Quantification of Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water by Use of Competitive PCR Followed by Sequence-Specific Labeling of Oligonucleotide Probes

AUTOR(ES)

Rudi, Knut

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

A complete nucleic-acid-based assay which consists of sample preparation, DNA amplification, and chromogenic detection was developed for quantifying potential toxin-producing cyanobacteria of interest to the public. The sample preparation strategy involves the same solid phase for cell concentration and DNA purification. For the detection step, we used a combination of competitive PCR amplification, sequence-specific labeling of oligonucleotide probes, hybridization of the labeled oligonucleotides to immobilized complements and, finally, chromogenic detection. The complete assay was tested with water containing toxin-producing cyanobacteria belonging to the genus Microcystis. A detection limit of 100 cells/ml and a quantitative range of more than 3 orders of magnitude were obtained. This approach can easily be adapted to a wide range of bacterial species and has the potential for simultaneous detection and quantitation of several different target organisms by a single assay.

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