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Yamahara KM, Keymer DP, Layton BA, Walters SP, Thompson RS, Rosener M, Boehm AB. Application of molecular source tracking and mass balance approach to identify potential sources of fecal indicator bacteria in a tropical river. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232054. [PMID: 32352994 PMCID: PMC7192491 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microbial source tracking and a mass balance approach were used to identify sources of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in the Hanalei River, Kaua'i, Hawai'i. Historically, concentrations enterococci and Clostridium perfringens were significantly higher during storm flows compared to non-storm flows in the Hanalei River, and correlated to total suspended solids in the river. During targeted dry weather studies, the Hanalei River bed sediments and streambank soils were documented to harbor E. coli, enterococci, and the human- and pig-specific fecal markers in Bacteroidales, suggesting that sediments and soils may be potential sources of these microorganisms to the Hanalei river. The human-specific marker in Bacteroidales was four times as likely to be detected in sediment and soil samples as in water samples. Furthermore, the occurrence of host-specific source tracking markers is indicative that a portion of FIB present in the Hanalei River are of fecal origin. A mass balance approach was used to explore causes of observed FIB loadings and losses along different reaches of the river. Resuspension or deposition of FIB-laden river sediments cannot account for changes in E. coli and enterococci concentrations along the river during dry weather. Additionally, losses due to bacterial inactivation were insignificant. Groundwater and ditches draining agricultural and urban lands were shown to provide sufficient FIB fluxes to account for the observed loads along some river reaches. The presence of the human-specific Bacteroidales marker in the river water, sediments and adjacent soils, as well as the presence of the human enterovirus marker in the water, suggests that there is widespread human fecal contamination in the Hanalei River that is likely a result of nearby wastewater disposal systems.
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- Kevan M Yamahara
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Waipā Foundation, Hanalei, Kaua'i, Hawai'i, United States of America
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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A comparison of two extraction methods for the detection of Enteroviruses in raw sludge. J Virol Methods 2014; 200:1-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ettenauer JD, Piñar G, Lopandic K, Spangl B, Ellersdorfer G, Voitl C, Sterflinger K. Microbes on building materials--evaluation of DNA extraction protocols as common basis for molecular analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 439:44-53. [PMID: 23063637 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The study of microbial life in building materials is an emerging topic concerning biodeterioration of materials as well as health risks in houses and at working places. Biodegradation and potential health implications associated with microbial growth in our residues claim for more precise methods for quantification and identification. To date, cultivation experiments are commonly used to gain insight into the microbial diversity. Nowadays, molecular techniques for the identification of microorganisms provide efficient methods that can be applied in this field. The efficiency of DNA extraction is decisive in order to perform a reliable and reproducible quantification of the microorganisms by qPCR or to characterize the structure of the microbial community. In this study we tested thirteen DNA extraction methods and evaluated their efficiency for identifying (1) the quantity of DNA, (2) the quality and purity of DNA and (3) the ability of the DNA to be amplified in a PCR reaction using three universal primer sets for the ITS region of fungi as well as one primer pair targeting the 16S rRNA of bacteria with three typical building materials - common plaster, red brick and gypsum cardboard. DNA concentration measurements showed strong variations among the tested methods and materials. Measurement of the DNA yield showed up to three orders of magnitude variation from the same samples, whereas A260/A280 ratios often prognosticated biases in the PCR amplifications. Visualization of the crude DNA extracts and the comparison of DGGE fingerprints showed additional drawbacks of some methods. The FastDNA Spin kit for soil showed to be the best DNA extraction method and could provide positive results for all tests with the three building materials. Therefore, we suggest this method as a gold standard for quantification of indoor fungi and bacteria in building materials.
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- Jörg D Ettenauer
- VIBT-BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Muthgasse 11, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
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Murthi P, Praveen C, Jesudhasan PR, Pillai SD. Comparing extraction buffers to identify optimal method to extract somatic coliphages from sewage sludges. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 118:407-411. [PMID: 22705963 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Somatic coliphages are present in high numbers in sewage sludge. Since they are conservative indicators of viruses during wastewater treatment processes, they are being used to evaluate the effectiveness of sludge treatment processes. However, efficient methods to extract them from sludge are lacking. The objective was to compare different virus extraction procedures and develop a method to extract coliphages from sewage sludge. Twelve different extraction buffers and procedures varying in composition, pH, and sonication were compared in their ability to recover indigenous phages from sludges. The 3% buffered beef extract (BBE) (pH 9.0), the 10% BBE (pH 9.0), and the 10% BBE (pH 7.0) with sonication were short-listed and their recovery efficiency was determined using coliphage-spiked samples. The highest recovery was 16% for the extraction that involved 10% BBE at pH 9.0. There is a need to develop methods to extract somatic phages from sludges for monitoring sludge treatment processes.
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- Poornima Murthi
- Food Safety & Environmental Microbiology Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2472, USA
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Yamahara KM, Sassoubre LM, Goodwin KD, Boehm AB. Occurrence and persistence of bacterial pathogens and indicator organisms in beach sand along the California coast. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:1733-45. [PMID: 22247142 PMCID: PMC3298156 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06185-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This report documents the presence of fecal indicators and bacterial pathogens in sand at 53 California marine beaches using both culture-dependent and -independent (PCR and quantitative PCR [QPCR]) methods. Fecal indicator bacteria were widespread in California beach sand, with Escherichia coli and enterococci detected at 68% and 94% of the beaches surveyed, respectively. Somatic coliphages and a Bacteroidales human-specific fecal marker were detected at 43% and 13% of the beaches, respectively. Dry sand samples from almost 30% of the beaches contained at least one of the following pathogens: Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which were detected at 15%, 13%, 14%, and 3% of tested beaches, respectively. Fecal indicators and pathogens were poorly correlated to one another and to land cover. Sands were dry at the time of collection, and those with relatively high moisture tended to have higher concentrations or a more frequent occurrence of both indicators and pathogens. Using culture-dependent assays, fecal indicators decayed faster than pathogens in microcosm experiments using unaltered beach sand seeded with sewage and assessed by culture-dependent assays. The following order of persistence was observed (listed from most to least persistent): Campylobacter > Salmonella > somatic coliphages > enterococci > E. coli > F(+) phages. In contrast, pathogens decayed faster than fecal indicators in culture-independent assays: enterococci > Bacteroidales human-specific marker > Salmonella > Campylobacter. Microcosm experiments demonstrated that both indicators and pathogens were mobilized by wetting with seawater. Decay rates measured by QPCR were lower than those measured with culture-dependent methods. Enterococcal persistence and possible growth were observed for wetted microcosms relative to unwetted controls.
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- Kevan M. Yamahara
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Survival rate of Suid Herpesvirus (SuHV-1, Aujeszky's disease virus, ADV) in composted sewage sludge. Pol J Vet Sci 2012; 15:51-4. [DOI: 10.2478/v10181-011-0113-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen NT, Chang CW. Quantification of Legionella pneumophila by real-time quantitative PCR from samples with humic acid and ferric ion. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 414:608-613. [PMID: 22104384 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study determined and overcame the influences of humic acid (HA) and/or ferric ion (Fe) on quantification of Legionella pneumophila by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). Four commonly used DNA isolation methods, QiAamp DNA Mini Kit (Q), Q with Sepharose 4B gel column (Q/G), freeze-thaw/phenol-chloroform lysis (FT-PC), and FT-PC/G, were adopted to isolate L. pneumophila DNA from samples containing Fe alone (0-30 mg l(-1)) or Fe/HA (0/0-3/100 mg l(-1)). Among the four DNA isolation methods, Q removed HA effectively and obtained the greatest DNA yield regardless of Fe and HA concentration (P<0.05). For samples containing Fe (0.3-3 mg l(-1)) or Fe/HA (0.3/10-3/100 mg l(-1)), qPCR inhibition was found in all isolated DNA, especially in those obtained by Q/G and FT-PC/G. DNA dilution at either 10 or 100 folds reduced qPCR inhibition and increased cell recovery (P<0.05). Under 10-fold dilution, Q acquired the highest concentrations of L. pneumophila determined by qPCR. Consequently, Q with post 10-fold dilution is suggested prior to qPCR for quantifying L. pneumophila from water containing Fe (≤ 3 mg l(-1)) or Fe/HA (≤ 3/100 mg l(-1)).
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- Nai-Tzu Chen
- Institute of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 100, Taiwan
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Thorne CM, Otvos IS, Conder N, Levin DB. Development and evaluation of methods to detect nucleopolyhedroviruses in larvae of the Douglas-fir tussock moth, Orgyia pseudotsugata (McDunnough). Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:1101-6. [PMID: 17189436 PMCID: PMC1828647 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01958-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 12/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Various molecular methods are used to detect pathogenic microorganisms and viruses within their hosts, but these methods are rarely validated by direct comparison. Southern hybridization, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and a novel DNA extraction/PCR assay were used to detect Orgyia pseudotsugata multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (OpMNPV) in Douglas-fir tussock moth larvae. PCR was more sensitive than Southern hybridization and ELISA at detecting semipurified virus. ELISA, however, was the most accurate method for detecting virus within larvae, given that Southern hybridization and PCR produced false-negative results (31% and 2.5%, respectively). ELISA may be preferable in some applications because virus infections can be quantified (r(2) = 0.995). These results may be applicable to both applied and academic research that seeks to accurately identify the incidence of viruses and microorganisms that regulate insect populations.
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- Christine M Thorne
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V6, Canada
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Lantz PG, Abu al-Soud W, Knutsson R, Hahn-Hägerdal B, Rådström P. Biotechnical use of polymerase chain reaction for microbiological analysis of biological samples. BIOTECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REVIEW 2000; 5:87-130. [PMID: 10874998 DOI: 10.1016/s1387-2656(00)05033-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Since its introduction in the mid-80s, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology has been recognised as a rapid, sensitive and specific molecular diagnostic tool for the analysis of micro-organisms in clinical, environmental and food samples. Although this technique can be extremely effective with pure solutions of nucleic acids, it's sensitivity may be reduced dramatically when applied directly to biological samples. This review describes PCR technology as a microbial detection method, PCR inhibitors in biological samples and various sample preparation techniques that can be used to facilitate PCR detection, by either separating the micro-organisms from PCR inhibitors and/or by concentrating the micro-organisms to detectable concentrations. Parts of this review are updated and based on a doctoral thesis by Lantz [1] and on a review discussing methods to overcome PCR inhibition in foods [2].
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- P G Lantz
- Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, Sweden
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Krsek M, Wellington EM. Comparison of different methods for the isolation and purification of total community DNA from soil. J Microbiol Methods 1999; 39:1-16. [PMID: 10579502 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(99)00093-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The efficiency and reproducibility of DNA extraction from soil was tested for variations in lytic and purification treatments and their effect on yield and purity of DNA. The extraction yield was improved by increasing the concentration of EDTA or monovalent ions in isolation buffers, by the introduction of mechanical lysis treatments, and by the use of ethanol precipitation in place of PEG precipitation. Purity was improved using buffers with decreasing concentration of EDTA or by reducing the ionic strength of the buffer, and by all mechanical treatments. No lytic treatment was efficient on its own, the highest purity was achieved using Crombach buffer and a combination of bead-beating with lysozyme and SDS lysis followed by potassium acetate and PEG precipitation, phenol/chloroform purification, isopropanol precipitation, and spermine-HCl precipitation. Sonication sheared the DNA more than bead-beating. Lysozyme and SDS lysis without any mechanical treatments allowed isolation of larger fragments (40-90 kb). Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of DNA isolated using a range of lytic treatments revealed alterations in band patterns which might reflect differences in the efficiency of lytic treatments.
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- M Krsek
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Shieh YC, Calci KR, Baric RS. A method to detect low levels of enteric viruses in contaminated oysters. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:4709-14. [PMID: 10543775 PMCID: PMC91633 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.11.4709-4714.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Direct isolation and identification of pathogenic viruses from oysters implicated in gastroenteritis outbreaks are hampered by inefficient methods for recovering viruses, naturally occurring PCR inhibitors, and low levels of virus contamination. In this study we focused on developing rapid and efficient oyster-processing procedures that can be used for sensitive PCR detection of viruses in raw oysters. Poliovirus type 3 (PV3) Sabin strain was used to evaluate the efficacy of virus recovery and the removal of PCR inhibitors during oyster-processing procedures. These procedures included elution, polyethylene glycol precipitation, solvent extraction, and RNA extraction. Acid adsorption-elution in which glycine buffer (pH 7.5) was used was found to retain fewer inhibitors than direct elution in which glycine buffer (pH 9.5) was used. RNA extraction in which a silica gel membrane was used was more effective than single-step RNA precipitation for removing additional nonspecific PCR inhibitors. The final 10-microl volume of RNA concentrates obtained from 2 g of oyster tissue (concentration factor, 200-fold) was satisfactory for efficient reverse transcription-PCR detection of virus. The overall detection sensitivity of our method was 1 PFU/g of oyster tissue initially seeded with PV3. The method was utilized to investigate a 1998 gastroenteritis outbreak in California in which contaminated oysters were the suspected disease transmission vehicle. A genogroup II Norwalk-like virus was found in two of three recalled oyster samples linked by tags to the harvest dates and areas associated with the majority of cases. The method described here improves the response to outbreaks and can be used for rapid and sensitive detection of viral agents in outbreak-implicated oysters.
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- Y C Shieh
- Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dauphin Island, Alabama 36528, USA.
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Reid TM, Schafer MP. Direct detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in soil suspensions by two-stage PCR. Mol Cell Probes 1999; 13:269-73. [PMID: 10441199 DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1999.0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Histoplasmosis is the most common pulmonary mycosis in the United States. The responsible fungal pathogen, Histoplasma capsulatum, grows in soils contaminated with bird or bat droppings. Inhalation of dust from contaminated areas containing H. capsulatum spores is a primary route of infection. The ability to detect H. capsulatum in soil samples has been limited by the lack of fast, reliable and inexpensive methods. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed that allows the direct detection of H. capsulatum in soil. A two-stage PCR protocol was followed employing both fungal-specific primers and nested primers specific for the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the 5.8S rRNA gene of H. capsulatum. The estimated limit of detection of this method is 10 spores. In contrast to the more expensive and indirect mouse inoculum assay, which requires 6-8 weeks for sample analysis, PCR analysis of soil contaminated with H. capsulatum can be completed in less than 2 days.
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- T M Reid
- Divisions of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45226, USA.
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de Moraes RR, Maruniak JE, Funderburk JE. Methods for detection of Anticarsia gemmatalis nucleopolyhedrovirus DNA in soil. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:2307-11. [PMID: 10347006 PMCID: PMC91341 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2307-2311.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two methods, phenol-ether and magnetic capture-hybridization (MCH), were developed and compared with regard to their sensitivities and abilities to extract the DNA of the insect baculovirus Anticarsia gemmatalis nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) from soil and to produce DNA amplifiable by PCR. Laboratory experiments were performed with 0. 25 g of autoclaved soil inoculated with different viral concentrations to optimize both methods of baculovirus DNA extraction and to determine their sensitivities. Both procedures produced amplifiable DNA; however, the MCH method was 100-fold more sensitive than the phenol-ether procedure. The removal of PCR inhibitors from the soil appeared to be complete when MCH was used as the viral DNA isolation method, because undiluted aliquots of the DNA preparations could be amplified by PCR. The phenol-ether procedure probably did not completely remove PCR inhibitors from the soil, since PCR products were observed only when the AgMNPV DNA preparations were diluted 10- or 100-fold. AgMNPV DNA was detected in field-collected soil samples from 15 to 180 days after virus application when the MCH procedure to isolate DNA was coupled with PCR amplification of the polyhedrin region.
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- R R de Moraes
- Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Mignotte B, Maul A, Schwartzbrod L. Comparative study of techniques used to recover viruses from residual urban sludge. J Virol Methods 1999; 78:71-80. [PMID: 10204698 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(98)00161-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Eight virus extraction techniques were compared on three types of residual urban sludge for simultaneous detection of infectious enteroviruses, somatic coliphages, F-specific RNA bacteriophages and Bacteroides fragilis bacteriophages. The highest virus counts were found in extracts obtained using three extraction techniques described by respectively using a 10% beef extract solution at pH 9 and sonication, using a 0.3 M NaCl/7% beef extract solution at pH 7.5 and freon, and finally using a 0.1 M borate buffer/3% beef extract solution at pH 9 and sonication.
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- B Mignotte
- U.M.R. University CNRS 7564, Laboratory of Virology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nancy, France.
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Marsh P, Morris NZ, Wellington EM. Quantitative molecular detection of Salmonella typhimurium in soil and demonstration of persistence of an active but non-culturable population. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 1998. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1998.tb00551.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Reynolds KA, Roll K, Fujioka RS, Gerba CP, Pepper IL. Incidence of enteroviruses in Mamala Bay, Hawaii using cell culture and direct polymerase chain reaction methodologies. Can J Microbiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1139/w98-040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The consequence of point and nonpoint pollution sources, discharged into marine waters, on public recreational beaches in Mamala Bay, Hawaii was evaluated using virus cell culture and direct reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Twelve sites, nine marine, two freshwater (one stream and one canal), and one sewage, were assessed either quarterly or monthly for 1 year to detect the presence of human enteric viruses. Water samples were concentrated from initial volumes of 400 L to final volumes of 30 mL using Filterite electronegative cartridge filters and a modified beef extract elution procedure. Cell culture was applied using the Buffalo Green Monkey kidney cell line to analyze samples for enteroviruses. Positive samples were also evaluated by RT-PCR, using enterovirus-specific primers. Levels of RT-PCR inhibition varied with each concentrated sample. Resin column purification increased PCR detection sensitivity by at least one order of magnitude in a variety of sewage outfall and recreational marine water samples but not in the freshwater canal samples. Using cell culture, viable enteroviruses were found in 50 and 17% of all outfall and canal samples, respectively. Samples were positive at beaches 8% of the time. These data illustrate the potential public health hazard associated with recreational waters. Using direct PCR, viruses were detected at the outfall but were not found in any beach or canal samples, in part, owing to substances that inhibit PCR. Therefore, conventional cell culture is the most effective means of detecting low levels of infectious enteroviruses in environmental waters, whereas direct RT-PCR is rendered less effective by inhibitory compounds and low equivalent reaction volumes.Key words: enteroviruses, RT-PCR, cell culture, marine waters.
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- I G Wilson
- Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Bacteriology Department, Belfast City Hospital, United Kingdom
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Catalan V, Garcia F, Moreno C, Vila MJ, Apraiz D. Detection of Legionella pneumophila in wastewater by nested polymerase chain reaction. Res Microbiol 1997; 148:71-8. [PMID: 9404507 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-2508(97)81902-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The study of Legionella in treated wastewater acquires special importance when this water is used in irrigation by spray, as Legionella is transmitted via the inhalation of aerosols and may consequently represent a health risk. In this study, we applied polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification as an alternative method to plate culture for detecting L. pneumophila in twelve heavily biocontaminated samples from a wastewater treatment plant. Moreover, we studied the efficiency of rapid gel filtration methods and filtration through chelating ion exchange resin in the elimination of PCR inhibitors from wastewater samples. When Legionella was investigated by PCR without any previous treatment, no amplification occurred, and when we used chromatographic methods to eliminate PCR inhibitors, nine out of twelve samples became positive. These results indicate the abundant presence of Legionella in wastewater, and although the methods used to eliminate PCR inhibitors are effective in the preparation of clean samples, the possible presence of different metal-organic matter compounds, which are not eliminated, may produce false-negative results.
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Reynolds KA, Gerba CP, Pepper IL. Detection of infectious enteroviruses by an integrated cell culture-PCR procedure. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996; 62:1424-7. [PMID: 8919804 PMCID: PMC167909 DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1424-1427.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Rapid detection of infectious enteroviruses in environmental samples was made possible by utilizing an integrated cell culture-reverse transcriptase PCR approach. By this method, the presence of infectious enterovirus was confirmed within 24 h, compared with > or = 3 days by cell culture alone. The combined methodology eliminated typical problems normally associated with direct reverse transcriptase PCR by increasing the equivalent volume of environmental sample examined and reducing the effects of inhibitory compounds.
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- K A Reynolds
- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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PCR-Based Methods — A Promising Tool for Detection and Identification of Fungi in Soil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-1698-2_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Ma JF, Gerba CP, Pepper IL. Increased sensitivity of poliovirus detection in tap water concentrates by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. J Virol Methods 1995; 55:295-302. [PMID: 8609195 DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)00065-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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This study developed a methodology to increase the sensitivity of enteric virus detection in tap water concentrates. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of virus in reduced volumes of virus-containing water concentrates was successful following removal of PCR inhibitory substances. Poliovirus 1 and coxsackievirus B3 were seeded into 378 l of tap water, concentrated with 1MDS filters, and reconcentrated by organic flocculation. The volume of concentrates was successfully reduced from 25 to 5 ml without loss of virus recovery. PCR detection of virus after treatment of a water concentrate (1.1 x 10(5)-fold concentration) with a Sephadex G-100 plus Chelex-100 column, or Sephadex G-50 plus Chelex-100 column, followed by heat treatment to release viral RNA, was compared with direct phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol (PCI) extraction of viral RNA. The Sephadex G-50 plus Chelex-100 column did not remove inhibitory substances efficiently. The Sephadex G-100 plus Chelex-100 column could remove inhibitory substances, however, 99% of the viruses were also removed by the column. PCI extraction was found to be sufficient to remove inhibitory substances for reverse transcriptase (RT)-seminested PCR with a sensitivity of 0.2 plaque-forming units/10 microliters (0.2 PFU/l tap water).
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- J F Ma
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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Gajardo R, Bouchriti N, Pintó RM, Bosch A. Genotyping of rotaviruses isolated from sewage. Appl Environ Microbiol 1995; 61:3460-2. [PMID: 7574652 PMCID: PMC167622 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.9.3460-3462.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Rotaviruses from environmental samples have been genotyped by a seminested reverse transcription PCR assay with serotype-specific primers derived from variable regions of gene 9, which produce different characteristic segment sizes for serotypes 1 to 4. The method enabled the detection and identification of type 1, 2, and 3 group A rotaviruses in sewage.
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- R Gajardo
- Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Shieh YS, Wait D, Tai L, Sobsey MD. Methods to remove inhibitors in sewage and other fecal wastes for enterovirus detection by the polymerase chain reaction. J Virol Methods 1995; 54:51-66. [PMID: 7559857 DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)00025-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Typical environmental sample concentration procedures developed to purify virions are not always compatible with reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The processing steps of polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation and ultrafiltration were found to enrich not only virions but also certain RT-PCR inhibitors. Inhibitors were eliminated by a single-step guanidinium isothiocyanate (GIT) extraction to purify and precipitate viral genomic RNAs immediately prior to RT-PCR. The detection sensitivity of GIT extraction--RT-PCR was found to be 0.6-0.003 50% tissue culture infectious doses (TCID50) for 9 enteroviruses in infected cell extracts. When sewage, concentrated up to 385,000-fold and seeded with 1-3 plaque-forming units of poliovirus, was extracted with GIT solution, viruses were detectable in samples originally judged negative by direct RT-PCR without GIT extraction. Eleven waste samples (3 sewage, 5 latrine solids, 2 gauze pads extracts and 1 stool) processed by a series of steps that included PEG precipitation, solvent extractions, and Sephadex G-200 chromatography were examined for enteroviruses by RT-PCR, both with and without GIT extraction. GIT extraction eliminated sample inhibitory substances and increased the proportion of enterovirus positive samples from 3 to 7 of 11. GIT extraction in conjunction with virion concentration improves RT-PCR detection of viruses in sewage and other fecal wastes.
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- Y S Shieh
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA
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Bond PL, Hugenholtz P, Keller J, Blackall LL. Bacterial community structures of phosphate-removing and non-phosphate-removing activated sludges from sequencing batch reactors. Appl Environ Microbiol 1995; 61:1910-6. [PMID: 7544094 PMCID: PMC167453 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.5.1910-1916.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The bacterial community structures of phosphate- and non-phosphate-removing activated sludges were compared. Sludge samples were obtained from two sequencing batch reactors (SBRs), and 16S rDNA clone libraries of the bacterial sludge populations were established. Community structures were determined by phylogenetic analyses of 97 and 92 partial clone sequences from SBR1 (phosphate-removing sludge) and SBR2 (non-phosphate-removing sludge), respectively. For both sludges, the predominant bacterial group with which clones were affiliated was the beta subclass of the proteobacteria. Other major groups represented were the alpha proteobacterial subclass, planctomycete group, and Flexibacter-Cytophaga-Bacteroides group. In addition, several clone groups unaffiliated with known bacterial assemblages were identified in the clone libraries. Acinetobacter spp., thought to be important in phosphate removal in activated sludge, were poorly represented by clone sequences in both libraries. Differences in community structure were observed between the phosphate- and non-phosphate-removing sludges; in particular, the Rhodocyclus group within the beta subclass was represented to a greater extent in the phosphate-removing community. Such differences may account for the differing phosphate-removing capabilities of the two activated sludge communities.
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- P L Bond
- CRC for Waste Management and Pollution Control Limited, Department of Microbiology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Straub TM, Pepper IL, Gerba CP. Comparison of PCR and cell culture for detection of enteroviruses in sludge-amended field soils and determination of their transport. Appl Environ Microbiol 1995; 61:2066-8. [PMID: 7646051 PMCID: PMC167478 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.5.2066-2068.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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PCR and cell culture assays for enteroviruses were conducted on soil samples collected from an experimental farm that had received mesophilic anaerobically digested sludge for the past 7 years. Of 24 samples assayed, 21 samples were positive by PCR, implying that at least some viral nucleic acid sequences remained intact. However, these viral particles were unable to infect the Buffalo Green Monkey cell line used in subsequent cell culture assays. It is significant that positive PCR detection of nucleic acid sequences occurred even though the most recent sludge application was 3 months prior to soil sampling. Viral nucleic acid sequences were detected by PCR at points vertically and laterally displaced from sludge injections, illustrating significant transport of viruses. Rainfall and irrigation events may have contributed to viral transport.
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- T M Straub
- Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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Kreader CA. Design and evaluation of Bacteroides DNA probes for the specific detection of human fecal pollution. Appl Environ Microbiol 1995; 61:1171-9. [PMID: 7538270 PMCID: PMC167373 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.4.1171-1179.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Because Bacteroides spp. are obligate anaerobes that dominate the human fecal flora, and because some species may live only in the human intestine, these bacteria might be useful to distinguish human from nonhuman sources of fecal pollution. To test this hypothesis, PCR primers specific for 16S rRNA gene sequences of Bacteroides distasonis, B. thetaiotaomicron, and B. vulgatus were designed. Hybridization with species-specific internal probes was used to detect the intended PCR products. Extracts from 66 known Bacteroides strains, representing 10 related species, were used to confirm the specificity of these PCR-hybridization assays. To test for specificity in feces, procedures were developed to prepare DNA of sufficient purity for PCR. Extracts of feces from 9 humans and 70 nonhumans (cats, dogs, cattle, hogs, horses, sheep, goats, and chickens) were each analyzed with and without an internal positive control to verify that PCR amplification was not inhibited by substances in the extract. In addition, serial dilutions from each extract that tested positive were assayed to estimate the relative abundance of target Bacteroides spp. in the sample. Depending on the primer-probe set used, either 78 or 67% of the human fecal extracts tested had high levels of target DNA. On the other hand, only 7 to 11% of the nonhuman extracts tested had similarly high levels of target DNA. An additional 12 to 20% of the nonhuman extracts had levels of target DNA that were 100- to 1,000-fold lower than those found in humans.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- C A Kreader
- Microbiology Research Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, USA
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McDonald IR, Kenna EM, Murrell JC. Detection of methanotrophic bacteria in environmental samples with the PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol 1995; 61:116-21. [PMID: 7887594 PMCID: PMC167268 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.1.116-121.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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We designed PCR primers by using the DNA sequences of the soluble methane monooxygenase gene clusters of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b and Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath), and these primers were found to be specific for four of the five structural genes in the soluble methane monooxygenase gene clusters of several methanotrophs. We also designed primers for the gram-negative methylotroph-specific methanol dehydrogenase gene moxF. The specificity of these primers was confirmed by hybridizing and sequencing the PCR products obtained. The primers were then used to amplify methanotroph DNAs in samples obtained from various aquatic and terrestrial environments. Our sequencing data suggest that a large number of different methanotrophs are present in peat samples and also that there is a high level of variability in the mmoC gene, which codes for the reductase component of the soluble methane monooxygenase, while the mmoX gene, which codes for the alpha subunit of the hydroxylase component of this enzyme complex, appears to be highly conserved in methanotrophs.
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- I R McDonald
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Ma JF, Straub TM, Pepper IL, Gerba CP. Cell culture and PCR determination of poliovirus inactivation by disinfectants. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:4203-6. [PMID: 7993102 PMCID: PMC201963 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.11.4203-4206.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Inactivation of poliovirus type 1 by 1 N HCl, 1 N NaOH, 0.5 and 1.0 mg of free chlorine per liter, and UV light was compared by using cell culture and seminested PCR (30 cycles of reverse transcriptase-PCR plus 30 cycles of seminested PCR). A minimum contact time of 45 min with HCl, 3 min with NaOH, 3 and 6 min with 1.0 and 0.5 mg of free chlorine per liter, respectively, was required to render 1.64 x 10(2) PFU of poliovirus type 1 per ml undetectable by seminested PCR. In cell culture, a minimum contact time of 5 min to HCl, 30 s to NaOH, and 1 min to either chlorine concentration was required to render the viruses undetectable by the plaque assay method. No correlation was observed between results by PCR and cell culture when viruses were exposed to UV light. These data suggest that inactivated virus with intact nucleic acid sequences can be detected by PCR.
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- J F Ma
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721
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Le Guyader F, Dubois E, Menard D, Pommepuy M. Detection of hepatitis A virus, rotavirus, and enterovirus in naturally contaminated shellfish and sediment by reverse transcription-seminested PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:3665-71. [PMID: 7986041 PMCID: PMC201871 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.10.3665-3671.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A reverse transcription-PCR method was developed to detect enterovirus (EV), hepatitis A virus (HAV), and rotavirus (RV) RNAs in shellfish and sediment. The method was first tested under experimental conditions by using virus-spiked shellfish to evaluate assay sensitivity. The use of CC41 cellulose was found to be efficient for removing inhibitors of RV detection. For sediment samples, a Sephadex column was used to allow the detection of EV and HAV RNAs. The specificity of amplified products was controlled by hybridization with digoxigenin-labeled oligoprobes. The method was then applied to naturally contaminated shellfish and sediments. EV, HAV, and RV RNAs were detected in 22, 14, and 20% of the shellfish samples, respectively. No relationship between viral contamination and bacterial contamination was found. When viral RNAs (HAV or EV) were detected in sediments, they were also detected in shellfish.
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- F Le Guyader
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, Nantes, France
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