title: Development of a direct in situ PCR method for detection of specific bacteria in natural environments.
abstract: We applied HNPP (2-hydroxy-3-naphthoic acid-2'-phenylanilide phosphate) to direct in situ PCR for the routine detection of specific bacterial cells at the single-cell level. PCR was performed on glass slides with digoxigenin-labeled dUTP. The digoxigenin-labeled PCR products were detected with alkaline phosphatase-labeled antidigoxigenin antibody and HNPP which was combined with Fast Red TR. A bright red fluorescent signal was produced from conversion to HNP (dephosphorylated form) by alkaline phosphatase. We used the ECOL DNA primer set for amplification of ribosomal DNA of Escherichia coli to identify cells specifically at the single-cell level in a bacterial mixture. High-contrast images were obtained under an epifluorescence microscope with in situ PCR. By image analysis, E. coli cells in polluted river water also were detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Japan. tani@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasu
mesh_terms: D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009281:Naphthalenes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009281:Naphthalenes; C094602:3-hydroxy-N-(2'-biphenyl)-2-naphthalenecarboxamide phosphate