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Hertenstein T, Tang Y, Day AS, Reynolds J, Viboolmate PV, Yoon JY. Rapid and sensitive detection of miRNA via light scatter-aided emulsion-based isothermal amplification using a custom low-cost device. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115444. [PMID: 37329805 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
MicroRNAs are likely to be a next-generation clinical biomarker for many diseases. While gold-standard technologies, e.g., reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), exist for microRNA detection, there is a need for rapid and low-cost testing. Here, an emulsion loop-mediated isothermal amplification (eLAMP) assay was developed for miRNA that compartmentalizes a LAMP reaction and shortens the time-to-detection. The miRNA was a primer to facilitate the overall amplification rate of template DNA. Light scatter intensity decreased when the emulsion droplet got smaller during the ongoing amplification, which was utilized to moitor the amplification non-invasively. A custom low-cost device was designed and fabricated using a computer cooling fan, a Peltier heater, an LED, a photoresistor, and a temperature controller. It allowed more stable vortexing and accurate light scatter detection. Three miRNAs, miR-21, miR-16, and miR-192, were successfully detected using the custom device. Specifically, new template and primer sequences were developed for miR-16 and miR-192. Zeta potential measurements and microscopic observations confirmed emulsion size reduction and amplicon adsorption. The detection limit was 0.01 fM, corresponding to 2.4 copies per reaction, and the detection could be made in 5 min. Since the assays were rapid and both template and miRNA + template could eventually be amplified, we introduced the success rate (compared to the 95% confidence interval of the template result) as a new measure, which worked well with lower concentrations and inefficient amplifications. This assay brings us one step closer to allowing circulating miRNA biomarker detection to become commonplace in the clinical world.
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- Tyler Hertenstein
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States.
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Abu N, Mohd Bakhori N, Shueb RH. Lateral Flow Assay for Hepatitis B Detection: A Review of Current and New Assays. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:1239. [PMID: 37374824 DOI: 10.3390/mi14061239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
Abstract
From acute to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular cancer, hepatitis B infection causes a broad spectrum of liver diseases. Molecular and serological tests have been used to diagnose hepatitis B-related illnesses. Due to technology limitations, it is challenging to identify hepatitis B infection cases at an early stage, particularly in a low- and middle-income country with constrained resources. Generally, the gold-standard methods to detect hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection requires dedicated personnel, bulky, expensive equipment and reagents, and long processing times which delay the diagnosis of HBV. Thus, lateral flow assay (LFA), which is inexpensive, straightforward, portable, and operates reliably, has dominated point-of-care diagnostics. LFA consists of four parts: a sample pad where samples are dropped; a conjugate pad where labeled tags and biomarker components are combined; a nitrocellulose membrane with test and control lines for target DNA-probe DNA hybridization or antigen-antibody interaction; and a wicking pad where waste is stored. By modifying the pre-treatment during the sample preparation process or enhancing the signal of the biomarker probes on the membrane pad, the accuracy of the LFA for qualitative and quantitative analysis can be improved. In this review, we assembled the most recent developments in LFA technologies for the progress of hepatitis B infection detection. Prospects for ongoing development in this area are also covered.
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- Norhidayah Abu
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
- Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMREC), SIRIM Berhad, Lot 34, Jalan Hi-Tech 2/3, Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kulim 09000, Kedah, Malaysia
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- Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMREC), SIRIM Berhad, Lot 34, Jalan Hi-Tech 2/3, Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kulim 09000, Kedah, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Maciel C, Silva NFD, Teixeira P, Magalhães JMCS. Development of a Novel Phagomagnetic-Assisted Isothermal DNA Amplification System for Endpoint Electrochemical Detection of Listeria monocytogenes. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:bios13040464. [PMID: 37185539 PMCID: PMC10136355 DOI: 10.3390/bios13040464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
The hitherto implemented Listeria monocytogenes detection techniques are cumbersome or require expensive non-portable instrumentation, hindering their transposition into on-time surveillance systems. The current work proposes a novel integrated system resorting to loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), assisted by a bacteriophage P100-magnetic platform, coupled to an endpoint electrochemical technique, towards L. monocytogenes expeditious detection. Molybdophosphate-based optimization of the bacterial phagomagnetic separation protocol allowed the determination of the optimal parameters for its execution (pH 7, 25 °C, 32 µg of magnetic particles; 60.6% of specific capture efficiency). The novel LAMP method targeting prfA was highly specific, accomplishing 100% inclusivity (for 61 L. monocytogenes strains) and 100% exclusivity (towards 42 non-target Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria). As a proof-of-concept, the developed scheme was successfully validated in pasteurized milk spiked with L. monocytogenes. The phagomagnetic-based approach succeeded in the selective bacterial capture and ensuing lysis, triggering Listeria DNA leakage, which was efficiently LAMP amplified. Methylene blue-based electrochemical detection of LAMP amplicons was accomplished in 20 min with remarkable analytical sensitivity (1 CFU mL-1). Hence, the combined system presented an outstanding performance and robustness, providing a 2.5 h-swift, portable, cost-efficient detection scheme for decentralized on-field application.
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- Cláudia Maciel
- Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Application of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for the Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Cooked Ham. Foods 2023; 12:foods12010193. [PMID: 36613409 PMCID: PMC9818245 DOI: 10.3390/foods12010193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Changing eating habits and rising demand of food have increased the incidence of foodborne diseases, particularly in industrialized countries. In this context, contaminated ready-to-eat food (RTE) may be a vehicle for the transmission of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes), a foodborne pathogen responsible of listeriosis, a severe infectious disease involving humans and animals. It would be useful to have rapid detection methods to screen the presence of L. monocytogenes in food. In this study, a colorimetric Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was applied to the detection of L. monocytogenes in 37 experimentally contaminated RTE meat samples. The LAMP primers consisted of a set of six primers targeting eight regions on the hlyA gene; the assay was carried out in 30 min at 65 °C in a water bath. Amplification products were visualized by color change assessment. The results of colorimetric LAMP assays based on the hly gene obtained in this study were compared to microbiological cultural methods, real-time PCR and real-time LAMP PCR, which show 100% specificity and sensitivity. These data suggest that colorimetric LAMP assays can be used as a screen to detect L. monocytogenes in ready-to-eat meat food.
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Prasad M, Milton A, Menon V, Ghatak S, Srinivas K, Momin K, Vineesha S, Das S, Sen A, Latha C, Sunil B, Jolly D. Saltatory rolling circle amplification assay for simple and visual detection of Listeria monocytogenes in milk and milk products. Int Dairy J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen M, Huang T, Du M, Bai X, Soteyome T, Yuan L, Bai C, Lan H, Hong W, Peng F, Fu X, Peng G, Liu L, Kjellerup BV, Xu Z. Establishment and application of a rapid visual detection method for Listeria monocytogenes based on polymerase spiral reaction (PSR). Bioengineered 2022; 13:7860-7867. [PMID: 35298350 PMCID: PMC9208488 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2044262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is a common foodborne pathogen that presents in various food products, posing important threat to public health. The aim of this study was to establish a rapid and sensitive method with visualization to detect L. monocytogenes based on polymerase spiral reaction (PSR). Primers targeting conserved hlyA gene sequence of L. monocytogenes were designed based on bioinformatics analyses on the current available L. monocytogenes genomes. The isothermal amplification PSR can be completed under constant temperature (65ᵒC) within 60 min with high specificity and sensitivity. Twenty-five reference strains were used to evaluate the specificity of the developed reaction. The results showed that the sensitive of the reaction for L. monocytogenes in purified genomic DNA and artificially contaminated food samples were 41 pg/μL and 103 CFU/mL, respectively. It was 100-fold more sensitive than conventional PCR. In conclusion, this novel PSR method is rapid, cost-efficient, timesaving, and applicable on artificially contaminated food samples, providing broad prospects into the detection of foodborne microbes with the promising on-site inspection.
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- Moutong Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Gmu-gibh Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Gmu-gibh Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Gmu-gibh Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- CONTACT Gongyong Peng ; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Zhenbo Xu
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
- CONTACT Gongyong Peng ; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Zhenbo Xu
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Busch A, Becker A, Schotte U, Plötz M, Abdulmawjood A. Mpl-Gene-Based Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Specific and Rapid Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Various Food Samples. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2022; 19:463-472. [PMID: 35099299 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2021.0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes represents a high risk in food and can trigger potentially fatal listeriosis. The objective of this study was to detect L. monocytogenes in food using the LAMP method in a fast, specific, sensitive manner and thus to preventively test food for the presence of the target species. The reaction was performed and established using the portable real-time fluorometer Genie® II (OptiGene Ltd., Horsham, United Kingdom). In this new assay, six LAMP primers targeted the mpl-gene sequence of L. monocytogenes. A total of 148 different isolates, including 105 L. monocytogenes and 43 non-L. monocytogenes strains, were tested. Analytical sensitivity was determined based on different DNA- and cell concentrations. The detection limit with a detection rate of 100% was 5 pg of DNA or 275 colony-forming units (CFU) per reaction. Artificially contaminated minced beef and grated mozzarella were also tested. The assay was 100% successful to detect an initial bacterial contamination of 0.4-4 CFU g-1 food after 24 h enrichment in half-Fraser broth. Finally, natively contaminated samples were tested in comparison to the microbiological reference method and real-time polymerase chain reaction. Native sample testing revealed 100% consistent findings between LAMP and the standard culture method after first enrichment for 24 h. In addition, a rapid colony-confirmation method was established that enabled reliable identification of L. monocytogenes isolates on different selective culture media using a simplified DNA extraction by boiling. This study showed that the developed assay was able to determine whether a food is safe with respect to the food-safety criteria of 100 CFU per gram, according to standards of the European Union, for L. monocytogenes and provided faster results than the cultural reference method.
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- Annemarie Busch
- Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department A (Veterinary Medicine), Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service Kiel, Kronshagen, Germany
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- Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Pascual-Garrigos A, Maruthamuthu MK, Ault A, Davidson J, Rudakov G, Pillai D, Koziol J, Schoonmaker JP, Johnson T, Verma MS. On-farm colorimetric detection of Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica, and Histophilus somni in crude bovine nasal samples. Vet Res 2021; 52:126. [PMID: 34600578 PMCID: PMC8487530 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-021-00997-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
This work modifies a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to detect the bovine respiratory disease (BRD) bacterial pathogens Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica, and Histophilus somni in a colorimetric format on a farm. BRD causes a significant health and economic burden worldwide that partially stems from the challenges involved in determining the pathogens causing the disease. Methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have the potential to identify the causative pathogens but require lab equipment and extensive sample processing making the process lengthy and expensive. To combat this limitation, LAMP allows accurate pathogen detection in unprocessed samples by the naked eye allowing for potentially faster and more precise diagnostics on the farm. The assay developed here offers 66.7-100% analytical sensitivity, and 100% analytical specificity (using contrived samples) while providing 60-100% concordance with PCR results when tested on five steers in a feedlot. The use of a consumer-grade water bath enabled on-farm execution by collecting a nasal swab from cattle and provided a colorimetric result within 60 min. Such an assay holds the potential to provide rapid pen-side diagnostics to cattle producers and veterinarians.
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- Ana Pascual-Garrigos
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, 175 South University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 465 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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Levi
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University,
7671 Evans Drive
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Amarillo
, TX 79106 USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, 270 S Russell Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, 270 S Russell Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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Pascual-Garrigos A, Maruthamuthu MK, Ault A, Davidson JL, Rudakov G, Pillai D, Koziol J, Schoonmaker JP, Johnson T, Verma MS. On-farm colorimetric detection of Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica, and Histophilus somni in crude bovine nasal samples. Vet Res 2021; 52:126. [PMID: 34600578 DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.0c00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
This work modifies a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to detect the bovine respiratory disease (BRD) bacterial pathogens Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica, and Histophilus somni in a colorimetric format on a farm. BRD causes a significant health and economic burden worldwide that partially stems from the challenges involved in determining the pathogens causing the disease. Methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have the potential to identify the causative pathogens but require lab equipment and extensive sample processing making the process lengthy and expensive. To combat this limitation, LAMP allows accurate pathogen detection in unprocessed samples by the naked eye allowing for potentially faster and more precise diagnostics on the farm. The assay developed here offers 66.7-100% analytical sensitivity, and 100% analytical specificity (using contrived samples) while providing 60-100% concordance with PCR results when tested on five steers in a feedlot. The use of a consumer-grade water bath enabled on-farm execution by collecting a nasal swab from cattle and provided a colorimetric result within 60 min. Such an assay holds the potential to provide rapid pen-side diagnostics to cattle producers and veterinarians.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Pascual-Garrigos
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, 175 South University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 465 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, 7671 Evans Drive , Amarillo , TX, 79106, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, 270 S Russell Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, 270 S Russell Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Lan H, Hong W, Qian D, Peng F, Li H, Liang C, Du M, Gu J, Mai J, Bai B, Peng G. Quercetin modulates the gut microbiota as well as the metabolome in a rat model of osteoarthritis. Bioengineered 2021; 12:6240-6250. [PMID: 34486477 PMCID: PMC8806632 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1969194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Although the mechanism of osteoarthritis (OA) has been widely studied and the use of quercetin for OA therapy is well documented, the relevant characteristics of the microbiome and metabolism remain unclear. This study reports changes in the gut microbiota and metabolism during quercetin therapy for OA in a rat model and provides an integrative analysis of the biomechanism. In this study, the rats were categorized into 3 different groups: the OA model, quercetin treatment, and control groups. The OA rats was conducted using a monoiodoacetate (MIA) injection protocol. The rats in the quercetin group received daily intragastric administration of quercetin from day 1 to day 28. Stool samples were collected, and DNA was extracted. We used an integrated approach that combined the sequencing of whole 16S rRNA, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) measurements and metabolomics analysis by mass spectrometry (MS) to characterize the functional impact of quercetin on the gut microbiota and metabolism in a rat model of OA. The use of quercetin partially abrogated intestinal flora disorder and reversed fecal metabolite abnormalities. Compared with the control rats, the OA rats showed differences at both the class level (Clostridia, Bacteroidia, and Bacilli) and the genus level (Lactobacillus and unidentified Ruminococcaceae). Acetic acid, propionic acid and 24 metabolites were significantly altered among the three groups. However, the changes were significantly abrogated in quercetin-treated OA rats. Consequently, this study provided important evidence regarding perturbations of the gut microbiome and the function of these changes in a potential new mechanism of quercetin treatment.
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- Haifeng Lan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Gmu-gibh Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Technology and Implant Materials, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Gmu-gibh Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Gmu-gibh Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Gmu-gibh Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Technology and Implant Materials, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Analysis and Construction of a Competitive Endogenous RNA Regulatory Network of Baicalin-Induced Apoptosis in Human Osteosarcoma Cells. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:9984112. [PMID: 34337069 PMCID: PMC8315844 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9984112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background Baicalin is an extract from the traditional Chinese herb Scutellaria baicalensis and has the potential to treat osteosarcoma (OS). However, the transcriptome-level mechanism of baicalin-mediated antitumor effects in OS has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to analyze the competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulatory network involved in baicalin-induced apoptosis of OS cells. Methods In this study, CCK-8 and flow cytometry assays were used to detect the antitumor effects of baicalin on human OS MG63 cells. Furthermore, transcriptome sequencing was employed to establish the long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), microRNA (miRNA), and mRNA profiles. Results Baicalin inhibited MG63 cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. Totals of 58 lncRNAs, 31 miRNAs, and 2136 mRNAs in the baicalin-treated MG63 cells were identified as differentially expressed RNAs compared to those in control cells. Of these, 2 lncRNAs, 3 miRNAs, and 18 mRNAs were included in the ceRNA regulatory network. The differentially expressed RNAs were confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Conclusions By identifying the ceRNA network, our results provide new information about the possible molecular basis of baicalin, which has potential applications in OS treatment.
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Zhou W, Gao M, Liang C, Lin B, Wu Q, Chen R, Xiong X, Chen X, Wang S, Wu L, Wu Y, Li H, Fu X, Hong W. Systematic Understanding of the Mechanism of Baicalin against Gastric Cancer Using Transcriptome Analysis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:5521058. [PMID: 34337018 PMCID: PMC8315853 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5521058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is the most common type of cancer. It is highly malignant and is characterized by rapid and uncontrolled growth. The antitumour activity of Baicalin was studied in multiple cancers. However, its mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated. We provided a systematic understanding of the mechanism of action of baicalin against GC using a transcriptome analysis of RNA-seq. METHODS Human GC cells (SGC-7901) were exposed to 200 μg/ml baicalin for 24 h. RNA-seq with a transcriptome, Gene Ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were used to identify the antitumour effects of baicalin on SGC-7901 cells in vitro. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was constructed. A competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network was constructed and further analysed after validation using qRT-PCR. RESULTS A total of 68 lncRNAs, 20 miRNAs, and 1648 mRNAs were differentially expressed in baicalin-treated SGC-7901 GC cells. Three lncRNAs, 6 miRNAs, and 7 mRNAs were included in the ceRNA regulatory network. GO analysis revealed that the main DEGs were involved in the biological processes of the cell cycle and cell death. KEGG pathway analysis further suggested that the p53 signalling pathway was involved in the baicalin-induced antitumour effect on SGC-7901 cells. Further confirmation using qPCR indicated that baicalin induced an antitumour effect on SGC-7901 cells, which is consistent with the results of the sequencing data. CONCLUSIONS In summary, the mechanism of baicalin against GC involves multiple targets and signalling pathways. These results provide new insight into the antitumour mechanism of baicalin and help the development of new strategies to cure GC.
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- Wenqu Zhou
- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Roumani F, Azinheiro S, Carvalho J, Prado M, Garrido-Maestu A. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with immunomagnetic separation and propidium monoazide for the specific detection of viable Listeria monocytogenes in milk products, with an internal amplification control. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.107975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Priya GB, Agrawal RK, Milton AAP, Mendiratta SK, Singh BR, Kumar D, Mishra M, Gandham RK. Isothermal amplification assay for visual on-site detection of Staphylococcus aureus in Chevon. FOOD BIOTECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/08905436.2021.1941078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Govindarajan Bhuvana Priya
- Division of Bacteriology & Mycology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
- College of Agriculture, Central Agriculture University (Imphal), Imphal, India
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- Division of Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Bacteriology & Mycology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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Zendrini A, Carta V, Filipello V, Ragni L, Cosciani-Cunico E, Arnaboldi S, Bertasi B, Franceschi N, Ajmone-Marsan P, De Medici D, Losio MN. One-Day Molecular Detection of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Chicken Meat: A Pilot Study. Foods 2021; 10:foods10051132. [PMID: 34069582 PMCID: PMC8161052 DOI: 10.3390/foods10051132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Salmonella and Campylobacter ssp. are bacterial pathogens responsible for most foodborne infections in EU countries. Poultry serves as a reservoir for these pathogens, and its important role in the meat industry makes it essential to develop a rapid detection assay able to provide results in one day. Indeed, the rapid identification of foodborne pathogens is an important instrument for the monitoring and prevention of epidemic outbreaks. To date, Salmonella and Campylobacter screening is mainly conducted through molecular methods (PCR or real-time PCR) performed after 18–24 h long enrichments. In this study, we evaluated short enrichments (0, 2, 4, and 6 h) combined with a colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal AMPlification (LAMP) or real-time PCR to detect Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry meat contaminated at different concentration levels (101, 103, and 105 CFU/g). Our results show that real-time PCR allows the detection of Salmonella and Campylobacter, even after shorter enrichment times than prescribed by ISO references; particularly, it detected Salmonella down to 101 CFU/g since T0 and Campylobacter from 103 CFU/g since T0. Detection with LAMP was comparable to real-time PCR without the requirement of a thermal cycler and with shorter execution times. These characteristics make colorimetric LAMP a valid alternative when one-day results are needed, improving the timely identification of positive meat batches, even in the absence of specialized instrumentation.
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- Andrea Zendrini
- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition—DIANA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; (A.Z.); (N.F.); (P.A.-M.)
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa, 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via A. Bianchi, 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (V.C.); (L.R.); (E.C.-C.); (S.A.); (B.B.); (M.N.L.)
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via A. Bianchi, 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (V.C.); (L.R.); (E.C.-C.); (S.A.); (B.B.); (M.N.L.)
- National Reference Centre for Emerging Risks in Food Safety—CRESA, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via G. Celoria, 12, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-030-2290-781
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via A. Bianchi, 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (V.C.); (L.R.); (E.C.-C.); (S.A.); (B.B.); (M.N.L.)
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via A. Bianchi, 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (V.C.); (L.R.); (E.C.-C.); (S.A.); (B.B.); (M.N.L.)
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via A. Bianchi, 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (V.C.); (L.R.); (E.C.-C.); (S.A.); (B.B.); (M.N.L.)
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via A. Bianchi, 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (V.C.); (L.R.); (E.C.-C.); (S.A.); (B.B.); (M.N.L.)
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- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition—DIANA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; (A.Z.); (N.F.); (P.A.-M.)
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- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition—DIANA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; (A.Z.); (N.F.); (P.A.-M.)
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- Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via A. Bianchi, 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (V.C.); (L.R.); (E.C.-C.); (S.A.); (B.B.); (M.N.L.)
- National Reference Centre for Emerging Risks in Food Safety—CRESA, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Via G. Celoria, 12, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Zhong H, Deng H, Li M, Zhong H. Bioprocessing and integration of a high flux screening systematic platform based on isothermal amplification for the detection on 8 common pathogens. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2021; 44:977-984. [PMID: 32862325 PMCID: PMC8096746 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02423-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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During a large variety of common pathogens, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, MRSA, MRCNS, V. parahaemolyticus, L. monocytogenes and Salmonella are the leading pathogens responsible for large number of human infections and diseases. In this study, a high flux screening based on nucleic acid isothermal amplification technique has been developed. For the 8 common pathogens, species-specific targets had been selected and analyzed for their unique specificity. After optimization, separate LAMP reaction assays had been bioprocessed and integrated into one systematic detection platform, including 8 strips (PCR tubes) and 96-well plates. Eight standard strains verified for the accuracy. Application of the established high flux screening platform was used for detection for 48 samples in 4 different 96-well plates, with 2 groups of 2 operators using double-blind procedure. The accuracy of 100% was obtained, with the total time consumption as 66-75 min (for 12 samples detection on 8 different pathogens). As concluded, through the bioprocess of the systematic platform based on LAMP technique, it's been demonstrated to be capable of simultaneous detection of 8 pathogens, with high sensitivity, specificity, rapidity and convenience.
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- Huamin Zhong
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Ocular Trauma Treatment and Stem Cell Differentiation Public Service Platform of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen, 518040, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Ocular Trauma Treatment and Stem Cell Differentiation Public Service Platform of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen, 518040, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Ocular Trauma Treatment and Stem Cell Differentiation Public Service Platform of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen, 518040, China.
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Li Y, Qiu Y, Ye C, Chen L, Liang Y, Huang TY, Zhang L, Liu J. "One-step" characterization platform for pathogenic genetics of Staphylococcus aureus. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2021; 44:985-994. [PMID: 33112989 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02449-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an important human pathogen causing a variety of life-threatening diseases. In recent years, the health problem caused by S. aureus contaminated food has become a global health problem. S. aureus can express various pathogenic factors, mainly used for adhesion, colonization, invasion and infection of the host. Therefore, rapid and accurate detection of virulence genes in S. aureus is necessary to prevent outbreaks caused by this pathogen. PCR is a useful tool for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens. The objective of this study was to detect the presence of major toxin genes in S. aureus, including sea, seb, sec, see, pvl and tsst, by using a PCR plate. Of the 13 strains tested, 12 (92.3%) were found to be positive for one or more toxin genes. This study realized the one-step detection of main toxin factors in S. aureus.
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- Yanmei Li
- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, North Dongxia Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Dermato-Venereology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangdong Zhongqing Font Biochemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Maoming, 525427, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Jiang H, Wang K, Yan M, Ye Q, Lin X, Chen L, Ye Y, Zhang L, Liu J, Huang T. Pathogenic and Virulence Factor Detection on Viable but Non-culturable Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:630053. [PMID: 33841357 PMCID: PMC8027501 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.630053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Food safety and foodborne infections and diseases have been a leading hotspot in public health, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been recently documented to be an important foodborne pathogen, in addition to its recognition to be a leading clinical pathogen for some decades. Standard identification for MRSA has been commonly performed in both clinical settings and food routine detection; however, most of such so-called "standards," "guidelines," or "gold standards" are incapable of detecting viable but non-culturable (VBNC) cells. In this study, two major types of staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP), staphylococcal enterotoxins A (sea) and staphylococcal enterotoxins B (seb), as well as the panton-valentine leucocidin (pvl) genes, were selected to develop a cross-priming amplification (CPA) method. Limit of detection (LOD) of CPA for sea, seb, and pvl was 75, 107.5, and 85 ng/μl, indicating that the analytical sensitivity of CPA is significantly higher than that of conventional PCR. In addition, a rapid VBNC cells detection method, designated as PMA-CPA, was developed and further applied. PMA-CPA showed significant advantages when compared with PCR assays, in terms of rapidity, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. Compared with conventional VBNC confirmation methods, the PMA-CPA showed 100% accordance, which had demonstrated that the PMA-CPA assays were capable of detecting different toxins in MRSA in VBNC state. In conclusion, three CPA assays were developed on three important toxins for MRSA, and in combination with PMA, the PMA-CPA assay was capable of detecting virulent gene expression in MRSA in the VBNC state. Also, the above assays were further applied to real samples. As concluded, the PMA-CPA assay developed in this study was capable of detecting MRSA toxins in the VBNC state, representing first time the detection of toxins in the VBNC state.
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- Hua Jiang
- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biological Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
- *Correspondence: Junyan Liu,
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Tengyi Huang,
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Chen DQ, Huang T, Wang Q, Bai C, Yang L. Analysis on the virulomes and resistomes of multi-drug resistance clinical Escherichia coli isolates, as well as the interactome with gut microbiome. Microb Pathog 2020; 148:104423. [PMID: 32768515 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Escherichia coli is one of the most diverse microbial species. Pathogenic E. coli is capable of causing various diseases in humans, including several types of diarrhea, urinary tract infections, sepsis, and meningitis. This study focused on the antibiotic susceptibility profile and genomic analysis of a clinical E. coli Guangzhou-Eco330 isolated from a hospitalized 8-year-old female patient suffered from pulmonary infection in 2017. Susceptibility to 15 antibiotics were determined using Vitek2™ Automated Susceptibility System and Etest strips and interpreted based on CLSI guidelines. The genome was sequenced using Illumina Hiseq 2500 platform and assembled de novo using Velvet, followed by bioinformatics analysis. The genome has a length of 5,132,642 bp and contains 4989 predicted genes with an average GC content of 50.51%. The carriage of rfbE gene suggested the strain belonging to O157. In the genome, 70 non-coding RNAs, 50 repeat sequences, 18 transposons, 78 GIs, 9 CRISPRs, and 3 large prophages were identified. 37 PHI related genes and 108 virulence genes were determined to contribute to its pathogenicity. Specifically, the acquisition of multiple antibiotic resistance genes including blaCTX-M-55, blaOXA-10, blaCMY-48, tetB, and qnrS1 contributed to its resistance to penicillins, telracyclines, cephalosporin, and quinolones. The understanding of the genome may aid in further study on the clinical control of multi-drug resistance E. coli.
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- Ding-Qiang Chen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Zhang J, Wang L, Shi L, Chen X, Liang M, Zhao L. Development and application of a real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for quantification of Acetobacter aceti in red wine. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2020; 367:5918383. [PMID: 33021644 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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This study reports the development and optimization of a real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qLAMP) method for rapid detection of Acetobacter aceti strain in red wine samples. Our results showed that the primers and probes designed for 16S rRNA were effective for A. aceti detection. The quantification limit of real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and qLAMP in pure culture was 2.05 × 101 colony forming units (CFU) mL-1. qLAMP had a sensitivity of 6.88 × 101 CFU mL-1 in artificially contaminated Changyu dry red wine (CDRW) and Changyu red wine (CRW), and 6.88 × 102 CFU mL-1 in artificially contaminated Greatwall dry red wine (GDRW), which was 10 times higher than that of qPCR. In conclusion, this newly developed qLAMP is a reliable, rapid and accurate method for the detection and quantification of A. aceti species in red wine samples. Furthermore, our work provides a standard reference method for the quantitative detection of A. aceti and other acetic acid bacteria during the fermentation and storage of red wine samples.
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- Jingfeng Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guagnzhou Institute for Food Inspection, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Fu J, Wang K, Ye C, Chen L, Liang Y, Mao Y, Chen J, Peng R, Chen Y, Shi F, Huang TY, Liu J. Study on the virulome and resistome of a vancomycin intermediate-resistance Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Pathog 2020; 145:104187. [PMID: 32275941 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has been considered a potential "Super Bugs", responsible for various infectious diseases. Vancomycin has been the most effective antibitic to treat MRSA originated infections. In this study, we aimed at investigating the genomic features of a vancomycin intermediate-resistance S. aureus strain Guangzhou-SauVS2 isolated from a female patient suffering from chronic renal function failure, emphasizing on its antimicrobial resistance and virulence determinants. The genome has a total length of 2,605,384 bp and the G+C content of 33.21%, with 2,239 predicted genes annotated with GO terms, COG categories, and KEGG pathways. Besides the carriage of vancomycin b-type resistance protein responsible for the vancomycin intermediate-resistance, S. aureus strain Guangzhou-SauVS2 showed resistance to β-lactams, quinolones, macrolide, and tetracycline, due to the acquisition of corresponding antimicrobial resistance genes. In addition, virulence factors including adherence, antiphagocytosis, iron uptake, and toxin were determined, indicating the pathogenesis of the strain.
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- Jie Fu
- Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Dermato-Venereology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangdong Zhongqing Font Biochemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Maoming, Guangdong, 525427, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, North Dongxia Road, Shantou, 515041, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Xu Z, Luo Y, Mao Y, Peng R, Chen J, Soteyome T, Bai C, Chen L, Liang Y, Su J, Wang K, Liu J, Kjellerup BV. Spoilage Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Brewing Industry. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 30:955-961. [PMID: 31986245 PMCID: PMC9728350 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1908.08069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have caused many microbiological incidents in the brewing industry, resulting in severe economic loss. Meanwhile, traditional culturing method for detecting LAB are time-consuming for brewers. The present review introduces LAB as spoilage microbes in daily life, with focus on LAB in the brewing industry, targeting at the spoilage mechanism of LAB in brewing industry including the special metabolisms, the exist of the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state and the hop resistance. At the same time, this review compares the traditional and novel rapid detection methods for these microorganisms which may provide innovative control and detection strategies for preventing alcoholic beverage spoilage, such as improvement of microbiological quality control using advanced culture media or different isothermal amplification methods.
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- Zhenbo Xu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
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- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou 510010, P.R. China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Zhongqing Font Biochemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Maoming, Guangdong 525427, P.R. China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Corresponding authors J.L. Phone: +86-20-87113252 Fax: +86-20-87113252 E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Corresponding authors J.L. Phone: +86-20-87113252 Fax: +86-20-87113252 E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Chen W, Chen H, Fu S, Lin X, Zheng Z, Zhang J. Microbiome characterization and re-design by biologic agents for inflammatory bowel disease insights. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 44:929-939. [PMID: 32458051 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02380-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The therapeutic effect of inflammatory bowel disease has improved in the past decades, but most of patients cannot tolerate, do not respond to drugs, or relapse after treating with conventional therapy. Therefore, new and more effective treatment methods are still needed in treatment of IBD. In this review, we will discuss the relevant mechanisms and the latest research progress of biologics (anti-TNF treatments, interleukin inhibitors, integrin inhibitors, antisense oligonucleotide, and JAK inhibitors) for IBD, focus on the efficacy and safety of drugs for moderate-to-severe IBD, and summarize the clinical status and future development direction of biologics in IBD.
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- Wenshuo Chen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, GuangZhou, 510280, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, GuangZhou, 510280, China.
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- Ophthalmology Department, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, GuangZhou, 510280, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, GuangZhou, 510280, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, GuangZhou, 510280, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, GuangZhou, 510280, China
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Srimongkol G, Ditmangklo B, Choopara I, Thaniyavarn J, Dean D, Kokpol S, Vilaivan T, Somboonna N. Rapid colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification for hypersensitive point-of-care Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A gene detection in milk and pork products. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7768. [PMID: 32385390 PMCID: PMC7211006 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64710-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying enterotoxin A gene (sea) causes food poisoning and cannot be distinguished from non-pathogenic strains by the culture method. Here, we developed a rapid, specific and sensitive visual detection of sea using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) combined with nanogold probe (AuNP) or styryl dye (STR). LAMP-AuNP and LAMP-STR can detect as low as 9.7 fg (3.2 sea copies) and 7.2 sea copies, respectively, which were lower than PCR (97 fg or 32 sea copies). The excellent performance of these new assays was demonstrated in food samples using crude DNA lysates. While the culture method detected 104 CFU/g in ground pork and 10 CFU/mL in milk in 5-7 days, LAMP-AuNP could detect down to 10 CFU/g for both samples in 27 minutes. Analyzing 80 pork and milk samples revealed that the LAMP-AuNP showed 100% sensitivity, 97-100% specificity and 97.5-100% accuracy, which were superior to the culture method, and comparable to PCR but without requirement of a thermal cycler. Furthermore, our LAMP-AuNP detect sea at a range below the food safety control (<100 CFU/g). The LAMP-STR quantitated sea in 10-1,000 CFU (7.2-720 copies). Our crude DNA lysis combined with LAMP-AuNP/STR present effective point-of-care detection and facilitate appropriate control strategies.
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- Grittaya Srimongkol
- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center for Immunobiology and Vaccine Development, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
- UC Berkeley/UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Li Y, Qiu Y, Ye C, Chen L, Liang Y, Liu G, Liu J. High-flux simultaneous screening of common foodborne pathogens and their virulent factors. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 43:693-700. [PMID: 31863186 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-019-02267-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rapid and sensitive detection techniques for foodborne pathogens are important to the food industry. However, traditional detection methods rely on bacterial culture in combination with biochemical tests, a process that typically takes 4-7 days to complete. In this study, we described a high-flux polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for simultaneous detection of nine targeted genes (rfbE, stx1, stx2, invA, oprI, tlh, trh, tdh, and hlyA) with multiplex strains. The designed primers were highly specific for their respective target gene fragments. As the selected primers follow the principles of similar melting and annealing temperature, all the targeted genes could be detected for one strain with the same PCR program. Combining with 96-well PCR plate, by adding a single different gene to each well in each row, both the ATCC strains (E. coli, Salmonella spp., V. parahaemolyticus, L. monocytogenes, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus) and the clinical strains (E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus) were simultaneously detected to carry their specific and virulence genes. Therefore, using 96-well PCR plate for PCR amplification might be applied to high-flux sequencing of specific and virulence genes.
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- Yanmei Li
- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, North Dongxia Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Dermato-Venereology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangdong Zhongqing Font Biochemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd, Maoming, 525427, Guangdong, China
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- Guangzhou KEO Biotechnology Co. LTD, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Han L, Wang K, Ma L, Delaquis P, Bach S, Feng J, Lu X. Viable but Nonculturable Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica in Fresh Produce: Rapid Determination by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Coupled with a Propidium Monoazide Treatment. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e02566-19. [PMID: 32005729 PMCID: PMC7082562 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02566-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica are leading causes of foodborne outbreaks linked to fresh produce. Both species can enter the "viable but nonculturable" (VBNC) state that precludes detection using conventional culture-based or molecular methods. In this study, we assessed propidium monoazide-quantitative PCR (PMA-qPCR) assays and novel methods combining PMA and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the detection and quantification of VBNC E. coli O157:H7 and S. enterica in fresh produce. The performance of PMA-LAMP assays targeting the wzy gene of E. coli O157:H7 and the agfA gene of S. enterica and the performance of PMA-qPCR assays were compared in pure culture and spiked tomato, lettuce, and spinach. No cross-reaction was observed in the specificity tests. The values representing the limit of detection (LOD) seen with PMA-LAMP were 9.0 CFU/reaction for E. coli O157:H7 and 4.6 CFU/reaction for S. enterica in pure culture and were 5.13 × 103 or 5.13 × 104 CFU/g for VBNC E. coli O157:H7 and 1.05 × 104 or 1.05 × 105 CFU/g for VBNC S. enterica in fresh produce, representing results comparable to those obtained by PMA-qPCR. Standard curves showed correlation coefficients ranging from 0.925 to 0.996, indicating a good quantitative capacity of PMA-LAMP for determining populations of both bacterial species in the VBNC state. The PMA-LAMP assay was completed with considerable economy of time (30 min versus 1 h) and achieved sensitivity and quantitative capacity comparable to those seen with a PMA-qPCR assay. PMA-LAMP is a rapid, sensitive, and robust method for the detection and quantification of VBNC E. coli O157:H7 and S. enterica in fresh produce.IMPORTANCE VBNC pathogenic bacteria pose a potential risk to the food industry because they do not multiply on routine microbiological media and thus can evade detection in conventional plating assays. Both E. coli O157:H7 and S. enterica have been reported to enter the VBNC state under a range of environmental stress conditions and to resuscitate under favorable conditions and are a potential cause of human infections. PMA-LAMP methods developed in this study provide a rapid, sensitive, and specific way to determine levels of VBNC E. coli O157:H7 and S. enterica in fresh produce, which potentially decreases the risks related to the consumption of fresh produce contaminated by enteric pathogens in this state. PMA-LAMP can be further applied in the field study to enhance our understanding of the fate of VBNC pathogens in the preharvest and postharvest stages of fresh produce.
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- Lu Han
- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Michael Smith Laboratories, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Zheng Y, Yu J, Liang C, Li S, Wen X, Li Y. Characterization on gut microbiome of PCOS rats and its further design by shifts in high-fat diet and dihydrotestosterone induction in PCOS rats. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 44:953-964. [PMID: 32157446 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02320-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with gut microbiota disturbance. Emerging evidence has shown that gut microbiota plays a major role in the development of PCOS. To better understand how the gut microbiota contributes to the development of PCOS, we investigated the influences of high-fat diet and hyperandrogenism, independently or synergistically, have on the gut microbiota in rats. Furthermore, we explored the associations between gut microbiota and hyperandrogenism or other hallmarks of PCOS. Twenty female SD rats were randomized at aged 3 weeks into 4 groups (n = 5, each); HA: PCOS rats fed with ordinary diet; HF: rats with high-fat diet (HFD); HA-HF: PCOS rats fed with HFD; and C: control rats with ordinary diet. PCOS rat model was induced by 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) injection for 6 weeks. The fasting blood glucose (FBG), plasma insulin, testosterone, free testosterone, TNF-α, MDA, SOD, LPS, TLR4, TG, TC, HDL-C, and LDL-C levels were measured. The molecular ecology of the fecal gut microbiota was analyzed by 16S rDNA high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that rats in the HA and HA-HF group displayed abnormal estrous cycles with increasing androgen level and exhibited multiple large cysts with diminished granulosa layers in ovarian tissues. Compare with the C group, relative abundance of the Bacteroidetes phylum decreased significantly in the other groups (P < 0.05). The Chao1 was the highest in the group C and significantly higher than the HA-HF group (P < 0.05). T, FT, insulin, MDA, LPS, and TNF-α levels had the negative correlation with the richness of community (Chao1 index) in the gut. The rats in the HF and HA-HF groups tended to have lower Shannon and Simpson indices than the C group (P < 0.01, respectively). However, there were no significant differences between C group and the HA group in the Shannon and Simpson values. Beta diversity analysis was then performed based on a weighted UniFrac analysis. The PCoA plots showed a clear separation of the C group from the other groups. ANOSIM analysis of variance confirmed that there were statistically significant separations between the C group and the HA, HA-HF, and HF groups (P < 0.01, respectively). These results showed that DHT with HFD could lower diversity of the gut microbial community. Both HFD and DHT could shift the overall gut microbial composition and change the composition of the microbial community in gut. Furthermore, our analyses demonstrated that the levels of TG, MDA, TNF-α, LPS, TLR4, T, FT, FINS, and HDL-C were correlated with the changes of in the gut microbiome. HFD and DHT were associated with the development and pathology of PCOS by shaping gut microbial communities.
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- Yanhua Zheng
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Satpathy G, Chandra GK, Manikandan E, Mahapatra DR, Umapathy S. Pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) detection through tuned nanoparticles enhancement study. Biotechnol Lett 2020; 42:853-863. [PMID: 32040672 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-020-02835-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to detect pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria using non-destructive fluorescence microscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy. RESULTS Raman vibrational spectroscopy provides additional information regarding biochemical changes at the cellular level. We have used two nanomaterials zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) and gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) to detect pathogenic E. coli. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX) spectroscopy exhibit surface morphology and the elemental composition of the synthesized NPs. The metal NPs are useful contrast agents due to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to detect the signal intensity and hence the bacterial cells. The changes due to the interaction between cells and NPs are further correlated to the change in the surface charge and stiffness of the cell surface with the help of the fluorescence microscopic assay. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that when two E. coli strains (MTCC723 and MTCC443) and NPs are respectively mixed and kept overnight, the growth of bacteria are inhibited by ZnO-NPs due to changes in cell membrane permeability and intracellular metabolic system under fluorescence microscopy. However, SPR possessed Au-NPs result in enhanced fluorescence of both pathogens. In addition, with the help of Raman microscopy and element analysis, significant changes are observed when Au-NPs are added with the two strains as compared to ZnO-NPs due to protein, lipid and DNA/RNA induced conformational changes.
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- Gargibala Satpathy
- Central Research Laboratory, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital (SBMCH), Bharath Institute for Higher Education & Research (BIHER), Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600073, India.,Laboratory of Integrative Multiscale Engineering Materials and Systems, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Central Research Laboratory, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital (SBMCH), Bharath Institute for Higher Education & Research (BIHER), Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600073, India. .,Solid-State Nanoscale Laboratory, Department of Physics, TUCAS Campus, Thiruvalluvar University, Thennangur, Vellore, 604408, India.
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- Laboratory of Integrative Multiscale Engineering Materials and Systems, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India. .,Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462066, India.
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Ou A, Wang K, Mao Y, Yuan L, Ye Y, Chen L, Zou Y, Huang T. First Report on the Rapid Detection and Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Viable but Non-culturable (VBNC) Under Food Storage Conditions. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:615875. [PMID: 33488559 PMCID: PMC7817642 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.615875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Formation of viable but non-culturable (VBNC) status in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has never been reported, and it poses a significant concern for food safety. Thus, this study aimed to firstly develop a rapid, cost-effective, and efficient testing method to detect and differentiate MRSA strains in the VBNC state and further apply this in real food samples. Two targets were selected for detection of MRSA and toxin, and rapid isothermal amplification detection assays were developed based on cross-priming amplification methodology. VBNC formation was performed for MRSA strain in both pure culture and in artificially contaminated samples, then propidium monoazide (PMA) treatment was further conducted. Development, optimization, and evaluation of PMA-crossing priming amplification (CPA) were further performed on detection of MRSA in the VBNC state. Finally, application of PMA-CPA was further applied for detection on MRSA in the VBNC state in contaminated food samples. As concluded in this study, formation of the VBNC state in MRSA strains has been verified, then two PMA-CPA assays have been developed and applied to detect MRSA in the VBNC state from pure culture and food samples.
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- Aifen Ou
- Department of Food, Guangzhou City Polytechnic, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- School of Biological Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yimin Zou,
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Tengyi Huang,
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Yan H, Zhang J, Ma D, Yin J. qPCR and loop mediated isothermal amplification for rapid detection of Ustilago tritici. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7766. [PMID: 31592112 PMCID: PMC6776072 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Loose smut of wheat caused by the basidiomycete fungus Ustilago tritici, a seed-borne disease, is difficult to control because of the expanse of wheat planting area and difficulty in pathogen detection. In this study, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays are used to rapidly amplify the DNA of U. tritici. Five pairs of primers for qPCR and two series primers for LAMP were designed. Primarily, the specificity of the primer was assessed by using genomic DNA of U. tritici, Fusarium graminearum, Blumeria graminis, Rhizoctonia cerealis, Puccinia striiformis, Bipolaris sorokiniana, and Alternaria solani as templates. Further, the amplification systems were optimized. Finally, the sensitivity of qPCR and LAMP assays were evaluated. The results showed that the primer Y-430 F/R, Y-307 F/R, Y-755 F/R, and Y-139 F/R for qPCR and primers L-139 and L-988 for LAMP could be used for U. tritici detection. In the sensitivity test, the detection limit of qPCR assay was identified as 10 pg μL−1 of genomic DNA, the detection limit for LAMP assay was 100 fg μL−1. We successfully performed qPCR and LAMP assays on wheat loose smut wheat samples. This paper establishes two methods for U. tritici detection, which can be used for diagnosis of wheat loose smut in the laboratory and in the field.
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- Hanwen Yan
- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agricultural, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agricultural, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agricultural, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agricultural, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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Tian X, Feng J, Wang Y. Direct loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for on-site detection of Staphylococcus aureus. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 365:4966978. [PMID: 29648586 PMCID: PMC5967525 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major human pathogen that may produce a variety of toxins and cause staphylococcal food poisoning. In the present study, a direct loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was developed and validated to detect S. aureus in food samples. Without prior cultural enrichment and DNA extraction steps, bacterial DNA was released by heating at 100°C for 5 min and directly subjected to LAMP assay. Using a set of LAMP primers recognizing six distinct regions of nuc gene, the developed direct LAMP assay was highly specific, and the analytical sensitivity was determined to be 7.6 × 102 CFU/mL. Moreover, with the pre-mixed LAMP reagents stored at –20°C, the entire assay should be finished within 40 min. These features greatly simplified the operating procedure and made the direct LAMP a powerful tool for rapid and on-site detection of S. aureus in food samples.
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- Xiaolan Tian
- Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China.,Key Lab of aquatic Products Processing of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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Nathaniel BR, Ghai M, Druce M, Maharaj I, Olaniran AO. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay targeting lmo0753 gene for detection of Listeria monocytogenes in wastewater. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 69:264-270. [PMID: 31323126 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Contaminated wastewater plays an important role in the transmission of Listeria monocytogenes in the environment. In this study, a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for sensitive detection of L. monocytogenes in wastewater from treatment plants was developed, validated and compared to conventional PCR. The lmo0753 gene which codes for a Crp/Fnr family transcription factor, was targeted to design four specific primers to detect L. monocytogenes in 60 min at 63°C in a water bath. Amplification products were visualized by agarose gel electrophoresis. The detection limit of the LAMP assay was 65 fg µl-1 of DNA and 38 CFU per ml. Conventional PCR was 10 times less sensitive than LAMP assay with primers targeting the HlyA gene. A total of 70 crude wastewater samples collected at different treatment stages (aeration tank, pre chlorination and post chlorination), were tested directly by LAMP and PCR. Samples from aeration and pre-chlorination stages tested positive with LAMP and culture method but not with conventional PCR. LAMP assay was tolerant to inhibitors present in wastewater and circumvented the need for isolation of pure DNA for detection. Both LAMP assay and culture method failed to detect L. monocytogenes in post-chlorinated wastewater, confirming the efficiency of the treatment process in the removal of L. monocytogenes. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Treated wastewater effluent contains Listeria monocytogenes which survives conventional wastewater treatment processes and can re-enter human food chain, thus it is imperative to detect L. monocytogenes using a rapid and an inexpensive method. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay, targeting the lmo0753 gene for detection of L. monocytogenes in wastewater from treatment plants. The LAMP assay detects L. monocytogenes in 60 min at 63°C in a water bath. LAMP does not require isolation of pure genomic DNA hence it is a user friendly method for L. monocytogenes detection.
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- B R Nathaniel
- Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa
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Shin DJ, Andini N, Hsieh K, Yang S, Wang TH. Emerging Analytical Techniques for Rapid Pathogen Identification and Susceptibility Testing. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2019; 12:41-67. [PMID: 30939033 PMCID: PMC7369001 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061318-115529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In the face of looming threats from multi-drug resistant microorganisms, there is a growing need for technologies that will enable rapid identification and drug susceptibility profiling of these pathogens in health care settings. In particular, recent progress in microfluidics and nucleic acid amplification is pushing the boundaries of timescale for diagnosing bacterial infections. With a diverse range of techniques and parallel developments in the field of analytical chemistry, an integrative perspective is needed to understand the significance of these developments. This review examines the scope of new developments in assay technologies grouped by key enabling domains of research. First, we examine recent development in nucleic acid amplification assays for rapid identification and drug susceptibility testing in bacterial infections. Next, we examine advances in microfluidics that facilitate acceleration of diagnostic assays via integration and scale. Lastly, recentdevelopments in biosensor technologies are reviewed. We conclude this review with perspectives on the use of emerging concepts to develop paradigm-changing assays.
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- Dong Jin Shin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;
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Vidic J, Vizzini P, Manzano M, Kavanaugh D, Ramarao N, Zivkovic M, Radonic V, Knezevic N, Giouroudi I, Gadjanski I. Point-of-Need DNA Testing for Detection of Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 19:E1100. [PMID: 30836707 PMCID: PMC6427207 DOI: 10.3390/s19051100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Foodborne pathogenic bacteria present a crucial food safety issue. Conventional diagnostic methods are time-consuming and can be only performed on previously produced food. The advancing field of point-of-need diagnostic devices integrating molecular methods, biosensors, microfluidics, and nanomaterials offers new avenues for swift, low-cost detection of pathogens with high sensitivity and specificity. These analyses and screening of food items can be performed during all phases of production. This review presents major developments achieved in recent years in point-of-need diagnostics in land-based sector and sheds light on current challenges in achieving wider acceptance of portable devices in the food industry. Particular emphasis is placed on methods for testing nucleic acids, protocols for portable nucleic acid extraction and amplification, as well as on the means for low-cost detection and read-out signal amplification.
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- Jasmina Vidic
- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
- Dipartimento di Scienze AgroAlimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università di Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze AgroAlimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università di Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE), University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- BioSense-Research and Development Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- BioSense-Research and Development Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- BioSense-Research and Development Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- BioSense-Research and Development Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
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Biofilm Formation of Staphylococcus aureus under Food Heat Processing Conditions: First Report on CML Production within Biofilm. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1312. [PMID: 30718527 PMCID: PMC6361893 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35558-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and Nε-carboxymethyl-lysine generation ability under food heat processing conditions including pH (5.0-9.0), temperature (25 °C, 31 °C, 37 °C, 42 °C and 65 °C), NaCl concentration (10%, 15% and 20%, w/v) and glucose concentration (0.5%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 5%, 10%, w/v). S. aureus biofilm genetic character was obtained by PCR detecting atl, ica operon, sasG and agr. Biofilm biomass and metabolic activity were quantified with crystal violet and methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium staining methods. S. aureus biofilm was sensitive to food heat processing conditions with 37 °C, pH 7.0, 2% glucose concentration (w/v) and 10% NaCl concentration (w/v) were favorable conditions. Besides, free and bound Nε-carboxymethyl-lysine level in weak, moderate and strong biofilm were detected by optimized high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Nε-carboxymethyl-lysine level in S. aureus biofilm possessed a significant gap between strong, moderate and weak biofilm strains. This investigation revealed the biological and chemical hazard of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm to food processing environment.
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Mashoufi A, Ghazvini K, Hashemi M, Mobarhan MG, Vakili V, Afshari A. A novel primer targetedgyrBgene for the identification ofCronobacter sakazakiiin powdered infant formulas (PIF) and baby foods in Iran. J Food Saf 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Afsaneh Mashoufi
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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Miao J, Wang W, Xu W, Su J, Li L, Li B, Zhang X, Xu Z. The fingerprint mapping and genotyping systems application on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Pathog 2018; 125:246-251. [PMID: 30243550 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As a typical Gram-positive microorganism, S. aureus was recognized as common foodborne pathogenic bacteria in food industry. To study their individuality and pathogenicity mechanism, thirty-three Staphylococci strains were applied to the investigation with the identification of MRSA by PCR targeting on S. aureus specific 16S rRNA and femA genes as well as methicillin-resistant mecA and orfX elements by multiplex-PCR assay. Fingerprinting mapping was then employed using three typing systems (KZ/M13, IS256 and ERIC2) to genotype 33 MRSA strains. As the result indicated, all 33 Staphylococci strains were identified as MRSA. However, diversity occurred among different fingerprinting system results. KZ/M13 system and IS256 system both typed 10 genotypes while ERIC2 system had 8 genotypes. Based on the genotyping results, a discussion was performed in typing ability, discriminatory ability and accordance ratio. Given the above studies, a novel rapid detection method for MRSA was conducted with multiplex-PCR, which possessed rapidity and accuracy. Meanwhile, three fingerprinting systems showed high sensitivity, resolution and classification ratio in MRSA typing. These methods have a broad application prospect in food safety and epidemiology in the future.
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- Jian Miao
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 21201, USA.
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Liu J, Xu R, Zhong H, Zhong Y, Xie Y, Li L, Li B, Chen D, Xu Z. RETRACTED: Prevalence of GBS serotype III and identification of a ST 17-like genotype from neonates with invasive diseases in Guangzhou, China. Microb Pathog 2018; 120:213-218. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Liu J, Li L, Zhou L, Li B, Xu Z. Effect of ultrasonic field on the enzyme activities and ion balance of potential pathogen Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microb Pathog 2018; 119:216-220. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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High flux isothermal assays on the pathogenic features of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Microb Pathog 2018; 120:219-222. [PMID: 29730516 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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As one of the most important pathogens, M. pneumoniae is a causative agent responsible for atypical and other respiratory tract infections, even its extra-pulmonary complications. This study aims to use the high and rapid flux sequencing assays on the M. pneumoniae and further bioinformatic analysis, for the investigation of their clinical features and pathogenic characteristics. The results in this study on the clinical features and pathogenic characteristics of M. pneumoniae may further aid in the control and surveillance and better understanding of this pathogen.
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Complete genomic analysis of multidrug-resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa Guangzhou-Pae617, the host of megaplasmid pBM413. Microb Pathog 2018; 117:265-269. [PMID: 29486277 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We previously described the novel qnrVC6 and blaIMP-45 carrying megaplasmid pBM413. This study aimed to investigate the complete genome of multidrug-resistance P. aeruginosa Guangzhou-Pae617, a clinical isolate from the sputum of a patient who was suffering from respiratory disease in Guangzhou, China. METHODS The genome was sequenced using Illumina Hiseq 2500 and PacBio RS II sequencers and assembled de novo using HGAP. The genome was automatically and manually annotated. RESULTS The genome of P. aeruginosa Guangzhou-Pae617 is 6,430,493 bp containing 5881 predicted genes with an average G + C content of 66.43%. The genome showed high similarity to two new sequenced P. aeruginosa strains isolated from New York, USA. From the whole genome sequence, we identified a type IV pilin, two large prophages, 15 antibiotic resistant genes, 5 genes involved in the "Infectious diseases" pathways, and 335 virulence factors. CONCLUSIONS The antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in the genome of P. aeruginosa strain Guangzhou-Pae617 were identified by complete genomic analysis. It contributes to further study on antibiotic resistance mechanism and clinical control of P. aeruginosa.
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Hadjilouka A, Paramithiotis S, Drosinos EH. Genetic Analysis of the Listeria Pathogenicity Island 1 of Listeria monocytogenes 1/2a and 4b Isolates. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:857-865. [PMID: 29468304 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1458-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to apply descriptive, phylogenetic, recombination, and selection analyses on alignments of the Listeria Pathogenicity Island 1 (LIPI-1) of 1/2a and 4b Listeria monocytogenes isolates of different origin in order to gain insights into the evolution of this virulence gene cluster. For that purpose, a total of 19 L. monocytogenes isolates (9 meat isolates, serotype 1/2a; 5 meat isolates, serotype 4b; 5 strawberry isolates, serotype 4b) that have been previously separated at strain level were subjected to sequencing of their LIPI-1. Descriptive analysis revealed extensive nucleotide diversity mostly in the intragenic regions. The actA gene of 1/2a and 4b meat isolates and the hly gene of the 4b strawberry isolates exhibited the higher diversity; limited diversity was observed in prfA and plcA genes of the 4b isolates and mpl gene of the 1/2a isolates. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete island resulted in two major clusters that were consistent with serotype assignment of the isolates. Moreover, effective discrimination between serotypes was obtained by plcA, plcB, mpl, actA and the intergenic regions plcA-prfA and plcA-hly. In all cases but plcB and plcA-prfA 4b isolates were also differentiated according to their source of isolation as well. Selection analysis revealed that the island consisted of randomly evolving DNA with the exception of prfA gene of 1/2a isolates and actA gene of 4b meat isolates for which purifying selection or population expansion was indicated. Finally, no statistically significant evidence for recombination has been observed.
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- Agni Hadjilouka
- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
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Liu L, Lu Z, Li L, Li B, Zhang X, Zhang X, Xu Z. Physical relation and mechanism of ultrasonic bactericidal activity on pathogenic E. coli with WPI. Microb Pathog 2018; 117:73-79. [PMID: 29428425 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the physical relation and mechanism of bactericidal activity on pathogenic E. coli by ultrasonic field with whey protein isolate (WPI). METHODS Ultrasound treatment was performed under the conditions of intensity at 65 W/cm2, pulse duty ratio at 0.5 for 0-15 min with WPI concentration ranged from 0 to 10%. Viscosity, granularity, surface hydrophobicity, free radical scavenging activity, and thermal denaturation were assessed by rotational viscometer, Malvern Mastersizer 2000 particle size analyzer, fluorescent probe ANS method, DPPH method, and differential scanning calorimetry, respectively. RESULTS The thermal denaturation of WPI was not altered by ultrasound field, but the viscosity of WPI was increased upon 10 min treatment. Additionally, its ability to scavenge free radicals and hydrophobicity were increased. The result also showed that the bacteria viability was improved by WPI during ultrasound treatment. However, the WPI protection was decreased by the prolonged treatment. CONCLUSION Ultrasound treatment resulted in the increasing of the viscosity, free radicals scavenging activity and hydrophobicity of WPI which led to reduced bactericidal activity on E. coil, while WPI protection was disintegrated by prolonged treatment.
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- Liyan Liu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 21201, USA.
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Li Y, Bai C, Yang L, Fu J, Yan M, Chen D, Zhang L. High flux isothermal assays on pathogenic, virulent and toxic genetics from various pathogens. Microb Pathog 2018; 116:68-72. [PMID: 29325863 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Toxins, encoding by virulence factors, are significant cause of food-borne illnesses and death in the worldwide. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is one of the widely used methodologies because of the high sensitivity, specificity and rapidity. Nowadays, LAMP has been regarded as an innovative gene amplification technology and emerged as an alternative to PCR-based methodologies in identification of the pathogenic virulent and toxic genetics. The high sensitivity of LAMP enables detection of the pathogens in sample materials even without time consuming and sample preparation. Therefore, we review the typical characteristics of LAMP assay, recent advance in detection of virulence factors and the application of LAMP assay on detection of four commonly virulence factors. As concluded, with the advantages of rapidity, simplicity, sensitivity, specificity and robustness, LAMP is capable of identification the virulence factors. Moreover, the main purpose of this review is to provide theory support for the application of LAMP assay on the virulence factors identification.
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- Yanmei Li
- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guagzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China.
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Li Y, Yang L, Fu J, Yan M, Chen D, Zhang L. Genotyping and high flux sequencing of the bacterial pathogenic elements - integrons. Microb Pathog 2018; 116:22-25. [PMID: 29306009 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.12.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Regarded as a common genetic element responsible for horizontal gene transfer and wide spread of antimicrobial resistance among a large variety of bacteria, integrons are commonly distributed and considered as a determinant in the acquisition and evolution of virulence and antibiotic resistance. To date, the surveillances of integrons have been widely conducted in clinic, community even husbandry. For exact and accurate integron screening, as well as resistant cassettes, reliable monitoring methods is need. Current methods applied on integron screening are mainly conducted by the screening of integrases, followed by the detection of various gene cassettes inserted into integrons. PCR and PCR-related methods (such as RFLP) are mainly employed under such circumstances. Matured LAMP and Sequencing technology have lowered cost and dramatically increased throughput in integron screening and possessed the advantages in similarity analysis of mutated resistant cassettes. This review focused on the classification and characterization of integrons, antimicrobial resistance of integron and genotyping methods for integrons. In methodology, PCR, LAMP and Sequencing technology were mainly introduced for the screening of various classes' integrons and the detection of resistant gene cassettes. Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas and Enterococcus were selected as typical integron-positive clinical and environmental pathogens screened with three methods mentioned above. With the surveillance of the occurrence of integron and resistance gene cassettes conducted in South China, the review also summarized the occurrence, pathogenicity and virulence mediated by integrons.
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- Yanmei Li
- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
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- Department of Haematology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China.
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Yin H, Dong J, Yu J, Li Y, Deng Y. A novel horA genetic mediated RCA detection of beer spoilage lactobacillus. Microb Pathog 2018; 114:311-314. [PMID: 29197525 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.11.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Virulence and resistance on various pathogens mediated by mobile genetic integrons via high flux assays. Microb Pathog 2018; 114:75-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Correlation and in vitro mechanism of bactericidal activity on E. coli with whey protein isolate during ultrasonic treatment. Microb Pathog 2017; 115:154-158. [PMID: 29278782 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate correlation and in vitro mechanism of bactericidal activity on E. coli with whey protein isolate (WPI) during ultrasonic treatment. METHODS The structural changes of WPI under ultrasonic field were studied by amino-acid analyzer, circular dichroism, SDS-PAGE, and spectrophotometer. RESULTS With the increasing of WPI concentration added during ultrasonic treatment, the survival rate of E. coli increased. The influence of WPI on bactericidal activity under ultrasonic treatment might due to the change of tertiary and higher level structures, not by the primary structure, and had little relation with secondary structure. CONCLUSION The influence of WPI on bactericidal activity during ultrasonic treatment might due to the change of the tertiary structure and higher level structures.
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Tirloni E, Bernardi C, Drago S, Stampone G, Pomilio F, Cattaneo P, Stella S. Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in dairy food. Ital J Food Saf 2017; 6:6890. [PMID: 29564234 PMCID: PMC5850052 DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2017.6890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective of the present study was to test the performances of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based method for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes, with particular focus on the dairy products. The specificity of the method was evaluated on 42 different Listeria spp. strains from collections, food and environmental samples. 100% (32 of 32) of the L. monocytogenes strains were correctly recognised, and none of other 10 Listeria spp. strains was misidentified. The sensitivity was evaluated on four L. monocytogenes strains from different sources. The instrument was able to detect 10-400 CFU/mL. The ability to detect low initial numbers of L. monocytogenes (0.3-0.7 Log CFU/g) was also evaluated, in duplicate, in pasteurised milk (whole and skimmed) and dairy samples (fresh ricotta, crescenza, mascarpone, mozzarella, cottage cheese, cream cheese, taleggio, gorgonzola). The analysis was performed after 18, 24 and 48 h of incubation, and was coupled with the count of L. monocytogenes in the broth. Microbial loads were insufficient to achieve a positive result after 18 and 24 h in most of the samples; after 48 h, all the products, except taleggio and one gorgonzola sample, were identified as positive; the sensitivity of the method when applied to contaminated dairy foods was about 5 Log CFU/g. The LAMP method tested can be considered a very useful tool, as it is a costeffective and easy-functioning method. The preliminary data obtained should be confirmed with a validation process taking into account different food typologies.
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- Erica Tirloni
- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan
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- Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Abruzzo and Molise G. Caporale, National Reference Laboratory for Listeria monocytogenes
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan
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Chen DQ, Jiang YT, Feng DH, Wen SX, Su DH, Yang L. Integron mediated bacterial resistance and virulence on clinical pathogens. Microb Pathog 2017; 114:453-457. [PMID: 29241766 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Integron was recognized as mobile elements responsible for the emergence and diffusion of antibiotic resistance, virulence and pathogenicity. The existence of resistant integron in pathogens may consequently lead to the increasing number of clinical failures in bacterial mediated diseases, as well as the expenses. In this study, a total of 22 clinical pathogens (including E. faecalis, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, Enterobacter, P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter) were subjected to the identification of class 1-class 3 integrons and drug resistant gene cassettes by high flux LAMP method. According to the results, the clinical isolates were screened as carrying class 1 integron with dfrA12-orfF-aadA2 cassette array, class 1 integron with dfrA17-aadA5 cassette array, class 1 integron with aadA2 cassette, class 1 integron with blaVIM2 cassette, class 1 and class 2 integron with dfrA1-sat1-aadA1 and dfrA12-orfF-aadA2 cassette arrays simultaneously, which was accordantly with the previous data. The optimized high flux LAMP assay was proceeded in water bath at 65 °C for 60 min and determined by naked eye, with the time consumption restricted within 2.5 h. Prior to conventional PCR method, the high flux LAMP assay was demonstrated as a highly-specific and highly-sensitive method. This study offered a valid LAMP method in resistance integrons detection for laboratory use, which was time-saving and easy-determination.
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- Ding-Qiang Chen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China; Centre for Translational Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China; Centre for Translational Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China; Centre for Translational Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China; Centre for Translational Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
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