高通量微流体定量PCR平台,用于同时定量病原体,便指标细菌和微生物源追踪标记物
Elizabeth R Hill1, Chan Lan Chun1,2,3, Kerry Hamilton4,5
1Water Resource Science Graduate Program, University of Minnesota, 173 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States.
概括
这项研究引入了一种新的微流体定量PCR (MFQPCR) 平台,用于检测水borne病原体和微生物源追踪 (MST) 标记. 该MFQPCR平台有助于识别便污染源并监测水质.
科学领域:
- 环境微生物学环境微生物学
- 水质监测 监测水质 监测水质
- 分子诊断学 分子诊断学
背景情况:
- 由细菌,病毒和原生病原体污染的水对人类健康构成风险.
- 微生物源追踪 (MST) 方法旨在识别便污染源,但由于数据有限,它们与实际病原体的联系尚不清楚.
- 现有的方法缺乏对多种病原体和MST标记物的同时全面分析的能力.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种新的微流体定量PCR (MFQPCR) 平台,用于同时量化众多MST标记物,便指标细菌 (FIB) 和各种病原体.
- 应用MFQPCR平台来评估废水处理过程中病原体的去除.
- 分析人类和鸟类影响的地表水中的病原体和MST标志物度.
主要方法:
- 开发一个微流体定量PCR (MFQPCR) 平台.
- 同时量化37种MST标志物,2种FIB,22种细菌,11种病毒和5种原生病原体的病原体.
- 该平台应用于废水处理过程样本和地表水样本.
主要成果:
- 该MFQPCR平台成功量化了多种宿主特异性MST标记物,FIB和各种水类的病原体.
- 病原体基因检测不常见,但在特定的病原体 (例如, *Clostridium perfringens*, *Mycobacterium* spp.) 之间发现了积极的相关性. 和人类的MST标记物.
- 该平台在分析废水处理过程中的病原体去除率方面表现出实用性.
结论:
- 开发的MFQPCR芯片能够全面,同时检测和量化水传播病原体和MST标记物.
- 这项技术为了解MST标记物和病原体之间的关系提供了有价值的数据.
- 通过识别污染源,MFQPCR平台可以显著帮助监测和改善水质.
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