High-throughput Universal Probe Salmonella Serotyping (UPSS) by nanoPCR |
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Authors: | Florian Mertes Katja Biens Martin Wagner Andreas Dahl |
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Affiliation: | a Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestrasse 73, 14195 Berlin, Germanyb Institute for Milk Hygiene, Milk Technology and Food Science, University for Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austriac Christian Doppler Laboratory for Molecularbiological Food Analytics, Veterinärplatz 1, 12 10 Vienna, Austria |
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Abstract: | Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar identification is of great importance with respect to outbreak monitoring and case verification. Therefore rapid, sensitive and cost efficient detection of Salmonella spp. is indispensable within microbiology labs. To amalgamate single tube isolate identification with Salmonella typing, we developed the high-throughput Universal Probe Salmonella Serotyping (UPSS) technique based on nano liter PCR. In comparison to the classical approach, where O- and H-antisera are applied, the UPSS relies on specific gene content amplification of Salmonella spp. by a universal TaqMan assay for all markers and identification of the specific amplicon pattern. To enable high-throughput technology we employed a chip format containing 1024 wells loaded by an automated liquid-handling system which allowed us to perform TaqMan PCR reactions in volumes of 100 nL per well. Herein we present proof of principle of the UPSS method by the use of a test panel of 100 previously serotyped Salmonella isolates to successfully verify the usability, accuracy and feasibility of the newly developed UPSS approach. We found that the methodology of the UPSS technology is capable of unequivocally identifying 30 Salmonella serotypes on a single chip within 3 hours but can be highly parallelized by the use of multiple PCR machines. Therefore the UPSS method offers a robust and straightforward molecular alternative for Salmonella detection and typing that saves expensive chemistry and can be easily automated. |
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Keywords: | Salmonella serotyping Nano liter PCR TaqMan Universal reporter High-throughput Routine testing |
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