Development and Single Laboratory Evaluation of a Refined and specific Real-time PCR Detection Method, Using Mitochondrial Primers (Mit1C), for the Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Produce.
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Foodborne
Leafy greens
Mitochondria
Parasite
Real-time PCR
Journal
Journal of food protection
ISSN: 1944-9097
Titre abrégé: J Food Prot
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7703944
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
received:
03
10
2022
revised:
20
12
2022
accepted:
29
12
2022
entrez:
14
3
2023
pubmed:
15
3
2023
medline:
16
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Regulatory methods for detection of the foodborne protozoan parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis must be specific and sensitive. To that end, we designed and evaluated (in a single laboratory validation) a novel and improved primer/probe combination (Mit1C) for real-time PCR detection of C. cayetanensis in produce. The newly developed primer/probe combination targets a conserved region of the mitochondrial genome of C. cayetanensis that varies in other closely related organisms. The primer/probe combination was evaluated both in silico and using several real-time PCR kits and polymerases against an inclusivity/exclusivity panel comprised of a variety of C. cayetanensis oocysts, as well as DNA from other related Cyclospora spp. and closely related parasites. The new primer/probe combination amplified only C. cayetanensis, thus demonstrating specificity. Sensitivity was evaluated by artificially contaminating cilantro, raspberries, and romaine lettuce with variable numbers (200 and 5) of C. cayetanensis oocysts. As few as 5 oocysts were detected in 75%, 67.7%, and 50% of the spiked produce samples (cilantro, raspberries, and romaine lettuce), respectively, all uninoculated samples and no-template real-time PCR controls were negative. The improved primer/probe combination should prove an effective analytical tool for the specific detection of C. cayetanensis in produce.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36916572
pii: S0362-028X(22)11952-6
doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2022.100037
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100037Informations de copyright
Published by Elsevier Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.