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Use of CRISPR sequence polymorphisms for specific detection of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strains of serotypes O26:H11, O45:H2, O103:H2, O111:H8, O121:H19, O145:H28 and O157:H7 by real time PCR.
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PMID:  23035199     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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We explored the genetic diversity of the clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) regions of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) to design simplex real-time PCR assays for each of the seven worldwide most important EHEC serotypes. A panel of 958 E. coli investigated for their CRISPR loci by high throughput real-time PCR showed that CRISPR polymorphisms in E. coli strongly correlated with both O:H serotypes and presence of EHEC virulence factors (stx and eae genes). The CRISPR sequences chosen for simplex real-time PCR amplification of EHEC strains belonging to the top7 EHEC serogroups differentiated clearly between EHEC and non-EHEC strains. Specificity estimates of the CRISPR PCR assays varied from 97.5% to 100%. Sensitivity estimates of the assays ranged from 95.7% to 100%. The assays targeting EHEC O145:[H28], O103:[H2], and O45:[H2] displayed 100% sensitivity. The combined usage of two simplex PCR assays targeting different sequences of the O26 CRISPR locus allowed detection of EHEC O26:[H11] with 100% sensitivity. By combining two simplex PCR assays targeting different sequences of the EHEC O157 CRISPR locus, EHEC O157:[H7] was detected with 99.56% sensitivity. EHEC O111:[H8] and EHEC O121:[H19] were detected with 95.9% and 95.7% sensitivity respectively. This study demonstrates that the identification of EHEC serotype specific CRISPR sequences is more specific than the mere identification of O-antigen gene sequences as it is used in current PCR protocols for detection of EHEC strains.
Authors:
Sabine Delannoy; Lothar Beutin; Patrick Fach
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-10-3
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical microbiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1098-660X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Clin. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2012 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-10-4     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505564     Medline TA:  J Clin Microbiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Anses (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety), Food Safety Laboratory, 23 Av du Général De Gaulle, Fr-94706 Maisons-Alfort, France.
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