scholarly journals Quantitative estimation of Flavobacterium psychrophilum infected ayu Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis by real-time PCR

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENICHI OHARA ◽  
TETSUSHI KAGEYAMA ◽  
TOMONORI KUWADA ◽  
TETSUYA UMINO ◽  
SHUICHI FURUSAWA ◽  
...  
2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-707
Author(s):  
KENICHI OHARA ◽  
TETSUSHI KAGEYAMA ◽  
TOMONORI KUWADA ◽  
TETSUYA UMINO ◽  
SHUICHI FURUSAWA

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 891-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
FEDERICA BELLAGAMBA ◽  
SERGIO COMINCINI ◽  
LUCA FERRETTI ◽  
FRANCO VALFRÈ ◽  
VITTORIO M. MORETTI

This study describes a method for quantitative and species-specific detection of animal DNA from different species (cattle, sheep, goat, swine, and chicken) in animal feed and feed ingredients, including fish meals. A quantitative real-time PCR approach was carried out to characterize species-specific sequences based on the amplification of prion-protein sequence. Prion-protein species-specific primers and TaqMan probes were designed, and amplification protocols were optimized in order to discriminate the different species with short PCR amplicons. The real-time quantitative PCR approach was also compared to conventional species-specific PCR assays. The real-time quantitative assay allowed the detection of 10 pg of ruminant, swine, and poultry DNA extracted from meat samples processed at 130°C for 40 min, 200 kPa. The origin of analyzed animal meals was characterized by the quantitative estimation of ruminant, swine, and poultry DNA. The TaqMan assay was used to quantify ruminant DNA in feedstuffs with 0.1% of meat and bone meal. In conclusion, the proposed molecular approach allowed the detection of species-specific DNA in animal meals and feedstuffs.


2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 5957-5968 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tasara ◽  
R. Stephan

ABSTRACT A light cycler-based real-time PCR (LC-PCR) assay that amplifies the F57 sequence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was developed. This assay also includes an internal amplification control template to monitor the amplification conditions in each reaction. The targeted F57 sequence element is unique for M.avium subsp. paratuberculosis and is not known to exist in any other bacterial species. The assay specificity was demonstrated by evaluation of 10 known M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates and 33 other bacterial strains. The LC-PCR assay has a broad linear range (2 × 101 to 2 ×106 copies) for quantitative estimation of the number of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis F57 target copies in positive samples. To maximize the assay's detection sensitivity, an efficient strategy for isolation of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis DNA from spiked milk samples was also developed. The integrated procedure combining optimal M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis DNA isolation and real-time PCR detection had a reproducible detection limit of about 10 M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis cells per ml when a starting sample volume of 10 ml of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis-spiked milk was analyzed. The entire process can be completed within a single working day and is suitable for routine monitoring of milk samples for M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis contamination. The applicability of this protocol for naturally contaminated milk was also demonstrated using milk samples from symptomatic M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis-infected cows, as well as pooled samples from a dairy herd with a confirmed history of paratuberculosis.


2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arash Kianianmomeni ◽  
Gerhard Schwarz ◽  
Friedrich G Felsenstein ◽  
Gerhard Wenzel

Plant Disease ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 490-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Guillemette ◽  
Béatrice Iacomi-Vasilescu ◽  
Philippe Simoneau

Alternaria brassicae is an important seedborne pathogenic fungus responsible for the black spot disease of crucifers. Sanitary control of commercial seed is necessary to limit the spread of this pathogen. Current detection methods, based on culture and morphological identification of the fungus, are time consuming, laborious, and not always reliable. Therefore, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay was developed with A. brassicae-specific primers designed on the basis of the sequence of two clustered genes potentially involved in pathogenicity. Two sets of primers were selected for conventional and real-time PCR, respectively. In both cases, A. brassicae was specifically detected using DNA extracted from seed. The real-time PCR-based method presented here can be automated easily and preliminary results indicate that it is efficient for quantitative estimation of seed infection.


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