scholarly journals Alternative RNA Extraction Method in Vibrio vulnificus Infected Brown-Marbled Grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-209
Author(s):  
Fahmeeda Mohamad Jazamuddin ◽  
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Wan Mohd Aizat ◽  
Hoe-Han Goh ◽  
Chen-Fei Low ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachelle Bester ◽  
Glynnis Cook ◽  
Johannes H. J. Breytenbach ◽  
Chanel Steyn ◽  
Rochelle De Bruyn ◽  
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Abstract Background High-throughput sequencing (HTS) has been applied successfully for virus and viroid discovery in many agricultural crops leading to the current drive to apply this technology in routine pathogen detection. The validation of HTS-based pathogen detection is therefore paramount. Methods Plant infections were established by graft inoculating a suite of viruses and viroids from established sources for further study. Four plants (one healthy plant and three infected) were sampled in triplicate and total RNA was extracted using two different methods (CTAB extraction protocol and the Zymo Research Quick-RNA Plant Miniprep Kit) and sent for Illumina HTS. One replicate sample of each plant for each RNA extraction method was also sent for HTS on an Ion Torrent platform. The data were evaluated for biological and technical variation focussing on RNA extraction method, platform used and bioinformatic analysis. Results The study evaluated the influence of different HTS protocols on the sensitivity, specificity and repeatability of HTS as a detection tool. Both extraction methods and sequencing platforms resulted in significant differences between the data sets. Using a de novo assembly approach, complemented with read mapping, the Illumina data allowed a greater proportion of the expected pathogen scaffolds to be inferred, and an accurate virome profile was constructed. The complete virome profile was also constructed using the Ion Torrent data but analyses showed that more sequencing depth is required to be comparative to the Illumina protocol and produce consistent results. The CTAB extraction protocol lowered the proportion of viroid sequences recovered with HTS, and the Zymo Research kit resulted in more variation in the read counts obtained per pathogen sequence. The expression profiles of reference genes were also investigated to assess the suitability of these genes as internal controls to allow for the comparison between samples across different protocols. Conclusions This study highlights the need to measure the level of variation that can arise from the different variables of an HTS protocol, from sample preparation to data analysis. HTS is more comprehensive than any assay previously used, but with the necessary validations and standard operating procedures, the implementation of HTS as part of routine pathogen screening practices is possible.


Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Alison Woodward ◽  
Alina Pandele ◽  
Salah Abdelrazig ◽  
Catherine A. Ortori ◽  
Iqbal Khan ◽  
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The integration of untargeted metabolomics and transcriptomics from the same population of cells or tissue enhances the confidence in the identified metabolic pathways and understanding of the enzyme–metabolite relationship. Here, we optimised a simultaneous extraction method of metabolites/lipids and RNA from ependymoma cells (BXD-1425). Relative to established RNA (mirVana kit) or metabolite (sequential solvent addition and shaking) single extraction methods, four dual-extraction techniques were evaluated and compared (methanol:water:chloroform ratios): cryomill/mirVana (1:1:2); cryomill-wash/Econospin (5:1:2); rotation/phenol-chloroform (9:10:1); Sequential/mirVana (1:1:3). All methods extracted the same metabolites, yet rotation/phenol-chloroform did not extract lipids. Cryomill/mirVana and sequential/mirVana recovered the highest amounts of RNA, at 70 and 68% of that recovered with mirVana kit alone. sequential/mirVana, involving RNA extraction from the interphase of our established sequential solvent addition and shaking metabolomics-lipidomics extraction method, was the most efficient approach overall. Sequential/mirVana was applied to study a) the biological effect caused by acute serum starvation in BXD-1425 cells and b) primary ependymoma tumour tissue. We found (a) 64 differentially abundant metabolites and 28 differentially expressed metabolic genes, discovering four gene-metabolite interactions, and (b) all metabolites and 62% lipids were above the limit of detection, and RNA yield was sufficient for transcriptomics, in just 10 mg of tissue.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kęsik-Maliszewska ◽  
M. Larska

Abstract The detection of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in the breeding bull semen raised the question of the possibility of venereal transmission of SBV which could result in cost-intensive restrictions in the trade of bovine semen. In order to evaluate the presence of SBV RNA in bovine semen, 131 bull semen samples from four locations in Poland collected between 2013 and 2015 were analysed by RT-PCR for viral RNA. SBV RNA was detected in 5.3% of the samples. The study has revealed that application of an appropriate RNA extraction method is crucial to detect virus excretion via semen.


1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 2887-2892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shee Eun Lee ◽  
Soo Young Kim ◽  
Sei Jong Kim ◽  
Hyun Soo Kim ◽  
Jong Hee Shin ◽  
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This study was performed to establish optimal nested PCR conditions and a high-yield DNA extraction method for the direct identification ofVibrio vulnificus in clinical specimens. We designed two sets of primers targeting the V. vulnificushemolysin/cytolysin gene. The target of the first primer set (P1-P2; sense, 5′-GAC-TAT-CGC-ATC-AAC-AAC-CG-3′, and antisense, 5′-AGG-TAG-CGA-GTA-TTA-CTG-CC-3′, respectively) is a 704-bp DNA fragment. The second set (P3-P4; sense, 5′-GCT-ATT-TCA-CCG-CCG-CTC-AC-3′, and antisense, 5′-CCG-CAG-AGC-CGT-AAA-CCG-AA-3′, respectively) amplifies an internal 222-bp DNA fragment. We developed a direct DNA extraction method that involved boiling the specimen pellet in a 1 mM EDTA–0.5% Triton X-100 solution. The new DNA extraction method was more sensitive and reproducible than other conventional methods. The DNA extraction method guaranteed sensitivity as well, even when V. vulnificus cells were mixed with other bacteria such asEscherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus. The nested PCR method could detect as little as 1 fg of chromosomal DNA and single CFU of V. vulnificus. We applied the nested PCR protocol to a total of 39 serum specimens and bulla aspirates from septicemic patients. Seventeen (94.4%) of the 18V. vulnificus culture-positive specimens were positive by the nested PCR. Eight (42.1%) of the 19 culture-negative samples gave positive nested PCR results.


3 Biotech ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Suriawati Badai ◽  
Omar Abd Rasid ◽  
Ghulam Kadir Ahmad Parveez ◽  
Mat Yunus Abdul Masani

2007 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 967-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA MARIA de RODA HUSMAN ◽  
FROUKJE LODDER-VERSCHOOR ◽  
HAROLD H. J. L. van den BERG ◽  
FRANÇOISE S. LE GUYADER ◽  
HILDE van PELT ◽  
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Detection of pathogenic viruses in oysters implicated in gastroenteritis outbreaks is often hampered by time-consuming, specialist virus extraction methods. Five virus RNA extraction methods were evaluated with respect to performance characteristics and sensitivity on artificially contaminated oyster digestive glands. The two most promising procedures were further evaluated on bioaccumulated and naturally contaminated oysters. The most efficient method was used to trace the source in an outbreak situation. Out of five RNA extraction protocols, PEG precipitation and the RNeasy Kit performed best with norovirus genogroup III–spiked digestive glands. Analyzing 24-h bioaccumulated oysters revealed a slightly better sensitivity with PEG precipitation, but the RNeasy Kit was less prone to concentrate inhibitors. The latter procedure demonstrated the presence of human noroviruses in naturally contaminated oysters and oysters implicated in an outbreak. In this outbreak, in four out of nine individually analyzed digestive glands, norovirus was detected. In one of the oysters and in one of the fecal samples of the clinical cases, identical norovirus strains were detected. A standard and rapid virus extraction method using the RNeasy Kit appeared to be most useful in tracing shellfish as the source in gastroenteritis outbreaks, and to be able to make effective and timely risk management decisions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 512 ◽  
pp. 36-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison O. Nwokeoji ◽  
Peter M. Kilby ◽  
David E. Portwood ◽  
Mark J. Dickman

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