• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2003

In order to identify Vibrio vulnificus in the Yellow Sea near Gunsan, Korea during the early and late summers, the efficiency of the real-time quantitative TaqMan PCR was compared to the efficiency of the conventional PCR and Biolog identification system^TM. Primers and a probe were designed from the hemolysin/cytolysin gene sequence of V. vulnificus strains. The number of positive detections by real-time quantitative TaqMan PCR, conventional PCR, and the Biolog identification system from seawater were 53 (36.8%), 36 (25%), and 10 strains (6.9%), respectively, among 144 samples collected from Yellow Sea near Gunsan, Korea. Thus, the detection method of the real-time quantitative TaqMan PCR assay was more effective in terms of accuracy than that of the conventional PCR and Biolog system. Therefore, our results showed that the real-time TaqMan probe and the primer set developed in this study can be applied successfully as a rapid screening tool for the detection of V. vulnificus.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2015

Pseudomonas coronafaciens causes halo blight on oats and is a plant quarantine bacterium in many countries, including the Republic of Korea. Using of the certificated seed is important for control of the disease. Since effective detection method of P. coronafaciens is not available yet, PCR and TaqMan PCR assays for specific detection of P. coronafaciens were developed in this study. PCR primers were designed from the draft genome sequence of P. coronafaciens LMG 5060 which was obtained by the next-generation sequencing in this study. The PCR primer set Pc-12-F/Pc-12-R specifically amplified 498 bp from the 13 strains of P. coronafaciens isolated in the seven different countries (Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Germany, and New Zealand) and the nested primer set Pc-12-ne-F/Pc-12-ne-R specifically amplified 298 bp from those strains. The target-size PCR product was not amplified from the non-target bacteria with the PCR and nested primer sets. TaqMan PCR with Pc-12-ne-F/Pc-12-ne-R and a TaqMan probe, Pc-taqman, which were designed inside of the nested PCR amplicon, generated Ct values which in a dose-dependent manner to the amount of the target DNA and the Ct values of all the P. coronafaciens strains were above the threshold Ct value for positive detection. The TaqMan PCR generated positive Ct values from the seed extracts of the artificially inoculated oat seeds above 10 cfu/ml inoculation level. PCR and TaqMan PCR assays developed in this study will be useful tools to detect and identify the plant quarantine pathogen, P. coronafaciens.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.496-507
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• 2020

본 연구는 사과 바이러스 ASGV, ASPV 및 ApMV를 각각 정밀하게 진단하고자 SYBR Green I 및 TaqMan probe, 두 종류의 다른 chemical dye를 사용하여 quantitative real-time PCR 검정법을 개발하고자 하였다. 1. 사과 바이러스 ASGV, ASPV 및 ApMV의 국내분리주를 바탕으로 하여 cloning 및 in vitro transcription을 수행해 10배 희석단위 표준시료를 제작하였다. 각 바이러스에 대한 SYBR Green I용 프라이머와 TaqMan probe용 프라이머 및 프로브를 디자인하였다. 2. 상기 제작된 프라이머와 프로브를 이용해 표준시료를 대상으로 real-time PCR을 수행하여 각 바이러스의 증폭곡선과 검량선을 구할 수 있었다. Real-time PCR 결과, SYBR Green I기반의 검정법은 TaqMan probe기반의 검정법 못지 않은 결과를 보여주었으며, 적은 비용에 대량 검정이 요구되는 곳에 효과적으로 응용될 수 있을 것이다. 3. 현장평가를 본 실험에서 개발된 TaqMan probe기반의 real-time PCR검정법과 기존의 RT-PCR검정법과 비교분석하였다. 그 결과 real-time PCR 검정법은 singleplex 및 multiplex RT-PCR보다 더 민감하고 정확한 결과를 내어 RT-PCR로 검출할 수 없는 농도까지 검정할 수 있음을 입증하였다. 4. 본 실험에서 개발한 real-time PCR검정법은 검역현장과 같은 대량의 검사가 요구되는 곳에서는 SYBR Green I 기반의 검정법을, 바이러스 연구분야에서는 세밀한 정량이 가능한 TaqMan probe 방식의 검정법이 활용될 것으로 기대한다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.513-522
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• 2002

Antigenic ompC genes of S. gallinarum, S. pullorum and S. dublin were characterized among Salmonella spp. isolated from chickens and other animals to identify genetic variation. Salmonella ompC gene fragment (1,027 bp) was amplified by PCR and the amplicons were cloned for comparison of nucleotide sequences. The identity of the sequences between S. gallinarum and S. pullorum, S. gallinarum and S. dublin, S. pullorum and S. dublin was 99.8%, 97.6% and 97.8%, respectively. Also, we found that ompC has some diversity between S. gallinarum and S. pullorum, and other Salmonella spp. which may be useful to type the organisms. Similar to diagnosis in other organisms, the TaqMan PCR method can be applied to rapid and accurate diagnosis of salmonellosis in chickens and other animals. We designed PCR primers and TaqMan probe for flagellin gene (fliC) for detection of Salmonella spp. by TaqMan PCR. The TaqMan PCR method was 10,000 times more sensitive than conventional PCR.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2009

Assay for the detection and quantification of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV 2) with the real-time PCR were developed. TaqMan probe real-time using a set of primer/probe was developed for detection of PCV 2. In this study we applied real-time PCR assay to 320 samples, collected from pig farms. In 151 of 320 samples, PCV 2 DNA was detected by conventional PCR assay. All samples positive for PCV 2 DNA in conventional PCR assay were also positive in Real-time PCR assay, but 69 of 169 samples that tested negative for PCV 2 DNA in conventional assay were tested positive in TaqMan probe real-time PCR assay. The test of TaqMan probe real-time PCR resulted in detection and quantification limits of 101 copies per sample. TaqMan probe real-time PCR assay increased the number of samples in which PCV 2 was detected by 21%. TaqMan probe real-time PCR assay is very efficient method in contrast to the conventinal PCR, becoming increasingly important method for gene analysis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.1004-1007
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• 2014

Culture is the gold standard for diagnosis of tuberculosis, but it takes 6 to 8 weeks to confirm the result. This issue is complemented by the detection method using polymerase chain reaction, which is now widely used in a routine microbiology laboratory. In this study, we evaluated the performance of the Seegene Anyplex TB PCR to assess its diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, and compared its results with the Roche Cobas TaqMan MTB PCR, one of the most widely used assays in the world. Five university hospitals located in the Chungcheong area in South Korea participated in the study. A total of 1,167 respiratory specimens ordered for acid-fast bacilli staining and culture were collected for four months, analyzed via the Seegene Anyplex TB PCR, and its results were compared with the Roche Cobas TaqMan MTB PCR. For detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the Anyplex TB PCR were 87.5% and 98.2% respectively, whereas those of the Cobas TaqMan were 92.0% and 98.0% respectively (p value > 0.05). For smear-positive specimens, the sensitivity of the Anyplex TB PCR was 95.2%, which was exactly the same as that of the Cobas TaqMan. For smear-negative specimens, the sensitivity of the Anyplex TB PCR was 69.2%, whereas that of the Cobas TaqMan TB PCR was 84.6%. For detection of MTB, the Seegene Anyplex TB PCR showed excellent diagnostic performance, and high sensitivity and specificity, which were comparable to the Roche Cobas TaqMan MTB PCR. In conclusion, the Anyplex TB PCR can be a useful diagnostic tool for the early detection of tuberculosis in clinical laboratories.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.361-371
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• 2014

Mycoplasma is well recognized as one of the most prevalent and serious microbial contaminants of biologic manufacturing processes. Conventional methods for mycoplasma testing, direct culture method and indirect indicator cell culture method, are lengthy, costly and less sensitive to noncultivable species. In this report, we describe a new TaqMan probe-based real-time PCR method for rapid and quantitative detection of mycoplasma contamination during manufacture of biologics. Universal mycoplasma primers were used for mycoplasma PCR and mycoplasma DNA was quantified by use of a specific TaqMan probe. Specificity, sensitivity, and robustness of the real-time PCR method was validated according to the European Pharmacopoeia. The validation results met required criteria to justify its use as a replacement for the culture method. The established real-time PCR assay was successfully applied to the detection of mycoplasma from human keratinocyte and mesenchymal stem cell as well as Vero cell lines artificially infected with mycoplasma. The overall results indicated that this rapid, specific, sensitive, and robust assay can be reliably used for quantitative detection of mycoplasma contamination during manufacture of biologics.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2019

Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis)는 개의 심폐사상충증을 일으키는 선형사상충이다. 이 기생충에 감염된 개는 감염 후기 단계에서 하나 이상의 증상과 혈관 주위의 염증을 동반한 심화된 심장 질환을 보인다. 감염 초기단계에 특이적이고 효율적으로 D. immitis를 검출하기 위해서, 선행연구에서 밝혀낸 D. immitis의 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI)와 개의 glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)를 검출하는 특이적인 프라이머와 프로브를 이용하여 이중 TaqMan qPCR 방법을 개발했다. 양성 대조군인 플라스미드 유전자는 TA-cloning vector와 D. immitis의 COI나 개의 GAPDH로 구성되었다. 단일과 이중 TaqMan qPCR 방법은 특이적인 프라이머와 프로브, 그리고 게놈 유전자나 플라스미드 유전자로 수행했다. 프라이머의 농도를 최적한 후, 본 연구에서 개발한 이중 반응은 D. immitis의 COI와 개의 GAPDH를 동일 시료에서 동시에 검출했다. 검출 한계는 단일과 이중 방법 모두 25 copies였고, 두 방법 모두 좋은 선형성과 높은 민감도, 그리고 우수한 PCR 효율을 보여주었다. 병원체를 검출하기 위한 이중 방법은 단일 방법에 비해 비용과 노동력, 시간이 적게 든다. 따라서 이중 TaqMan qPCR 방법의 개발은 많은 수의 시료로부터 동시에 효율적으로 D. immitis 검출과 정량이 가능하게 할 것이다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.655-662
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• 2004

The aim of this work was the validation of a rapid real-time PCR assay based on TaqMan technology for the unequivocal identification of infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) virus, to be used directly on DNA purified from blood specimens. A real-time PCR system targeting at the E3 ORFA gene sequence of canine adenovirus type 1 was optimized and validated through comparative analysis of samples using conventional PCR system. The real-time PCR assay based on TaqMan technology could disclose 23 (37.7%) out of 61 samples as PCR positive. In contrast, 18 (29.5%) samples were found PCR positive when conventional PCR was applied on these samples. The use of the ABI Prism 7700 sequence detection system allowed the efficient determination of the amplified product accumulation through a fluorogenic probe. The entire real-time TaqMan PCR assay, including DNA extraction, amplification, and detection could be completed within 3 hours. The detection method of real-time TaqMan PCR assay was 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional PCR. Real-time TaqMan probe and primer set developed and optimized in this study is a sensitive, rapid and accurate method for detection of ICH virus and can be effective screening tool for the detection of ICH in a diagnostic laboratory routines.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.351-359
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• 2021

The red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) belonging to genus Megalocytivirus is responsible for red sea bream iridoviral disease (RSIVD) in marine and freshwater fishes. Although several diagnostic assays for RSIV have been developed, diagnostic sensitivity (DSe) and specificity (DSp) of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays are not yet evaluated. In this study, we developed a TaqMan probe-based real-time PCR method and evaluated its DSe and DSp. To detect RSIV, the probe and primers were designed based on consensus sequences of the major capsid protein (MCP) genes from megalocytiviruses including RSIV, infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV), and turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV). The probe and primers were shown to be specific for RSIV, ISKNV, and TRBIV-types megalocytiviruses. A 95% limit of detection (LOD_95%) was determined to be 5.3 viral genome copies/µL of plasmid DNA containing the MCP gene from RSIV. The DSe and DSp of the developed real-time PCR assay for field samples (n = 112) were compared with those of conventional PCR assays and found to be 100% and 95.2%, respectively. The quantitative results for SYBR Green and TaqMan probe-based real-time PCR were not significantly different. The TaqMan probe-based real-time PCR assay for RSIV may be used as an appropriate diagnostic tool for qualitative and quantitative analysis.