PMID- 15727836 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050419 LR - 20061115 IS - 0378-1097 (Print) IS - 0378-1097 (Linking) VI - 244 IP - 1 DP - 2005 Mar 1 TI - Fast protocols for the 5S rDNA and ITS-2 based identification of Oenococcus oeni. PG - 165-71 AB - To identify specific marker sequences for the rapid identification of Oenococcus oeni, we sequenced the 23S-5S internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) region and the 5S rDNA of five different O. oeni strains and three phylogenetically related lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Comparative analysis revealed 100% identity among the ITS-2 region of the O. oeni strains and remarkable differences in length and sequence compared to related LAB. These results enabled us to develop a primer set for a rapid PCR-identification of O. oeni within three hours. Moreover, the comparison of the 5S rDNA sequences and the highly conserved secondary structure provided the template for the design of three fluorescence-labeled specific oligonucleotides for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). These probes are partial complementary to each other. This feature promotes the accessibility to the target sequence within the ribosome and enhances the fluorescence signal. For the rapid identification of Oenococci both the 5S rRNA gene and the ITS-2 region are useful targets. FAU - Hirschhauser, Steffen AU - Hirschhauser S AD - Institute for Microbiology and Wine Research, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. FAU - Frohlich, Jurgen AU - Frohlich J FAU - Gneipel, Armin AU - Gneipel A FAU - Schonig, Inge AU - Schonig I FAU - Konig, Helmut AU - Konig H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - FEMS Microbiol Lett JT - FEMS microbiology letters JID - 7705721 RN - 0 (DNA, Bacterial) RN - 0 (DNA, Ribosomal) RN - 0 (DNA, Ribosomal Spacer) RN - 0 (RNA, Bacterial) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 5S) SB - IM MH - Base Sequence MH - DNA, Bacterial/*genetics MH - DNA, Ribosomal/*genetics MH - DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/genetics MH - Genes, Bacterial MH - Gram-Positive Cocci/classification/*genetics/*isolation & purification MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Leuconostoc/classification/*genetics/*isolation & purification MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Nucleic Acid Conformation MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods MH - RNA, Bacterial/chemistry/genetics MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 5S/chemistry/genetics MH - Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid EDAT- 2005/02/25 09:00 MHDA- 2005/04/20 09:00 CRDT- 2005/02/25 09:00 PHST- 2004/08/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/11/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/01/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/02/25 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/04/20 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/02/25 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-1097(05)00059-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.01.033 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2005 Mar 1;244(1):165-71. doi: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.01.033.