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            Microorganism Solutions                                                                                                                                                                                              Microorganism Solutions




                     Detection of Microorganism Genes Using Ampdirect Plus                                                                Data
                     The rapid checking and detection of specific microorganisms, such as bacteria that cause food poisoning, pathogenic
                     microorganisms, and infectious viruses, is demanded in the fields of foods, pharmaceuticals, and the environment.     Detection of Verotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli (O157)
                     Conventionally, the mainstream testing methods were cultivation testing and methods using the antigen-antibody reaction.
                                                                                                                                           According to the "Hygiene Control Manual for Commercial Kitchens" notified by the Japanese Ministry of Health,   Microorganism Species  Observation of
                     Cultivation testing takes a long time and has problems handling microorganisms (such as viruses) that are not easy to
                                                                                                                                           Labour and Welfare, cooking staff in commercial kitchens producing more than 300 meals of the same menu or more
                     cultivate. In recent years, gene-based testing methods have become more prevalent.
                                                                                                                                           than 750 meals per day must undergo health checks and a stool examination, including a test for enterohemorrhagic
                     Normally, the PCR amplification of genes requires the extraction and purification of template DNA. However, the
            Observation of
                                                                                                                                           E. coli, at least once per month and a norovirus examination between October and March, if necessary.
                     revolutionary Ampdirect Plus DNA Amplification Reagent developed by Shimadzu eliminates or simplifies this DNA extraction
                     and purification process to accelerate, simplify, and reduce the cost of gene detection.
          Microorganism Species
                                                                                                                                           Test flow
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                                                                                                                                           1. Take 500 µL 10% fecal suspension (containing E. coli O157 10  to 10  CFU/µL) in a microcentrifuge tube.
                        Features of the Ampdirect Plus Microorganism Gene Detection System                                                 2. Heat treat at 95 °C for 5 minutes and centrifuge for 5 minutes to precipitate out the solids.
                                                                                                                                           3. Perform real-time PCR or normal PCR using 1 µL supernatant as the template to detect the verotoxin gene
                         Ampdirect Plus eliminates the need for (or simplifies) the extraction and purification of template DNA that is required
                                                                                                                                               (VT1/VT2) -derived DNA fragments.
                         for PCR amplification.
                         It reduces inhibition of PCR amplification by proteins, polysaccharides, and other impurities in the sample to achieve                                                                                                        Microorganism Species  Identification of
                         stable gene amplification.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              It is apparent that the Ampdirect
                         It saves the cost and time required for the extraction and purification of template DNA and reduces the risk of          Real-time PCR     Melting curve analysis  Electrophoresis   DNA Amplification Reagent can be
                         cross-contamination.                                                                                                   VT1                                     M  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8  used for the high-sensitivity
            Identification of
                         It can detect microorganisms in all samples, including foods, blood (whole blood, plasma, and serum), urine,        PCR Base Line Subtracted CF RFU  -d(RFU)/dT  392 bp     349 bp   detection of enterohemorrhagic E.
          Microorganism Species
                                                                                                                                                                                    340 bp
                         sputum, throat swab, and feces.                                                                                                                                                      coli-derived toxin genes in feces
                         Combination with the MCE-202 MultiNA Microchip Electrophoresis System for DNA/RNA analysis can automate DNA                                                                          (10  CFU/mL in supernatant,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -1
                         analysis by agarose gel electrophoresis after PCR amplification.                                                            Cycle              Temperature, Celsius                                3
                                                                                                                                                                                                              equivalent to 10  CFU/mL in culture
                                                                                                                                                                                        M  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
                                                                                                                                             PCR Base Line Subtracted CF RFU  -d(RFU)/dT  392 bp     404 bp
                                                                                                                                                                                                              fluid).
                                                                                                                                                VT2
                                                                                                                                                                                    340 bp
                                                                                             Plants
                                                                             Tail                                                                                                                                                                      Specific Microorganisms  Detection of
                                                                                                                                                     Cycle              Temperature, Celsius
                                                                                   Blood/dried blood  Microorganisms                           1: 10  copies/tube         2: 10  copies/tube        3: 10  copies/tube         4: 10  copies/tube
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            Detection of
                                                                                                                                               5: 10  copies/tube         6: 10  copies/tube        7: Negative control (negative feces)       8: Negative control (purified water)
                                                                   Oral mucosa cells                Insects
                                                                                                                                                  Fig. 1 Real-Time PCR Amplification Curve Using SYBR Green I (Left),
          Specific Microorganisms
                                                                                                                                                  Dissociation Curve Analysis (Center), and Verotoxin Gene (VT1/VT2)
                                                                                                         Paraffin section                            -Derived DNA Detection Results Using Electrophoresis (Right)         *CFU : Colony Forming Unit
                                                                 Cultivated cells
                                                                                                       PCR
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                                                                    Primer                                                                 Detection of Fungi in the Environment
                                                                                    Spike with sample                                      The rapid and simple detection and investigation of microorganisms is demanded due to the recent introduction of
                                                                                                                                           HACCP at the manufacturing stage by food manufacturers. The detection of fungus such as mould in the environment   Components  Analysis of Microorganism-Derived
                                  Ampdirect Plus                         Ampdirect Plus offers rapid gene amplification of                 using Ampdirect is shown below.
                                  DNA Amplification Reagent                  samples derived from various sources.
          Components
                                                                                                                                           Test flow
                                                                                                                                           1. Spike SDS-Proteinese K solution with a trace amount of bacteria and incubate for one hour at 55 °C.
                                                                                                                                           2. Spike the Ampdirect (PCR) reaction solution with the solution above as the template and perform PCR amplification
            Analysis of Microorganism-Derived
                                                                                                                                               using a prokaryote/eukaryote common area primer.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          It can be seen that Ampdirect is also
                                                                                                                                                                       Samples
                                                                                                                                            M  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   M                          effective for the amplification of fungi
                                                                                                                                                                       1: Escherichia coli (404 bp)
                                                                                                                                                                       2: Staphylococcus aureus (423 bp)   observed in the environment.
                                                                                                                                                                       3: Budding yeast                                                                Other Applications
                                                                                                                                                                       4: Candida                         The amplified DNA fragments can be
                                                                                                                                                                       5: Yeast          Eukaryote common area   subjected to species identification by
                                                                                                                                                                       6: Black mould from the kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                       7: Green mould from the fruit      sequence decoding or difference
                                                                                                                                                                       8: Negative control
          Other Applications
                                                                                                                                                                      M: øX174 Hinc II digest             distinction based on differences in
                                   MCE-202 MultiNA                                                                                                                                                        restriction enzyme fragment lengths
                                   Microchip Electrophoresis                                                                                 Fig. 1 Results of PCR Amplification Using Ampdirect (Agarose Electrophoresis)   (RFLP).
                                   System for DNA/RNA Analysis                 MultiNA Microchips and Reagent Kits
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