技术优势打破了这一局限,由此产生了新型的广义多重LAMP扩增技术。这些技术还具有试剂消耗少、自动化程度较高、交叉污染风险更小以及更适合对较多靶标进行现场快速检测等优势。本文分别从狭义多重LAMP的方法原理及其扩增反应体系优化、广义多重LAMP的方法原理以及多重LAMP技术在诊断检测中的应用等方面对近年来多重LAMP技术的研究进展进行了综述。     

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid detection of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium, which causes algal blooms and poisoning of shellfish

The marine dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium includes a number of species that produce potent neurotoxins responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning, which in humans may cause muscular paralysis, neurological symptoms and, in extreme cases, death. Because of the genetic diversity of different genera and species, molecular tools may help to detect the presence of target microorganisms in marine field samples. Here we employed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for the rapid and simple detection of toxic Alexandrium species. A set of four primers were designed based upon the conserved region of the 5.8S rRNA gene of members of the genus Alexandrium . Using this detection system, toxic Alexandrium genes were amplified and visualized as a ladder-like pattern of bands on agarose gels under isothermal condition within 60 min. The LAMP amplicons were also directly visualized by eye in the reaction tube by the addition of SYBR Green I. This LAMP assay was 10-fold more sensitive than a conventional PCR method with a detection limit of 5 cells per tube when targeting DNA from Alexandrium minutum . The LAMP assay reported here indicates the potential usefulness of the technique as a valuable simple, rapid alternative procedure for the detection of target toxic Alexandrium species during coastal water monitoring.     

DNA环介导恒温扩增技术快速检测霍乱弧菌

霍乱弧菌是一种重要的食源性致病菌,主要引起急性肠道传染病,其快速检测具有重要意义。根据霍乱弧菌的mdh管家基因序列,设计2对特异性检测引物,利用DNA环介导恒温扩增技术(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP),经反应体系优化,成功建立了霍乱弧菌的LAMP快速检测方法。该方法最佳反应温度为65℃,60min完成检测,对培养菌的检测限为25CFU/mL,污染食品中霍乱弧菌的检测限为32CFU/g。对33株同种或近源细菌进行LAMP检测,仅霍乱弧菌得到阳性扩增。LAMP方法实践应用结果表明,对1057份虾、蟹、牡蛎、肉类、人腹泻物等样本进行检测,共检出85份阳性,与国际标准(ISO TS21872-1-2007)检测结果的符合率为100%。结果表明,本研究建立的霍乱弧菌LAMP检测方法特异性强、灵敏度高、操作简便,有利于霍乱弧菌疫情的监测。