PMID- 21791228 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111216 LR - 20131121 IS - 1872-8359 (Electronic) IS - 0167-7012 (Linking) VI - 87 IP - 1 DP - 2011 Oct TI - Development of multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection of Riemerella anatipestifer, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica simultaneously from ducks. PG - 64-9 LID - 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.07.007 [doi] AB - Three pathogens, Riemerella anatipestifer, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica, are leading causes of bacterial fibrinous pericarditis and perihepatitis in ducks in China and worldwide. It is difficult to differentiate these pathogens when obtaining a diagnosis on clinical signs and pathological changes. The aim of this research was to develop a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR) that could discriminate R. anatipestifer, E. coli, and S. enterica rapidly in field isolates, or detect the three bacteria in clinical samples from diseased ducks. We selected the DnaB helicase (dnaB) gene of R. anatipestifer, alkaline phosphatase (phoA) gene of E. coli and invasion protein (invA) gene of S. enterica as target genes. In optimized conditions, the limitation of detection was approximately 10(3) colony forming units (CFU) of each of these three bacterial pathogens per PCR reaction tube. The m-PCR method showed specific amplification of respective genes from R. anatipestifer, E. coli, and S. enterica. Using the m-PCR system, bacterial strains isolated from diseased ducks in our laboratory were categorized successfully, and the pathogens could also be detected in clinical samples from diseased ducks. Therefore, the m-PCR system could distinguish the three pathogens simultaneously, for identification, routine molecular diagnosis and epidemiology, in a single reaction. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Hu, Qinghai AU - Hu Q AD - Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai 200241, PR China. FAU - Tu, Jing AU - Tu J FAU - Han, Xiangan AU - Han X FAU - Zhu, Yinyu AU - Zhu Y FAU - Ding, Chan AU - Ding C FAU - Yu, Shengqing AU - Yu S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110721 PL - Netherlands TA - J Microbiol Methods JT - Journal of microbiological methods JID - 8306883 RN - 0 (Bacterial Proteins) RN - 0 (Escherichia coli Proteins) RN - 0 (Genetic Markers) RN - 147652-43-5 (invA protein, Bacteria) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (phoA protein, E coli) RN - EC 3.6.4.12 (DnaB Helicases) SB - IM MH - Alkaline Phosphatase/genetics MH - Animals MH - Bacterial Proteins/genetics MH - Bird Diseases/*microbiology MH - Colony Count, Microbial MH - DnaB Helicases/genetics MH - Ducks/*microbiology MH - Escherichia coli/genetics/growth & development MH - Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology/*veterinary MH - Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics MH - Flavobacteriaceae Infections/microbiology/*veterinary MH - Genetic Markers MH - Hepatitis, Animal/microbiology MH - Limit of Detection MH - Molecular Typing/*methods MH - Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/*methods MH - Pericarditis/microbiology/veterinary MH - Peritonitis/microbiology/veterinary MH - Riemerella/genetics/growth & development MH - Salmonella Infections, Animal/*microbiology MH - Salmonella enterica/genetics/growth & development EDAT- 2011/07/28 06:00 MHDA- 2011/12/17 06:00 CRDT- 2011/07/28 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/06/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/07/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/07/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/07/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/12/17 06:00 [medline] AID - S0167-7012(11)00257-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.07.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Microbiol Methods. 2011 Oct;87(1):64-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.07.007. Epub 2011 Jul 21.