title: Direct detection of Brucella spp. in raw milk by PCR and reverse hybridization with 16S-23S rRNA spacer probes.
abstract: The 16S-23S rRNA spacer regions of Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, and B. suis were cloned and subcloned after PCR amplification. Sequence analysis of the inserts revealed a spacer of about 800 bp with very high ( > 99%) homology among the three species examined. Two genus-specific primer pairs, BRU-P5-BRU-P8 and BRU-P6-BRU-P7, that could be used in a nested PCR format and three genus-specific DNA probes, BRU-ICG2, BRU-ICG3, and BRU-ICG4, were deduced from this spacer. The specificity and sensitivity of both primer sets and probes were examined by testing them against a collection of 18 Brucella strains and 56 strains from other relevant taxa by using PCR and the Line Probe Assay (LiPA), respectively. A method for direct detection of Brucella spp. in 1 ml of raw milk was developed on the basis of enzymatic treatment of the milk components and subsequent PCR and LiPA hybridization. After a single PCR, sensitivities of 2.8 x 10(5) and 2.8 x 10(4) CFU/ml were obtained for detection by agarose gel electrophoresis and LiPA, respectively. Nested PCR yielded a sensitivity of 2.8 x 10(2) CFU/ml for both methods.
authors.affiliation: Government Dairy Research Station, Melle, Belgium.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Rijpens
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jannes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Asbroeck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossau
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Herman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002002:Brucella / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002417:Cattle; D015342:DNA Probes; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis*; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S