Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

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REP-PCR Genotyping of Four Major Gram-negative Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens

주요 식중독 그람 음성 세균 4속의 REP-PCR genotyping

  • Jung, Hye-Jin (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Seo, Hyeon-A (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Joon (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Cho, Joon-Il (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Keun-Sung (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University)
  • Published : 2005.08.31
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Abstract

Dispersed repetitive DNA elements in genomes of microorganisms differ among and within species. Because distances between repetitive sequences vary depending on bacterial strains, genomic fingerprinting with interspersed repetitive sequence-based probes can be used to distinguish unrelated organisms. Among well-known bacterial repetitive sequences, Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic (REP) sequence has been used to identify environmental bacterial species and strains. We applied REP-PCR to detect and differentiate four major Gram-negative food-borne bacterial pathogens, E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, and Vibrio. Target DNA fragments of these pathogens were amplified by REP-PCR method. PCR-generated DNA fragments were separated on 1.5% agarose gel. Dendrograms for PCR products of each strain were constructed using photo-documentation system. REP-PCR reactions with primer pairs REP1R-I and REP2-I revealed distinct REP-PCR-derived genomic fingerprinting patterns from E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, and Vibrio. REP-PCR method provided clear distinctions among different bacterial species containing REP-repetitive elements and can be widely used for typing food-borne Gram-negative strains. Results showed established REP-PCR reaction conditions and generated dendrograms could be used with other supplementary genotyping or phenotyping methods to identify isolates from outbreak and to estimate relative degrees of genetic similarities among isolates from different outbreaks to determine whether they are clonally related.

본 연구에서는 E. coli. Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio 등 4속의 주요 식중독유발 그람 음성 세균들을 대상으로 반복성 염기서열인 REP DNA sequence를 응용한 REP-PCR을 실시하였다. 이전의 보고에서 이들 4속의 식중독 유발세균 중 각각 혹은 일부를 대상으로 반복성 염기서열을 이용한 PCR을 적용한 사례는 있지만 그때 적용한 primer, PCR 반응조건 및 전기영동조건 등이 다양하였다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 이와같은 4속의 세균들에 대하여 최적화된 동일한 primer와 PCR 반응조건 및 전기영동조건을 표준조건으로서 적용하였다. 그 결과로서 모든 4속의 식중독 세균 균주마다 REP-PCR 후 생성되는 fingerprinting pattern에서 속마다 1-3개의 공통적이며 독특한 band가 생성되는 것이 확인되어 이러한 pattern을 이용한 속 수준의 분리 동정과 그와 같은 주요 band들 이외의 부수적인 band들을 고려하여 종 수준까지의 분리도 가능함을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 반복적 DNA 염기서열을 이용한 REP-PCR이 주요 식중독 세균의 분리 동정 방법으로 사용될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 본 연구를 통하여 얻은 결과는 더 많은 속(genus)의 식중독세균을 대상으로 한 새로운 분리 동정 방법을 확립하기 위하여 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

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