Guidi, Valeria and De Respinis, Sophie and Benagli, Cinzia and Lüthy, Peter and Tonolla, Mauro (2010) A real-time PCR method to quantify spores carrying the Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis cry4Aa and cry4Ba genes in soil. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 109 (4). pp. 1209-17. ISSN 1365-2672
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Abstract
AIM To develop a rapid real-time PCR method for the specific detection and quantification of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) spores present in the environment. METHODS AND RESULTS Seven soil samples as well as one sediment sample obtained from various regions of Switzerland and characterized by different granulometry, pH values, organic matter and carbonate content were artificially inoculated with known amounts of Bti spores. After DNA extraction, DNA templates were amplified using TaqMan real-time PCR targeting the cry4Aa and cry4Ba plasmid genes encoding two insecticidal toxins (δ-endotoxins), and quantitative standard curves were created for each sample. Physicochemical characteristics of the samples tested did not influence DNA extraction efficiency. Real-time PCR inhibition because of the presence of co-extracted humic substances from the soil was observed only for undiluted DNA extracts from samples with very high organic matter content (68%). The developed real-time PCR system proved to be sensitive, detecting down to 1 × 10(3) Bti spores per g soil. One-way analysis of variance confirmed the accuracy of the method. CONCLUSIONS Direct extraction of DNA from environmental samples without culturing, followed by a specific real-time PCR allowed for a fast and reliable identification and quantification of Bti spores in soil and sediment. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The developed real-time PCR system can be used as a tool for ecological surveys of areas where treatments with Bti are carried out.
Item Type: | Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis; biocontrol agent; detection; quantification; sediment; soil; TaqMan real-time PCR |
Subjects: | Biological Sciences > Microbiology Biological Sciences > Microbiology > Applied microbiology Biological Sciences > Microbiology > Microbiology not elsewhere classified |
Depositing User: | Mauro Tonolla |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2016 08:39 |
Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2017 05:31 |
URI: | http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/6899 |
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