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Development and application of a rapid, user-friendly, and inexpensive method to detect Dehalococcoides sp. reductive dehalogenase genes from groundwater
, R.D. Stedtfeld, P.B. Hatzinger, S.A. Hashsham, A.M. Cupples
Published in Springer Verlag
2017
PMID: 28238079
Volume: 101
   
Issue: 11
Pages: 4827 - 4835
Abstract
TaqMan probe-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) specific to the biomarker reductive dehalogenase (RDase) genes is a widely accepted molecular biological tool (MBT) for determining the abundance of Dehalococcoides sp. in groundwater samples from chlorinated solvent-contaminated sites. However, there are significant costs associated with this MBT. In this study, we describe an approach that requires only low-cost laboratory equipment (a bench top centrifuge and a water bath) and requires less time and resources compared to qPCR. The method involves the concentration of biomass from groundwater, without DNA extraction, and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of the cell templates. The amplification products are detected by a simple visual color change (orange/green). The detection limits of the assay were determined using groundwater from a contaminated site. In addition, the assay was tested with groundwater from three additional contaminated sites. The final approach to detect RDase genes, without DNA extraction or a thermal cycler, was successful to 1.8 × 105 gene copies per L for vcrA and 1.3 × 105 gene copies per L for tceA. Both values are below the threshold recommended for effective in situ dechlorination. © 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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JournalData powered by TypesetApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology
PublisherData powered by TypesetSpringer Verlag
ISSN01757598