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Real-time PCR for detection of fliC gene of E. coli O157:H7 in beef and chicken meat


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Mohd Saad, Suria and Abdul Kadir, Adlin Azlina and Ishak, Zamri and Abdul Talib, Mohd Afendy and Lau, Han Yih and Shamsudin, Mariana Nor and Abdul Rahim, Raha (2012) Real-time PCR for detection of fliC gene of E. coli O157:H7 in beef and chicken meat. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 40 (1). pp. 81-88. ISSN 1394-9829; ESSN: 2289-9650

Abstract

The SYBR Green I real-time PCR assay was used to quantify E. coli O157:H7 in various meat samples. Primers were designed to amplify and quantify the structural flagella (fliC) gene of E. coli O157:H7 in a single reaction. The primer specificity was confirmed with DNA from an ATCC culture of E. coli O157:H7 EDL933 as positive control, autoclaved E. coli O157:H7 EDL933 as negative control (NC) and nuclease free water as non template control (NTC). A direct correlation was determined between the fluorescence threshold (Ct) and the starting quantity of E. coli O157:H7 DNA. A detection limit of 4.71 x 10–2 ng/ μl of E. coli O157:H7 DNA equivalent to approximately 1.4 x 10–2 CFU of E. coli O157:H7 ml–1 based on plate counts was determined. Quantification of E. coli O157:H7 in Australian and Malaysian beef, chicken meat, burger and minced beef from the markets was possible when DNA quantity was as low as 1.0 x 10–2 ng/μl. These results indicated that the developed PCR assay was suitable for quantitative determination of E. coli O157:H7 in meat samples.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
Keywords: Real-time PCR; E. coli O157:H7; Meat; FliC gene
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 30 Dec 2016 02:30
Last Modified: 30 Dec 2016 02:30
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/49301
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