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Rapid separation and concentration of food-borne pathogens in food samples prior to quantification by viable-cell counting and real-time PCR.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17056684     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Buoyant density gradient centrifugation has been used to separate bacteria from complex food matrices, as well as to remove compounds that inhibit rapid detection methods, such as PCR, and to prevent false-positive results due to DNA originating from dead cells. Applying a principle of buoyant density gradient centrifugation, we developed a method for rapid separation and concentration following filtration and low- and high-speed centrifugation, as well as flotation and sedimentation buoyant density centrifugation, for 12 food-borne pathogens (Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Campylobacter jejuni, Vibrio cholerae O139, Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3K6, Vibrio vulnificus, Providencia alcalifaciens, Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Clostridium perfringens) in 13 different food homogenates. This method can be used prior to real-time quantitative PCR (RTi-qPCR) and viable-cell counting. Using this combined method, the target organisms in the food samples theoretically could be concentrated 250-fold and detected at cell concentrations as low as 10(1) to 10(3) CFU/g using the RTi-qPCR assay, and amounts as small as 10(0) to 10(1) CFU/g could be isolated using plate counting. The combined separation and concentration methods and RTi-qPCR confirmed within 3 h the presence of 10(1) to 10(2) CFU/g of Salmonella and C. jejuni directly in naturally contaminated chicken and the presence of S. aureus directly in remaining food items in a poisoning outbreak. These results illustrated the feasibility of using these assays for rapid inspection of bacterial food contamination during a real-world outbreak.
Authors:
Hiroshi Fukushima; Kazunori Katsube; Yukiko Hata; Ryoko Kishi; Satomi Fujiwara
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article     Date:  2006-10-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied and environmental microbiology     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0099-2240     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-27     Completed Date:  2007-05-25     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7605801     Medline TA:  Appl Environ Microbiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  92-100     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, 582 Nishihamasada, Matsue, Shimane 690-0122, Japan. fukushima-hiroshi@pref.shimane.lg.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification
Cattle
Centrifugation, Density Gradient / methods
Chickens / microbiology
Colony Count, Microbial
DNA, Bacterial / analysis,  isolation & purification
Dairy Products / microbiology
Filtration
Food Contamination / analysis
Food Microbiology*
Foodborne Diseases / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification
Humans
Meat / microbiology
Perciformes / microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Salmonella enterica / classification,  isolation & purification
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Bacterial
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