title: Development of genus/species-specific PCR analysis for identification of Carnobacterium strains.
abstract: Heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria belonging to the genus Carnobacterium are currently divided into seven different species, C. piscicola, C. mobile, C. gallinarum, C. inhibens, C. divergens, C. funditum, and C. alterfunditum. 16S rDNA-targeted PCR assay was carried out for the identification of the genus Carnobacterium. In addition, type strains of all Carnobacterium species were analyzed by 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer analysis in comparison with type strains of phylogenetically related lactic acid bacteria. These methods enabled the identification and the discrimination among Carnobacterium species and the other phylogenetically related lactic acid bacteria. Likewise, analogous results were obtained by restriction analysis of amplified 16S rDNA performed with HaeIII and HinfI as restriction enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Universitá di Milano, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche, sezione Microbiologia Agraria, Alimentare e Ecologica, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scarpellini
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franzetti
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000379:methods; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006093:Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S