Use of specific primers based on the 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region for the screening Bifidobacterium adolescentis in yogurt products and human stool samples.
Effective methods for the identification and enumeration of lactic acid producing bacteria (LAB) cells are important for the quality control and assurance of probiotic products. In this study, we designed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer set from the sequence in 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and used it for the specific detection of Bifidobacterium adolescentis, one of the Bifidobacterium species used in probiotics. Specificity of the PCR primers, i.e., bits-1/bits-2, was assured by assay strains of B. adolescentis, other Bifidobacterium species, and strains of non-Bifidobacterium spp. Coupled with the use of a known primer set specific for Bifidobacterium species, Bifidobacterium strains and B. adolescentis could be identified from LAB strains in fermented dairy products and human fecal samples.
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hung-Kuang University, No. 34, Chung-Chi Road, Shalu, Taichung County 433, Taiwan, ROC.
Cheng-Chih
CC
Tsai
Chieh-Hsien
CH
Lai
Bi
B
Yu
Hau-Yang
HY
Tsen
D001483:Base Sequence; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015014:Yogurt / Q000382:microbiology*
D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer