کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2090009 1545944 2014 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Quantification of E. coli O157 and STEC in feces of farm animals using direct multiplex real time PCR (qPCR) and a modified most probable number assay comprised of immunomagnetic bead separation and qPCR detection
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی بیوتکنولوژی یا زیست‌فناوری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Quantification of E. coli O157 and STEC in feces of farm animals using direct multiplex real time PCR (qPCR) and a modified most probable number assay comprised of immunomagnetic bead separation and qPCR detection
چکیده انگلیسی


• Detection limit of 10 genome copies for triplex qPCR assay E. coli O157/stx1/stx2
• Detection limit of 1000 genome copies for triplex qPCR in 1 g fecal samples
• Developed method for quantification of a broad concentrations of E. coli O157/STEC
• Quantified O157/stx1/stx2 in dairy, beef, swine and poultry fecal samples

To better understand Escherichia coli O157:H7 on-farm transmission dynamics requires sensitive methods for quantification of a broad range of concentrations of target organisms. For this purpose, a multiplex real time PCR (qPCR) assay was developed for quantification of O157 E. coli from 1 g fecal samples of cattle and other animal species, targeting the Shiga toxin genes (stx1 and stx2) and the O157 somatic antigen gene, per. The multiplex qPCR assay provided specific detection across a broad range of bacterial concentrations with a lower limit of detection (LOD) of 101 genome copies which is equivalent to 101 bacteria. However, the LOD, when direct qPCR was applied to quantification of the targets in the feces of dairy cattle, was 103 genome copies per gram of feces. Enumeration below the threshold for direct qPCR was performed using a modified most probable number (mMPN) method whereby E. coli O157 in enriched samples was isolated using immunomagnetic bead separation (IMS) and detected using qPCR, thus reducing the time and logistic constraints of biochemical/serological/gel analysis. Application of the mMPN (IMS/qPCR) assay to samples that were negative when tested using direct qPCR alone permitted quantification of low levels of E. coli O157 below levels detectable with direct qPCR. The direct qPCR and mMPN (IMS/qPCR) assays were applied to fecal samples from dairy, beef, swine and poultry feces. This approach can be employed to gain a better understanding of the patterns of infection in animals for analysis of on-farm transmission dynamics, for evaluating the effects of on-farm control strategies and for risk assessment in public health.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Microbiological Methods - Volume 99, April 2014, Pages 44–53
نویسندگان
, , , , ,