Rapid Detection of Hypervirulent Serovar 4h Listeria monocytogenes by Multiplex PCR

Listeria monocytogenes ( L. monocytogenes ) is a ubiquitous foodborne pathogen that comprises 14 serotypes, of which serovar 4h is a novel serotype recently reported. Serovar 4h L. monocytogenes belonging to hybrid sub-lineage II exhibit hypervirulent features. Conventional biochemical tests and wid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in microbiology 2020-06, Vol.11, p.1309-1309
Hauptverfasser: Feng, Youwei, Yao, Hao, Chen, Sisi, Sun, Xiaowen, Yin, Yuelan, Jiao, Xin’an
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Zusammenfassung:Listeria monocytogenes ( L. monocytogenes ) is a ubiquitous foodborne pathogen that comprises 14 serotypes, of which serovar 4h is a novel serotype recently reported. Serovar 4h L. monocytogenes belonging to hybrid sub-lineage II exhibit hypervirulent features. Conventional biochemical tests and widely used PCR-based serogrouping schemes could not distinguish serovar 4h strains. In this study, we developed a new multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection of serotype 4h L. monocytogenes . Three primer pairs based on the target genes, LMxysn_1095, lmo1083 , and smcL , were designed. The multiplex PCR results showed that serovar 4h strains could be specifically identified from all tested strains, including various L. monocytogenes serovars, Listeria spp., and other species. The detection limits of the multiplex PCR were 291 fg/μL for genomic DNA and 5.5 × 10 6 CFU/mL for bacterial suspension. Furthermore, pork meat artificially contaminated with serovar 4h L. monocytogenes in a concentration of 1.8 × 10 3 –1.8 × 10 0 CFU/10 g were successfully detected within 10–16 h. These results demonstrate that the multiplex PCR with high specificity and sensitivity is applicable for the rapid detection of L. monocytogenes serotype 4h strains.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01309