英文摘要 |
The feasibility of detecting Salmonella spp. using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was studied. Two sets of primers: 337-L/338-R and TS11/TS4 were used together with pure strains of Salmonella spp. to find the optimum thermal conditions of multiplex PCR. The results showed that the optimum thermal program was 94℃, 1 min; 60℃, 2 min; 72℃, 2 min; 35 cycles. Under the same conditions, 53 standard strains, 32 isolated strains from foods and 14 non Salmonella strains were tested; the accuracy obtained was 100%. Series diluted cultures were used to test the sensitivity of PCR. The results showed that both sets of primers could detect 10^4 CFU of Salmonella spp. Spiked samples were used to find the optimum conditions for detecting Salmonella spp. directly in chicken samples. After ultrafiltration, 10^4 CFU of Salmonella spp. could be detected. It took four hours to complete PCR. Non-spiked samples were incubated in 24 hours with Lactose broth and ultra-filtrated. In this case, 28 hours were totally needed to obtain results. The samples were also checked using the Chinese National Standard (CNS) method. The results showed that the PCR method was applicable to the detection of Salmonella spp. directly in chicken samples. |