1. با )Escherichia coli O157:H شناسایی حالت زنده اما غیرقابلکشت باکتری اشریشیا کلی ) 7 )RT-PCR( استفاده از وارونویسی واکنش زنجیرهای پلیمراز
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محمد خضری, مسعود رضائی, اشرف محبتی مبارز, and مهدی ذوالفقاری
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BACTERIAL growth , *CULTURE media (Biology) , *ELECTROPHORESIS , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *GENE expression , *GENES , *MICROBIAL sensitivity tests , *MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction , *OLIGONUCLEOTIDE arrays - Abstract
Background and Aims: Many bacteria including Escherichia coli may enter into a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state under unfavorable stresses, which are unable to be detected by culture-based methods. In this study, the use of Reverse Transcription PCR (RT-PCR) for detection of VBNC state of E. coli O157:H7 was investigated. Materials and Methods: Escherichia coli O157:H7 was inoculated in distilled water and 30 percent salt water at room temperature. The cultivability of bacteria was determined using routine culture and colony counting on MacConkey agar. The RT-PCR of 16S rRNA gene involved direct extraction and purification of RNA, DNase I treatment for removing DNA contamination, cDNA synthesis and electrophoresis of PCR products of cDNA was used to detect viable E. coli O157:H7 under studied treatments and was compared with the results of RT-PCR of 16S rRNA gene of heat- killed bacteria. Results: The cultivability of bacteria was maintained during the study period in distilled water; however, the use of 30% NaCl caused the bacteria to be non-cultivable on day 4. The RTPCR of 16S rRNA showed the positive expression of this gene in cultivable and non-cultivable bacteria during the study period, whereas heat-killed bacteria were negative for this gene, which indicated the efficacy of RT-PCR of 16S rRNA in differentiation of alive from dead bacteria. Conclusions: Escherichia coli O157:H7 entered into the VBNC under 30 percent NaCl which can be associated with serious human health problems. RT-PCR can be used to detect bacteria in the VBNC state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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