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Multiplex Real-Time PCR with HRM for Detection of Lactobacillus sakei and Lactobacillus curvatus in Food Samples
Konstantin A. Kurbakov1*, Evgenii A. Konorov1,2,3
, Mikhail Y. Minaev1
and Oksana A. Kuznetsova1
1V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of Russian Academy of Sciences, Talalikhina 26, 109316, Moscow, Russian Federation
2Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Gubkina 3, 119333, Moscow, Russian Federation
3Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector-Borne Diseases, Sechenov University, Malaya Pirogovskaya 20-1, 119435 Moscow, Russian Federation
Article history:
Received: 9 August 2018
Accepted: 17 January 2019
Key words:
real-time PCR, HRM, starter cultures, fermented sausages, Lactobacillus sakei, Lactobacillus curvatus
Summary:
Optimization of fermentation processes requires monitoring the species composition of starter cultures and their growth during fermentation. Most starter cultures contain closely related species. Nowadays, high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis is extensively used for multiplex identification of closely related species. In the present paper, we applied real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with HRM analysis for the detection and differentiation of Lactobacillus sakei and L. curvatus. A primer pair was selected for the site of the rpoA gene of Lactobacillus spp. Eleven starter cultures and fifteen fermented sausages with a known bacterial composition were successfully tested using real-time PCR with HRM analysis with the developed primer pair.
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