Application of the SNaPshot minisequencing assay to species identification in the Lactobacillus casei group

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• 作者：Chien-Hsun Huang^a ; Mu-Tzu Chang^b ; Mu-Chiou Huang^b ; Fwu-Ling Lee^a ; ^{fll@firdi.org.tw"" rel=""nofollow}
• 关键词：Species identification ; Group-specific PCR ; SNaPshot minisequencing ; SNP ; Lactobacillus casei group
• 刊名：Molecular and Cellular Probes
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：August 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：25
• 期：4
• 页码：153-157
• 全文大小：399 K

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This study used group-specific PCR combined with SNaPshot minisequencing for species identification within the Lactobacillus casei group. The L. casei group-specific PCR primer pair was designed using the rpoA gene sequence. A SNaPshot minisequencing assay using dnaK as a target gene was developed, and five SNP primers were designed by analysing the conserved regions of the dnaK sequences. The specificity of the minisequencing assay was evaluated using 63 strains of L. casei group species. The results showed that the group-specific PCR could assign Lactobacillus strains into the L. casei group, and the SNaPshot minisequencing assay was able to unambiguously and simultaneously discriminate strains belonging to the species L. casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus. In conclusion, we have successfully developed a rapid, accurate and cost-effective assay for species identification of members of the L. casei group.