Validation of a tRNA-Glu-cytochrome b key for the molecular identification of 12 hake species (Merluccius spp.) and Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) using PCR-RFLPs, FINS, and BLAST

The goal of this study was to develop a diagnostic key for hake meat to solve the limitations of previous identification methodologies, mainly related to the high degradation of the DNA recovered from processed foods. We describe the development of two molecular tools based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the cytochrome b gene, respectively, to identify DNA from 12 hake species in commercial products. The first assay is an exclusion test consisting of the PCR amplification of a 122 bp fragment using nested primers interspecifically conserved in Merluccius spp. and in Gadus morhua. This 122 bp amplicon, being the shortest one so far designed for hake DNA, is a useful traceability tool for highly degraded samples because its sequence contains enough interspecific diagnostic variation to identify 10 hake species and cod and has been successfully amplified from most commercial products so far tested. The second identification key follows a positive outcome of the exclusion test and consists of the PCR amplification of a 464-465 bp fragment and its digestion with three restriction enzymes whose targets map at interspecifically nonconserved sites of the cytochrome b. The key presented here has passed through a rigorous methodological calibration including its testing for genus specificity, its validation on a large number of authenticated sample types from each species range, and its implementation with a maximum likelihood method for the assignment of unknown samples. Together, these two procedures constitute the most complete molecular key so far developed for Merluccius spp., which is optimal for routine identification of hakes in large commercial samples at a reasonable cost-time ratio.     

Identification of Hake species (Merluccius Genus) using sequencing and PCR-RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences.

The use of DNA-based methodologies in identification of hake species belonging to the Merluccius genus was shown to be successful. A short fragment of the left hypervariable domain of the mitochondrial control region was amplified, sequenced, and digested from 11 hake species. The hake-specific PCR product, due to its limited size, was obtained in a variety of tissue samples with different levels of DNA concentration and degradation, including sterilized food products. On the basis of this phylogenetically informative 156-bp sequence were selected four restriction enzymes (ApoI, DdeI, DraIII, and MboII) that allow the hake species discrimination. Species identification by phylogenetic analysis of sequences or by PCR-RFLP methodologies is useful in a variety of scenarios including authentication of thermally processed food, detection of food components, and species determination of individuals whose morphological characters are removed.     

Identification of gadoid species in fish meat by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on genomic DNA

Identification of fish species is significant due to the increasing interest of consumers in the meat of sea fish. Methods focusing on fish species identification help to reveal fraudulent substitution among economically important gadoid species in commercial seafood products. The objective of this work was to develop a conventional PCR method for the differentiation of the following gadoid fish species in fish products: Alaska pollack ( Theragra chalcogramma), blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou), hake spp. ( Merluccius spp.), Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua), saithe ( Pollachius virens), and whiting ( Merlangius merlangus). The species-specific primer pairs for gadoid species determination were based on the partial pantophysin I ( PanI) genomic sequence. Sequence identification was confirmed by cloning and sequencing of the PCR products obtained from the species considered. For the simultaneous detection of Alaska pollack, blue whiting, and hake spp., a quadruplex PCR system was constructed. Other gadoid species were detected in separate PCR reactions. After optimization of the reactions, the developed PCR systems were used for the analysis of codfish samples obtained from the Czech market and the customs' laboratories. This method represents an alternative approach in the use of genomic DNA for the identification of fish species. This method is rapid, simple, and reliable without the need for further confirmative methods. Furthermore, the identification of a mixture of more than one species is possible. The PCR system has been optimized for routine diagnostic purposes.     

A rapid methodology for screening hake species (Merluccius spp.) by single-stranded conformation polymorphism analysis

An accurate screening method for hake species identification based in single-stranded conformation polymorphism analysis is presented. The differentiation of 11 species of the Merluccius genus and another five species of the Gadiformes order was studied. For this purpose, two fragments of the cytochrome b gene were sequenced; the first is the 5'-end, a fragment of 465 bp (Kocher fragment), and the second is the 3'-end of the cytochrome b, a 588 bp fragment (SB fragment). These two fragments were amplified, denatured, and submitted to native nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Results show that with this technique and both fragments, all of the species studied can be unequivocally identified. The validation of the methodology was carried out with 24 commercial hake products showing good performance of the technique for species identification in commercial products. Results show that all species were identified. This technique has advantages over other published methods, because only one polymerase chain reaction step is needed, saving time and money, and it decreases the time needed for hake species identification in food products, making it especially suitable as a screening methodology when a high number of samples should be analyzed in routine examinations.     

用ITS序列识别牧草种质资源

DNA条形码技术能够快速、准确地识别物种,对于开展基础性的分类学研究和应用性的生物多样性研究极为重要。本文以广西畜牧研究所牧草种质资源圃的8个物种共22个品种为材料,进行植物条形码ITS测序。PCR结果显示ITS的扩增成功率达到100%,同源性的分析表明各物种中的ITS序列变异显著,共找到99个可以用来区分物种的变异位点,系统进化树的结果表明利用ITS序列进行物种水平鉴定成功率达100%,能够作为DNA条形码识别植物物种。     

苹果基因邻近未知序列的PCR扩增与测序方法

本文提出的方法是首先利用已知基因序列设计三个巢式PCR引物p14、p15和p16,然后设计3’端为常见酶切位点、5’端为随机引物序列p17的9个酶切位点引物,用p14外引物与9个酶切位点引物进行第一轮PCR扩增,其中前5个反应的退火温度较低可以将酶切位点引物的5’端序列引入到PCR产物中,其余反应则以此PCR产物为模板采用较高的正常退火温度进行,退火温度较高是为了使整个酶切位点引物能稳定地结合到最初反应形成的产物上。为提高PCR产物的特异性和产量,用p15和p16引物分别与p17引物配对进行第二轮和第三轮PCR扩增,电泳检查发现PCR产物条带后进行纯化和测序。为保证序列的正确性,利用测得的DNA序列再设计新引物f3x与p14(或p15)配对,直接用提取的DNA为模板进行PCR扩增和测序。利用此方法成功地获得了苹果FPPS基因邻近的启动子序列528bp和5’UTR序列142bp,并已在GenBank注册（登录号FJ263960）。利用Blastn发现这是GenBank中首次发表苹果FPPS基因启动子序列。这说明用该方法获取基因邻近的未知序列是可行的。     

甘肃本地产当归、黄芪和大黄的rDNA ITS序列分析

本研究采用改良CTAB法分别提取18份甘肃本地产当归、黄芪和大黄基因组DNA,并用PCR分别扩增其ITS1-5.8S-ITS2序列、直接测序并作序列同源性比对分析。双向测序分析结果表明,甘肃6个不同产地当归rDNA的ITS1、5.8S和ITS2序列一致,片段长度分别为215bp、162bp和223bp;供试的黄芪ITS1、5.8S和ITS2序列分别为228bp、164bp和210bp;大黄ITS1、5.8S和ITS2序列分别为160bp、159bp和164bp。供试材料的ITS1-5.8S-ITS2核苷酸序列已提交GenBank。本研究为提供甘肃当归、黄芪和大黄指纹图谱鉴别的分子标记、其道地性药材的分子鉴定和品质评价提供参考。     

A duplex-PCR bioassay to detect a Trichoderma virens biocontrol isolate in non-sterile soil

This paper describes the identification and utilisation of a sequence-characterised amplified region (SCAR) marker specific for the Trichoderma virens biocontrol isolate GV4. The marker was developed from a RAPD-PCR amplification product unique to isolate GV4. When used as a hybridisation probe in Southern blot analysis, it hybridised to the DNA of the species T. virens alone and not to that of other Trichoderma species or closely related genera Gliocladium and Verticillium. The marker also produced a GV4-specific RFLP, distinguishing it from other T. virens isolates when probed to blots with HindII, BamHI or PstI genomic DNA digests. Primers designed from the sequence of the RAPD marker produced a diagnostic amplification product of 346 bp for GV4 alone, distinguishing it from all other test isolates. With the exception of one, test isolates did not produce an amplification product with the SCAR primers. The exception was a single Verticillium psalliotae isolate (ICMP5509) that produced a product of approx. 400 bp that was easily distinguished from the 346 bp product of GV4. The reliability of the SCAR-based diagnostic test was further improved with the introduction of a positive PCR reaction control to each test, achieved by converting the test to a duplex PCR system. Two universal primers flanking the two ITS and the 5.8S region of the ribosomal gene complex were introduced to each reaction to provide a test for PCR reaction inhibitors to eliminate false negatives in the diagnosis. Amplification of this multi-copy genomic region did not reduce diagnostic sensitivity of the single copy SCAR marker. To further increase the sensitivity of detecting GV4 propagules while maintaining a fast sample assessment assay, soil was amended with cornmeal, as a nutrient source, and a mix of antibiotics to favour Trichoderma growth. The soil mix was subsequently incubated for 5 d before total DNA was extracted. Under these conditions, the duplex soil PCR assay detected GV4 down to a concentration of 10 spores g⁻¹ soil in non-sterile agricultural field soil. This study is the first to report the use of a duplex-PCR diagnostic bioassay for a species within the Hypocrea/Trichoderma genus.     

河北安国7种中药材AM真菌遗传多样性研究

为探明药用植物根围AM真菌遗传多样性,于2010年8月在河北省安国市3个样地(中药材种植基地、霍庄、大户村)用随机抽样法采集7种中药材根围土壤样品,分离筛选双网无梗囊霉(Acaulospora bi-reticulata)为试验菌种,进行孢子DNA提取、PCR扩增、序列测定及聚类分析,研究了双网无梗囊霉遗传多样性与土壤因子的关系,并选取两条代表菌株所测序列,连同从NCBI数据库中下载的4属28种AM真菌相应序列构建系统发育树。结果表明,双网无梗囊霉可侵染不同样地不同宿主植物,3个样地7种中药材双网无梗囊霉DNA相似性达99.2%以上,其遗传特征保持了高度稳定性,双网无梗囊霉在样地和植物间具有广谱性。同一样地不同中药材根围土壤因子相似性很高,AM真菌DNA碱基序列相似系数也很高,而不同样地同一中药材根围AM真菌DNA碱基序列相似系数低于前者,可见遗传多样性与土壤因子密切相关。土壤因子对双网无梗囊霉基因序列的影响大于宿主植物的影响。     

镰刀菌rDNA ITS区 RFLPs分析

本实验采用PCR-RFLP技术分析了镰刀菌菌种间的多态性。运用SDS碱裂解法抽提了采自于山西省不同地区的11株镰刀菌（Fusarium）基因组DNA，并用一对特异性引物对其rDNA ITS区段进行扩增，选用4种限制性内切酶（TaqⅠ AluⅠ HaeⅢ EcoRⅠ）酶切PCR扩增产物，共得到16条多态性片段，其中特异性条带8条，分子量大约在70-900bp之间。利用NTSYS-PC(2.1)软件包分析各菌株间的DNA限制性片段多态性，总共可以分为５大组，与传统分类一致，说明该方法可以用于镰刀菌菌株间的多态性分析。     

小麦AB基因组中一个重复序列的分离、定位与应用

利用102对微卫星引物对5份黑麦（Secale）、4份普通小麦（Triticum aestivum）和1份分枝小黑麦（Triticale）进行SSR分析,引物Xgwm614能在分枝小黑麦中扩增出一个387bp的特异DNA片段（记为FZ387,GenBank登录号为EF179137）,而黑麦未能扩增出。序列比对结果显示该片段与一粒小麦（T. monococcum）（AY485644）和栽培二粒小麦（T. turgidum）（AY494981）A基因组中Gypsy Ty3-LTR反转座子fatima的一部分分别有94%和95%同源性。根据序列同源性比对结果,在FZ387内部设计1对特异引物FaF和FaR。引物Xgwm614F和FaR能在含有A基因组的物种中扩增出约350bp的条带（记为A350）,而其不含A基因组的物种都未扩增出该条带。利用小麦二体和端体代换系材料对其进行定位,结果显示该片段分布在所有A染色体的长臂和断臂上。此外,引物FaF和Xgwm614R能在含有A、B或AB基因组的物种中扩增出约350bp的条带（记为AB350）,而不含AB基因组的材料未扩增出目标条带。利用这两对特异引物对小麦属近缘物种进行PCR扩增,发现只有中国春能够扩增出A350和AB350。序列比对结果和FZ387两侧SSR引物结合区的规律性变化表明该反转座子在进化上可能存在属间多样性和属内相似性。A350和AB350也可以分别作为分子标记检测A染色体和AB染色体。     

Polymerase Chain Reaction assay for the detection of Kudoa paniformis and Kudoa thyrsites in Pacific Hake (Merluccius productus)

Myoliquefaction of Pacific hake has been attributed to proteolytic action associated with parasitic infection. Among the two infecting species of Kudoa, Kudoa paniformis and Kudoa thyrsites, the former is reported to be more virulent for the "soft flesh" phenomenon in Pacific hake. The objective of this research was to develop a sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect infection of hake by K. paniformis. Primers based on specific regions ( approximately 1562 bp) of the small subunit ribosomal DNA of K. paniformis successfully amplified the target DNA segments from both spore and muscle extracted DNA templates. DNA sequencing confirmed the veracity of this method to distinguish parasitic infection by K. paniformis versus K. thyrsites. The established PCR method was applied to investigate Kudoa infection in 44 Pacific hake samples using DNA extracted from muscle and/or spores, and the results were compared to infection evaluated by microscopic examination of extracted spores.     

Detection of mislabeling in hake seafood employing mtSNPs-based methodology with identification of eleven hake species of the genus Merluccius

Species-specific DNA-based tags are valuable tools for the management of both fisheries and commercial fish products. Eleven hake species of the genus Merluccius have been identified employing mtSNPs-based methodology. The method is highly reproducible, fast, and technically easy. It is a reliable tool, allowing for routine analysis of commercial seafood. It can be applied by nonexperts in genetics because both laboratory handling and interpretation of results are easy and direct. The convenience of routine surveys in fish markets has been clearly established with a survey of commercial hake batches imported in south Europe. A total of 40 commercial processed hake were analyzed in this study. More than 20% of mislabeling has been detected.     

Reliable detection and identification of genetically modified maize, soybean, and canola by multiplex PCR analysis

Multiplex PCR procedures were developed for simultaneously detecting multiple target sequences in genetically modified (GM) soybean (Roundup Ready), maize (event 176, Bt11, Mon810, T14/25), and canola (GT73, HCN92/28, MS8/RF3, Oxy 235). Internal control targets (invertase gene in corn, lectin and beta-actin genes in soybean, and cruciferin gene in canola) were included as appropriate to assess the efficiency of all reactions, thereby eliminating any false negatives. Primer combinations that allowed the identification of specific lines were used. In one system of identification, simultaneous amplification profiling (SAP), rather than target specific detection, was used for the identification of four GM maize lines. SAP is simple and has the potential to identify both approved and nonapproved GM lines. The template concentration was identified as a critical factor affecting efficient multiplex PCRs. In canola, 75 ng of DNA template was more effective than 50 ng of DNA for the simultaneous amplification of all targets in a reaction volume of 25 microL. Reliable identification of GM canola was achieved at a DNA concentration of 3 ng/microL, and at 0.1% for GM soybean, indicating high levels of sensitivity. Nonspecific amplification was utilized in this study as a tool for specific and reliable identification of one line of GM maize. The primer cry1A 4-3' (antisense primer) recognizes two sites on the DNA template extracted from GM transgenic maize containing event 176 (European corn borer resistant), resulting in the amplification of products of 152 bp (expected) and 485 bp (unexpected). The latter fragment was sequenced and confirmed to be Cry1A specific. The systems described herein represent simple, accurate, and sensitive GMO detection methods in which only one reaction is necessary to detect multiple GM target sequences that can be reliably used for the identification of specific lines of GMOs.     

浙江乐清铁皮石斛rDNA ITS序列的克隆及序列比对

为判断浙江乐清铁皮石斛（Zhejiang Dendrobium officinale）与石斛属（Dendrobium）其它物种的亲缘关系,本文提取了该石斛鲜样的DNA,利用真核生物ITS序列通用引物ITS4/ITS5进行了扩增,并将扩增产物连接转化至大肠杆菌,在对阳性克隆测序。将得到的序列与GenBank上我国石斛属12个组中34个种的rDNAITS进行了比对,并在此基础上构建了系统发育树。序列比对结果表明浙江乐清铁皮石斛的rDNAITS与黄石斛（D.tosaense）一致,其次与铁皮石斛（D.officinale）最相近,序列相似性99%。系统发育树也表明浙江乐清铁皮石斛的rDNAITS序列与黄石斛（D.tosaense）的相似程度高于其与铁皮石斛（D.officinale）的相似程度。本研究将为利用ITS序列鉴别石斛物种种属关系提供参考。     

ITS鉴定木材种类：一例司法鉴定研究实例

本研究选取一例非法收购国家重点保护植物油丹的司法鉴定案作为研究实例,在确认鉴定技术可行的前提下,应用ITS序列分析对待检测的原木进行了分子鉴定。本研究采用CTAB法提取原木DNA,对其提纯后进行ITSrDNA的PCR扩增,再对PCR阳性产物进行克隆、测序,将测序结果进行Blast分析和构建系统发育树。结果表明,送检的47根原木中有9根被鉴定为油丹。本研究采用ITS序列系统发育分析方法,成功鉴定了原木种类,为今后类似司法鉴定案件的审理提供了可靠的鉴定意见。     

Phylogenetic relationships among species of Citrullus and the placement of C. rehmii De Winter as determined by Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequence heterogeneity

The internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS1 and ITS2) of the 18S-25S nuclear ribosomal DNA from the four recognized species of Citrullus (C. lanatus var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai., C. lanatus var. citroides (Bailey) Mansf., C. colocynthis (L.) Schrad., C. ecirrhosus Cogn., and C. rehmii De Winter) and Acanthosicycos naudinianus (Sond.) C. Jeffrey were amplified by PCR, and direct sequenced. Within the taxa examined, the length of ITS1 varied from 216 bp to 219 bp, and ITS2 varied from 239 bp to 249 bp. The average %CG content ranged from 59 to 64% and from 62 to 66% for ITS1 and ITS2, respectively. The greater length variation observed in ITS2 was primarily attributable to the occurrence of a (CC)_n microsatellite. Cladistic (PAUP) and phenetic (MEGA) analyses resulted in highly resolutive trees. ITS sequence analysis placed the recently described C. rehmii adjacent to the cultivated watermelon and supported the validity of the species classification of this taxa.     

PCR-RFLP authentication of meats from red deer (Cervus elaphus), fallow deer (Dama dama), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), cattle (Bos taurus), sheep (Ovis aries), and goat (Capra hircus)

PCR-RFLP analysis has been applied to the identification of meats from red deer (Cervus elaphus), fallow deer (Dama dama), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), cattle (Bos taurus), sheep (Ovis aries), and goat (Capra hircus). PCR amplification was carried out using a set of primers flanking a conserved region of approximately 712 base pairs from the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. Restriction site analysis based on sequence data from this DNA fragment permitted the selection of MseI, MboII, BslI, and ApoI endonucleases for species identification. The restriction profiles obtained when amplicons were digested with the chosen enzymes allowed the unequivocal identification of all domestic and game meat species analyzed in the present work.     

嗜水气单胞菌aer毒素基因的克隆及核苷酸序列分析

以自行分离的嗜水单胞菌分离株AHCS02为研究对象,分析其产生的aer毒素基因结构.根据GenBank中aer毒素的基因序列（M16495）,设计扩增编码aer毒素成熟蛋白基因的引物,以AHCS02的基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增出长度为1 332 bp的核苷酸片段,进行pMD18-T载体克隆.酶切鉴定后进行序列测定和分析,结果表明扩增的片段与M16495的同源性达92%,将测得的序列登录GenBank数据库,所得的序列编号为AY136943.分析推导其核苷酸编码的氨基酸序列显示：其编码443个氨基酸,为aer毒素成熟蛋白的基因,与M16495相比,氨基酸差异主要集中在422氨基酸残基至436氨基酸残基的位置上,在这个位置上共有8个氨基酸残基发生变化,其中在435和437氨基酸残基之间有一个氨基酸密码子丢失,氨基酸的同源性达95.5%.证明aer毒素基因的5＇端保守,3＇端变异较大.     

Identification of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus L.) and gilt sardine (Sardinella aurita) by polymerase chain reaction, sequence of their mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, and restriction analysis of polymerase chain reaction products in semipreserves

A method of authenticating anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus L.) and gilt sardine (Sardinella aurita) semipreserves (salt-cured and fillets in oil) has been developed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by sequence and restriction site analysis. The amplification of a fragment of the cytochrome b gene by universal primers produced a 376 base pairs (bp) fragment in all samples analyzed. Digestion of PCR products with XhoI, TaqI, AluI, and HinfI endonucleases yielded species-specific profiles distinguishing anchovy from gilt sardine. Therefore, the restriction length fragment polymorphism (RLFP) technique can be used to determine the species identity of anchovy and gilt sardine in semipreserves.