Species-specific real-time PCR cell number quantification of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii |
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Authors: | Churro Catarina Pereira Paulo Vasconcelos Vitor Valério Elisabete |
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Institution: | Laboratório de Biologia e Ecotoxicologia, Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016, Lisboa, Portugal. |
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Abstract: | A species-specific method to detect and quantify Planktothrix agardhii was developed by combining the SYBR Green I real-time polymerase chain reaction technique with a simplified DNA extraction procedure for standard curve preparation. Newly designed PCR primers were used to amplify a specific fragment within the rpoC1 gene. Since this gene exists in single copy in the genome, it allows the direct achievement of cell concentrations. The cell concentration determined by real-time PCR showed a linear correlation with the cell concentration determined from direct microscopic counts. The detection limit for cell quantification of the method was 8?cells?μL(-1), corresponding to 32 cells per reaction. Furthermore, the real-time qPCR method described in this study allowed a successful quantification of P. agardhii from environmental water samples, showing that this protocol is an accurate and economic tool for a rapid absolute quantification of the potentially toxic cyanobacterium P. agardhii. |
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