基于DNA染料EMA的RT-PCR技术定量检测海产品中病原性副溶血弧菌活细胞

将一种DNA染料叠氮溴化乙锭(ethidium bromide monoazide,EMA)与实时定量聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)技术相结合,建立一种能选择性定量检测牡蛎中trh阳性副溶血弧菌活细胞的新方法。结果表明：使EMA成功插入死细胞DNA并且光解溶液中游离EMA的最佳曝光时间为20min;不抑制副溶血弧菌活细胞DNA扩增的最大EMA质量浓度为2.0μg/mL;完全抑制热致死细胞DNA扩增的最小EMA质量浓度为1.0μg/mL;人工污染牡蛎样品,不经过富集,在2.0×103～2.0×107CFU范围内细胞数的常用对数值与Ct值之间呈严格的负相关性,并且纯培养与人工污染牡蛎样品的RT-PCR检测限均为2×103CFU,即人工污染牡蛎样品的RT-PCR检测灵敏度为每克牡蛎样品400个活细胞;冻融实验表明,在温度低于55℃的水浴中对冷冻海产品进行解冻时,冻融过程对副溶血弧菌活细胞几乎没有影响。该方法是一种快速、灵敏且能有效鉴别并定量检测病原活细胞的新方法。     

肉及肉制品中沙门氏菌活细胞的PCR检测研究

将荧光染料叠氮溴化丙锭(propidium monoazide,PMA)与普通聚合酶链式反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)结合,通过对PMA的曝光时间、浓度进行优化,确定PMA-PCR区别死活细胞的最佳条件,并制作活细胞定量标准曲线,建立肉及肉制品中沙门氏菌活细胞的PMA-PCR检测方法。结果表明：使插入死细胞DNA中的PMA活化并且光解溶液中游离PMA的最佳曝光时间为15min;不抑制沙门氏菌活细胞DNA扩增的最大PMA质量浓度为10μg/mL;完全抑制热致死细胞DNA扩增的最小PMA质量浓度为4μg/mL。经PMA处理,含有不同比例的沙门氏菌热致死细胞和活细胞的混合液中活的沙门氏菌能够通过PCR被选择性的检测,最小检测限为20CFU/PCR。而且,经研究发现在20～2×105CFU/PCR范围内,电泳条带相对荧光强度与活细胞数的对数具有线性关系。采集30份肉及肉制品样品,利用PMA-PCR方法检测出两份生肉样品中存在沙门氏菌,经过6h的富集培养后的活菌浓度分别为2.5×103CFU/mL和3.4×103CFU/mL。     

Multiplex PCR coupled with propidium monoazide for the detection of viable Cronobacter sakazakii,Bacillus cereus,and Salmonella spp. in milk and milk products

Cronobacter sakazakii, Bacillus cereus, and Salmonella spp. are common food-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to develop a sensitive, specific, and rapid method for the simultaneous detection of these 3 pathogens in milk and milk products. Three specific primers were designed based on ompA, invA, and cesB of C. sakazakii, Salmonella spp. and B. cereus, respectively, for use in a multiplex PCR (mPCR). To eliminate false-positive results, cells were pretreated with propidium monoazide (PMA) for the selective elimination of the genomic DNA of dead cells. An internal amplification control was applied as an indicator of false-negative results from the interference of inhibitors in the food matrix. Results showed that, in pure culture, the limits of detection of the assay for C. sakazakii, Salmonella Enteritidis, and B. cereus were 9.5 × 10⁴, 7.4 × 10², and 7.5 × 10² cfu/mL, respectively. Moreover, 8 cfu/mL of viable B. cereus cells were detected after 5 h of enrichment, and 9 cfu/mL of viable C. sakazakii and 7 cfu/mL of Salmonella Enteritidis were detected after 7 h of enrichment in spiked pure milk, walnut peanut milk, and whole-wheat milk. To validate the PMA-mPCR assay, the PMA-mPCR assay and the traditional culture method were performed to detect the 3 bacterial strains in 1,165 milk product samples. The PMA-mPCR assay obtained the same results as the culture-based method. Results demonstrated that the PMA-mPCR assay has excellent sensitivity and specificity for the simultaneous detection of viable C. sakazakii, Salmonella Enteritidis, and B. cereus in milk and milk products.     

The detection of viable vegetative cells of Bacillus sporothermodurans using propidium monoazide with semi-nested PCR

Bacillus sporothermodurans produces highly heat-resistant spores that can survive ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment in milk. Therefore, we developed a rapid, specific and sensitive semi-nested touchdown PCR assay combined with propidium monoazide (PMA) treatment for the detection of viable B. sporothermodurans vegetative cells. The semi-nested touchdown PCR alone proved to be specific for B. sporothermodurans, and the achieved detection limit was 4 CFU/mL from bacterial culture and artificially contaminated UHT milk. This method combined with PMA treatment was shown to amplify DNA specifically from viable cells and presented a detection limit of 10² CFU/mL in UHT milk. The developed PMA-PCR assay shows applicability for the specific detection of viable cells of B. sporothermodurans from UHT milk. This method is of special significance for applications in the food industry by reducing the time required for the analysis of milk and dairy products for the presence of this microorganism.     

Quantitative PCR coupled with sodium dodecyl sulfate and propidium monoazide for detection of viable Staphylococcus aureus in milk

Conventional quantitative PCR (qPCR) are unable to differentiate DNA of viable Staphylococcus aureus cells from dead ones. The aim of this study was to use sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and propidium monoazide (PMA) coupled with lysostaphin to detect viable Staph. aureus. The cell suspensions were treated with SDS and PMA before DNA extraction. The SDS is an anionic surfactant, which can increase the permeability of dead cells to PMA without compromising the viability of live cells. The lysostaphin was applied to improve the effectiveness of DNA extraction. The reliability and specificity of this method were further determined by the detection of Staph. aureus in spiked milk. The results showed that there were significant differences between the SDS-PMA-qPCR and qPCR when a final concentration of 200 μg/mL of lysostaphin was added in DNA extraction. The viable Staph. aureus could be effectively detected when SDS and PMA concentrations were 100 µg/mL and 40 μM, respectively. Compared with conventional qPCR, the SDS-PMA-qPCR assay coupled with lysostaphin was more specific and sensitive. Therefore, this method could accurately detect the number of viable Staph. aureus cells.     

肠炎沙门氏菌EMA-PCR检测方法的建立

将荧光染料叠氮溴化乙锭（ethidium monoazide,EMA）与聚合酶链式反应（polymerase chain reaction,PCR）检测技术相结合,用于肠炎沙门氏菌活菌的检测。实验参数优化结果表明,当EMA终质量浓度50 μg/mL、曝光时间10 min时,可以抑制约107 CFU/mL肠炎沙门氏菌死菌DNA的扩增;活菌灵敏度检测结果显示,EMA-PCR方法检测限与单一PCR方法一样均为27.5 CFU/mL,说明EMA处理既不会影响活菌DNA的扩增也不会影响PCR方法的灵敏度。利用EMA-PCR方法检测死活混合菌液时发现,添加EMA的实验组DNA条带亮度会随着活菌比例的降低而变暗,且当样品中全是死菌时,没有目标条带出现;而不添加EMA的对照组DNA条带亮度没有变化,当样品中全是死菌时,目标条带依然清晰可见。说明添加EMA可以达到区分死活菌的目的,EMA-PCR方法只检测样品中的活菌,避免了死菌DNA造成假阳性的可能性。     

Detection of viable Salmonella in lettuce by propidium monoazide real-time PCR

Contamination of lettuce by Salmonella has caused serious public health problems. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows rapid detection of pathogenic bacteria in food, but it is inaccurate as it might amplify DNA from dead target cells as well. This study aimed to investigate the stability of DNA of dead Salmonella cells in lettuce and to develop an approach to detecting viable Salmonella in lettuce. Salmonella-free lettuce was inoculated with heat-killed Salmonella Typhimurium cells and stored at 4 °C. Bacterial DNA extracted from the sample was amplified by real-time PCR targeting the invA gene. Our results indicate that DNA from the dead cells remained stable in lettuce for at least 8 d. To overcome this limitation, propidium monoazide (PMA), a dye that can selectively penetrate dead bacterial cells and cross-link their DNA upon light exposure, was combined with real-time PCR. Lettuce samples inoculated with different levels of dead or viable S. Typhimurium cells were treated or untreated with PMA before DNA extraction. Real-time PCR suggests that PMA treatment effectively prevented PCR amplification from as high as 10(8) CFU/g dead S. Typhimurium cells in lettuce. The PMA real-time PCR assay could detect viable Salmonella at as low as 10(2) CFU/mL in pure culture and 10(3) CFU/g in lettuce. With 12-h enrichment, S. Typhimurium of 10(1) CFU/g in lettuce was detectable. In conclusion, the PMA real-time PCR assay provides an alternative to real-time PCR assay for accurate detection of Salmonella in food.     

Quantification of Viable Plesiomonas shigelloides in a Mixture of Viable and Dead Cells Using Ethidium Bromide Monoazide and Conventional PCR

A rapid and efficient method for quantitative detection of viable Plesiomonas shigelloides in pure culture containing a mixture of viable and heat-killed cells was developed using ethidium bromide monoazide (EMA) in combination with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The addition of EMA (1 μg/ml) to mixtures of viable and heat-killed cells of P. shigelloides inhibited the PCR amplification of DNA derived from the dead cells, but did not inhibit the PCR amplification of DNA derived from the viable cells. EMA at 5 μg/ml or less had little or no inhibition on the PCR amplification of DNA derived from viable cells of P. shigelloides. After EMA treatment, the DNA from viable P. shigelloides cells in varying ratios of viable to dead cells could be selectively quantified by PCR. The minimum level of detection was DNA from 24 genomic targets per PCR reaction. A linear relationship was found between the relative fluorescent intensity of the DNA bands and the log of genomic targets derived from the viable cells in mixtures of viable and dead cells in the range of 2.4 × 10¹ to 2.4 × 10⁴ DNA targets from viable cells per PCR.     

检测乳粉中克罗诺杆菌属穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的双抗夹心ELISA方法的研究

获得了抗穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的多克隆抗体,抗体只对穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌菌株有特异性识别,而对非穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌无交叉反应。利用所得到的抗体,建立了一种双抗夹心ELISA检测方法,该方法对纯培养穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌菌液检出限为105cfu/mL;经过17h增菌,全脂乳粉染菌样品中的穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的检出限为0.1cfu/g。该方法为快速检测乳粉中穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的污染奠定了基础。     

基于叠氮溴化丙锭与恒温核酸扩增技术快速检测亚致死状态食源金黄色葡萄球菌

建立一种将荧光染料叠氮溴化丙锭（propidium monoazide,PMA）与环介导等温扩增（loop-mediatedisothermal amplification,LAMP）技术相结合的方法,用于快速高效检测金黄色葡萄球菌（Staphylococcusaureus）。同时,采用人工污染金黄色葡萄球菌的速冻水饺和奶粉作为食品样品,研究PMA-LAMP方法的检测灵敏度。结果表明,PMA溶液质量浓度3 μg/mL,650 W卤素灯下曝光5 min,PMA能够完全抑制1.2×107 copies/mL金黄色葡萄球菌死菌核酸扩增。PMA-LAMP方法能够在恒温65 ℃、60 min内完成对亚致死型金黄色葡萄球菌特异性nuc基因的特异性检测,其对亚致死状态金黄色葡萄球菌的检出限为34 CFU/mL,对食物样品速冻水饺和奶粉的检出限分别为17 CFU/mL和1.70×102 CFU/mL。建立的PMA-LAMP方法可以有效检测亚致死态金黄色葡萄球菌,提供了一种新的检测技术和解决方案。     

Direct Real-Time PCR with Ethidium Monoazide: A Method for the Rapid Detection of Viable Cronobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula

The goal of this study was to establish a rapid assay for the specific detection of viable Cronobacter sakazakii in powdered infant formula (PIF). Samples were subjected to treatment multiple times with ethidium monoazide with a concentration gradient (gEMA) prior to PCR to discriminate viable from dead C. sakazakii cells. To improve the current detection limits, we developed a new buffer for direct quantitative real-time PCR (DqPCR) without DNA isolation. Using 17 PIF samples, our rapid assay was compared with the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) method published in the Bacteriological Analytical Manual in 2012. Although both the new FDA method and our rapid assay, which consists of DqPCR combined with gEMA (gEMA-DqPCR), produced negative results for all 17 PIF samples, 5 of the 17 PIFs were positive by DqPCR when they were not treated with EMA. Furthermore, for PIF samples artificially contaminated with viable C. sakazakii, gEMA-DqPCR successfully detected between 1 and 9 CFU of viable C. sakazakii in 300 g of PIF within 9 h, including a 6-h preincubation. Our results indicate that multiple EMA treatments are required to avoid false-positive results due to the contamination of commercial PIF with dead or injured C. sakazakii cells. Our rapid assay may also improve the sensitivity of the screening portion required by the new FDA method published in the Bacteriological Analytical Manual in 2012.     

Quantification of Viable Plesiomonas shigelloides in a Mixture of Viable and Dead Cells Using Ethidium Bromide Monoazide and Conventional PCR

A rapid and efficient method for quantitative detection of viable Plesiomonas shigelloides in pure culture containing a mixture of viable and heat-killed cells was developed using ethidium bromide monoazide (EMA) in combination with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The addition of EMA (1 μg/ml) to mixtures of viable and heat-killed cells of P. shigelloides inhibited the PCR amplification of DNA derived from the dead cells, but did not inhibit the PCR amplification of DNA derived from the viable cells. EMA at 5 μg/ml or less had little or no inhibition on the PCR amplification of DNA derived from viable cells of P. shigelloides. After EMA treatment, the DNA from viable P. shigelloides cells in varying ratios of viable to dead cells could be selectively quantified by PCR. The minimum level of detection was DNA from 24 genomic targets per PCR reaction. A linear relationship was found between the relative fluorescent intensity of the DNA bands and the log of genomic targets derived from the viable cells in mixtures of viable and dead cells in the range of 2.4 × 10¹ to 2.4 × 10⁴ DNA targets from viable cells per PCR.     

细菌活的非可培养状态的分子生物学检测技术研究进展

许多细菌在不良环境下能进入活的非可培养状态(viable but nonculturable state,VBNC)。细菌培养技术常常造成VBNC状态的细菌漏检,应用分子生物学检测技术可以提高VBNC细胞的阳性检出率。针对VBNC细胞的分子生物学检测技术,基于细菌特异性DNA分子、mRNA分子是目前常用的检测方法,而利用报告基因(如绿色荧光蛋白基因)检测VBNC细胞是一种有效的方法。最近利用叠氮溴乙锭 (ethidium monoazide bromide,EMA)或者叠氮溴化丙锭 (propidium monoazide,PMA)联合PCR技术选择性抑制细菌死细胞扩增,该方法结合了EMA(PMA)选择渗透性和PCR特异性,作为一种区分细胞死活的方法,可以有效检测细菌VBNC细胞。     

核酸交联剂在食源致病菌活菌检测中应用的 研究进展

近年来,由食源致病菌引起的食品安全问题越来越受到人们的重视,如何快速准确检测食品中是否存在食源致病菌是食品安全研究的热点问题。基于PCR检测食源致病菌的方法因快速且特异性强而被广泛应用,然而普通的PCR检测方法难以消除死菌残留DNA导致的假阳性结果,因而无法对致病菌进行准确检测。核酸交联剂是一种含有两个或两个以上烷基化官能团的烷基化试剂,目前,在食源致病菌检测中应用的核酸交联剂主要为EMA和PMA。核酸交联剂通过一定方式的诱导可选择性的透过死菌的细胞膜并与DNA产生共价交联,从而强有力的抑制死菌DNA的PCR扩增,达到鉴别死菌和活菌的效果。本文就核酸交联剂在食源致病菌活菌检测中应用的研究进展进行了综述,以期能为相关研究者开发食源致病菌活菌检测方法提供参考。     

Determination of viable wine yeast using DNA binding dyes and quantitative PCR

The detection and quantification of wine yeast can be misleading due to under or overestimation of these microorganisms. Underestimation may be caused by variable growing rates of different microorganisms in culture media or the presence of viable but non-cultivable microorganisms. Overestimation may be caused by the lack of discrimination between live and dead microorganisms if quantitative PCR is used to quantify with DNA as the template. However, culture-independent methods that use dyes have been described to remove the DNA from dead cells and then quantify the live microorganisms. Two dyes have been studied in this paper: ethidium monoazide bromide (EMA) and propidium monoazide bromide (PMA). The technique was applied to grape must fermentation and ageing wines. Both dyes presented similar results on yeast monitoring. Membrane cell recovery was necessary when yeasts were originated from ethanol-containing media. When applied to grape must fermentation, differences of up to 1 log unit were seen between the QPCR estimation with or without the dye during the stationary phase. In ageing wines, good agreement was found between plating techniques and QPCR. Most of the viable cells were also culturable and no differences were observed with the methods, except for Zygosaccharomyces bailii and Dekkera bruxellensis where much higher counts were occasionally detected by QPCR. The presence of excess dead cells did not interfere with the quantification of live cells with either of the dyes.     

Quantification of total viable bacteria on fish fillets by using ethidium bromide monoazide real-time polymerase chain reaction

Real-time PCR based on universal primers for amplification of a highly conserved bacterial 16S rDNA sequence was utilized in conjunction with the treatment of extracted bacterial cells with ethidium bromide monoazide (EMA) for the differential enumeration of viable and dead cells on cod fillets. Amplification of DNA from dead bacterial cells was successfully inhibited by EMA, whereas the DNA from viable cells was readily amplified. The detection range of the EMA real-time PCR assay was linear from 1 x 10(1) to 1 x 10(5) mixed bacterial genomic targets per PCR derived from broth cultures of fish tissue. The minimum detection limit of bacteria was found to be 1 x 10(1) genomic units/real-time PCR, equivalent to 1 x 10(5) CFU per gram of tissue. The EMA real-time PCR allowed construction of a standard curve obtained by plotting the log of genomic targets from strictly viable cells against resulting PCR cycles (Ct values) that facilitated quantification of total viable bacteria from fish fillets. The log of the total number of genomic DNA targets from EMA treated cells and plate counts from six randomly procured cod fillets were found not to be statistically different with the exception of one fillet. The process of freezing and thawing fillet tissue resulted in a drop in mean colony forming units (CFU) detected by plate counts from log 8.5+/-0.2 to log 8.1+/-0.1. A similar reduction in genomic targets from 8.5+/-0.1 to 8.0+/-0.16 was detected by EMA real-time PCR.     

Detection of culturable and viable but non‐culturable cells of beer spoilage lactic acid bacteria by combined use of propidium monoazide and horA‐specific polymerase chain reaction

Current methods of detecting beer spoilage lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are time‐consuming and do not differentiate between viable and non‐viable bacteria. In this study, a combination of the conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and propidium monoazide (PMA) pretreatment has been described to circumvent the disadvantages. The horA‐specific PMA‐PCR described here identifies beer spoilage LAB based not on their identity, but on the presence of a gene that is shown to be highly correlated with the ability of LAB to grow in beer. The results suggest that the use of 20 µg/mL or less of PMA did not inhibit the PCR amplification of DNA derived from viable, but putatively non‐culturable (VPNC) Lactobacillus acetotolerans. The minimum amount of PMA to completely inhibit the PCR amplification of DNA derived from dead L. acetotolerans cells was 1.5 µg/mL. The detection limit of established PMA‐PCR assays was found to be 100 VPNC cells/reaction for the horA gene. Furthermore, the horA‐specific PMA‐PCR assays were subjected to 18 reference strains, representing 100% specificity with no false positive amplification observed. In conclusion, the use of horA‐specific PMA‐PCR allows for a substantial reduction in the time required for the detection of potential beer spoilage LAB and efficiently discriminates between live and dead cells. Copyright © 2016 The Institute of Brewing & Distilling     

EMA-PCR法快速检测啤酒中腐败短乳杆菌

将叠氮溴乙锭(ethidium bromide monoazide,EMA)与聚合酶链式反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)技术相结合,以酒花耐受基因hor C为靶基因,用啤酒腐败短乳杆菌基因组DNA作为模板进行扩增。结果发现,在前处理过程中加入EMA,当终质量浓度小于20μg/m L时,对活的短乳杆菌中靶基因的扩增没有明显抑制作用;而当EMA终质量浓度为1.0μg/m L时可有效抑制10~5 CFU/m L短乳杆菌死细胞的扩增。本实验建立的EMA-PCR检测方法的灵敏度为10~4活细胞/m L酒液样品。验证实验结果表明,在13株乳酸菌中,建立的hor C特异性EMA-PCR能有效检测到其中的全部5株啤酒污染菌,同时可区分这5株菌的活/死细胞混合体系,降低检测过程中的假阳性。     

Biotin exposure–based immunomagnetic separation coupled with sodium dodecyl sulfate,propidium monoazide,and multiplex real-time PCR for rapid detection of viable Salmonella Typhimurium,Staphylococcus aureus,and Listeria monocytogenes in milk

In this study, we established a rapid and sensitive method for the detection of viable Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes in milk using biotin-exposure-based immunomagnetic separation (IMS) combined with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), propidium monoazide (PMA), and multiplex real-time PCR (mRT-PCR). We used IMS to lessen the assay time for isolation of target bacteria. We then optimized the coupling conditions and immunomagnetic capture process. The immunoreaction and incubation times for 5 μg of mAb coupled with 500 μg of streptavidin-functionalized magnetic beads using a streptavidin-biotin system were 90 and 30 min, respectively. Treatment with SDS-PMA before mRT-PCR amplification eliminated false-positive outcomes from dead bacteria and identified viable target bacteria with good sensitivity and specificity. The limit of detection of IMS combined with the SDS-PMA-mRT-PCR assay for the detection of viable Salmonella Typhimurium, Staph. aureus, and L. monocytogenes in spiked milk matrix samples was 10 cfu/mL and remained significant even in the appearance of 10⁶ cfu/mL of nontarget bacteria. The entire detection process was able to identify viable bacteria within 9 h. The combination of biotin-exposure-mediated IMS and SDS-PMA-mRT-PCR has potential value for the rapid and sensitive detection of foodborne pathogens.     

基于cgcA基因实时荧光PCR快速检测穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的研究

为实现奶粉中常见污染菌穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的快速检测与控制,本文根据cgcA基因序列设计出特异性探针和引物,建立了运用实时荧光定量PCR法检测穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的反应体系和反应条件,并对该法的特异性、灵敏度、稳定性进行评价,并进行人工染菌样品检测实验。特异性结果表明,对穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌的荧光PCR检测结果的特异性为100%;灵敏度结果表明,穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌检出限在440 cfu/m L;稳定性结果表明,穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌组内实验CV在0.48~0.69%之间波动,而组间实验CV在0.69~0.73%之间波动;人工染菌样品试验表明,在增菌6 h后能检出阳性。本研究所建立的实时荧光定量PCR法特异性好、灵敏度高、稳定性强,有望成为快速检测食品中穆汀斯克罗诺杆菌污染的新方法,具有很好的研究价值和应用前景。