scholarly journals Assessment of real-time PCR for Helicobacter pylori DNA detection in stool with co-infection of intestinal parasites: a comparative study of DNA extraction methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Leonardi ◽  
Giulia La Marca ◽  
Barbara Pajola ◽  
Francesca Perandin ◽  
Marco Ligozzi ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Eun-Sook Lee ◽  
So-Yang Cha ◽  
Jong-Soon Jung

Abstract DNA extraction methods were evaluated to reduce PCR inhibitors and quantify Helicobacter pylori directly from water samples using real-time PCR. Three nucleic acid extraction methods were evaluated for different types of water samples. While the QIAamp DNA mini kit for tissue was suitable for DNA extraction from treated water, the QIAamp DNA stool mini kit was still efficient in analyzing samples from river water after heavy rain and with high concentration of PCR inhibitors. The FastDNA SPIN Kit for Soil could extract DNA effectively from microbes in river and stream waters without heavy rain. Immunomagnetic separation (IMS) was used prior to DNA extraction and was a useful tool for reducing PCR inhibitors in influent and stream samples. H. pylori in various waters could be quantified directly by real-time PCR while minimizing the effect of PCR inhibitors by an appropriate method through the evaluation of DNA extraction methods considering the characteristics of the matrix water. The findings of the present study suggest that the types or characteristics of water sample by source and precipitation are an important factor in detecting H. pylori and they can be applied when detecting and monitoring of other pathogens in water.


Food Control ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 666-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Rodríguez ◽  
Mar Rodríguez ◽  
M. Isabel Luque ◽  
Annemarie F. Justesen ◽  
Juan J. Córdoba

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1187-1191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa J. Griffiths ◽  
Martin Anyim ◽  
Sarah R. Doffman ◽  
Mark Wilks ◽  
Michael R. Millar ◽  
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Newer methods such as PCR are being investigated in order to improve the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. One of the major obstacles to using PCR to diagnose aspergillosis is a reliable, simple method for extraction of the fungal DNA. The presence of a complex, sturdy cell wall that is resistant to lysis impairs extraction of the DNA by conventional methods employed for bacteria. Numerous fungal DNA extraction protocols have been described in the literature. However, these methods are time-consuming, require a high level of skill and may not be suitable for use as a routine diagnostic technique. Here, a number of extraction methods were compared: a freeze–thaw method, a freeze–boil method, enzyme extraction and a bead-beating method using Mini-BeadBeater-8. The quality and quantity of the DNA extracted was compared using real-time PCR. It was found that the use of a bead-beating method followed by extraction with AL buffer (Qiagen) was the most successful extraction technique, giving the greatest yield of DNA, and was also the least time-consuming method assessed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 61-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libera M. Dalla-Costa ◽  
Luis G. Morello ◽  
Danieli Conte ◽  
Luciane A. Pereira ◽  
Jussara K. Palmeiro ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1450
Author(s):  
Nicolas Valeix ◽  
Damien Costa ◽  
Louise Basmaciyan ◽  
Stéphane Valot ◽  
Anne Vincent ◽  
...  

Background: Nowadays, many commercial kits allow the detection of Cryptosporidium sp. in stool samples after deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction. Protocols of stool pretreatment have been proposed to optimize oocysts’ DNA extraction. Among them, mechanical grinding was reported to improve the performance of Cryptosporidium oocysts’ DNA extraction. Methods: A multicenter comparative study was conducted within the framework of the French National Reference Center-Expert Laboratory for Cryptosporidiosis. Six extraction systems (i.e., manual or automated) associated with various mechanical pretreatment protocols, were compared for the Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst’ DNA extraction, before amplification using the same real-time PCR method targeting. Results: The sensitivity of real-time PCR assay was unequally impacted by the pretreatment/extraction protocol. We observed significant differences for the lowest concentrations of C. parvum oocysts (i.e., 0–94.4% and 33.3–100% respectively for 10 and 50 oocysts/mL). All in all, the protocol using Quick DNA Fecal/Soil Microbe-Miniprep® manual kit showed the best performances. In addition, optimal performances of mechanical pretreatment were obtained by combining a grinding duration of 60 s with a speed of 4 m/s using Fastprep24® with Lysing Matrix E®. Conclusions: Sample pretreatment, as well as the extraction method, needs to be properly adapted to improve the diagnostic performances of the C. parvum DNA amplification methods.


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