Differentiation of cattle species in beef by PCR-RFLP of mitochondrial and satellite DNA

Methods currently used for the identification of the species origin of meat or tissue samples have not been validated for other bovine species than taurine cattle or water buffalo. These methods also do not discriminate between the different bovine species that are used as source of beef. Here, we describe two complementary methods for detection and differentiation of bovine species, which are based on mutations in mitochondrial DNA and centromeric satellite DNA, respectively. The analysis of satellite DNA is especially relevant for the identification of animals that are of hybrid origin.     

Identification of the fish species of raw or cold-smoked salmon and salmon caviar by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis

Differentiation between ten salmonid fish species belonging to the genera Salmo, Oncorhynchus and Salvelinus was achieved by single strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCP) of PCR products of mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Amplicons (300–460 bp in size) of the genes for cytochrome b, parvalbumin and growth hormone gave species-specific patterns of single-stranded DNA in native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The method was successfully used to identify products from raw or cold-smoked salmon, as well as from salmon roe.     

应用DNA条形码技术对深圳市售花胶鱼种鉴定与分析

目的 采用基于DNA条形码技术对深圳市售花胶鱼种进行鉴定与分析。方法 以细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅰ(cytochrome c oxidase, COⅠ)基因为目标基因,应用DNA条形码技术鉴别深圳各药房和超市零售花胶的种类来源。结果 94份花胶样品均扩增出特异性条带。根据BOLD系统鉴定结果统计,深圳地区市售花胶94份样品中,按来源鱼种区分,基原鱼种(鉴定到属)为尼罗尖吻鲈和尖吻鲈属占比29.79%,其次为苏里南犬牙石首鱼占比15.96%,以及双棘原黄姑鱼/褐毛鲿占比8.5%。按来源鱼种所属的科区分,石首鱼科共计41个,占比43.62%;尖吻鲈科共计28个,占比29.79%;鳕科共计7个,占比7.45%。结论 目前我国花胶基原鱼种以石首鱼科为主,外来基原鱼种增多。深圳市售花胶存在真伪混淆现象,DNA条形码技术可用于花胶的来源物种鉴定。     

宏条形码技术在食品物种鉴定中的应用及展望

食品物种鉴定是食品真伪鉴别中的重要研究内容之一。聚合酶链式反应、基因芯片等方法均被应用于食品 物种鉴定。近几年,基于高通量测序的宏条形码技术发展迅速,与基于传统测序方法的条形码技术相比,该技术具 有成本低、通量高、速度快等优点,且可以实现同时检测复杂样品中多个物种的目的,因而在食品物种鉴定方面显 现出很大的优势。本文介绍了宏条形码的含义和研究方法,综述了近年来宏条形码技术在食品物种鉴定领域的应 用,总结和讨论了宏条形码技术应用于食品物种鉴定领域面临的挑战,并对该技术的发展方向进行了展望。     

鹿茸物种来源DNA条形码鉴定技术研究

目的 受经济利益驱动,鹿茸标签不符情况时有发生,损害消费者利益的同时,也给产业的发展带来了负面影响,探究鹿茸的鹿种鉴定方法为鹿茸市场监管提供技术支持。方法 本研究以线粒体细胞色素氧化酶I基因（Cytochrome oxidase I gene, COI）和线粒体细胞色素b基因（Cytochrome b gene , Cytb）为靶基因对鹿茸样品进行鉴定,并对两种基因的鉴别能力进行了比较。结果 发现COI存在无法鉴别梅花鹿和马鹿的情况,而Cytb可以将所有鹿茸鉴定至种水平。并将Cytb作为目标片段,建立了鹿茸中物种来源鉴定的DNA条形码方法。并利用该方法对市场上销售的53份鹿茸样品进行标签符合性鉴定。结论 进一步证实了使用Cytb的DNA条形码方法可以有效鉴定出市售鹿茸样品的物种来源。收集到的53份市售鹿茸样品中,仅有21份样品与标签标识物种相符;25份样品存在将低价鹿茸标为高价鹿茸的现象;7份样品缺少明确的物种信息。本研究结果可以为监管部门规范鹿茸产品标签标识提供技术支撑。     

河豚鱼Cyt b基因部分DNA序列分析与应用

建立河豚鱼物种DNA鉴别技术,根据GenBank公布的河豚鱼细胞色素b基因序列,应用软件Primer Premier5.00版设计上游引物HT1-F与下游HT1-R,对3属9种福建省搜集的常见的河豚鱼与2种未知物种名称且外观无法进行形态学判断的河豚鱼样品的细胞色素b基因序列中的部分片段进行PCR扩增,PCR产物通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳确证、纯化后,进行DNA碱基序列测定,序列长度均为423bp。应用DNA MANN软件进行样品间DNA序列同源性比对分析,建立样品间系统关系树状图,供试11个样品被划分为3个类群,第Ⅰ组与第Ⅱ组之间的同源率为89%,这2组与第Ⅲ组之间的同源率为85%。根据序列同源性分析结果,可推测2个未知种名的样品为腹刺鲀属或东方鲀属。     

Identification of freshwater fish commercially labelled “perch” by isoelectric focusing and two-dimensional electrophoresis

Isoelectric focusing (IEF) and two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) were used to distinguish four freshwater fish species which are sold under the generic label of “perch”: Perca fluviatilis (European perch), Lates niloticus (Nile perch), Stizostedion lucioperca (European pikeperch) and Morone chrysops x saxatilis (sunshine bass). These species have different commercial values but are easily “interchangeable” because they are sold already filleted, in view of the numerous bones of the whole fish. IEF of the water-soluble proteins extracted from fish muscle resolved in species-specific patterns. Intra-species polymorphism was low, and did not concern the bands identified as characteristic of the species. As well, 2-DE maps showed numerous species-specific protein spots. Interestingly, while none of the IEF bands was common to all four species, several major 2-DE spots were similar. Therefore, IEF of water soluble sarcoplasmic proteins is sufficient to unambiguously discriminate among the four species considered. Analysis by 2-DE, which has a higher resolution power but it is more expensive and time consuming, may be applied to obtain further knowledge of the proteome of poorly characterized species.     

A databank able to be used for identifying and authenticating commercial flatfish (Pleuronectiformes) products at the species level using isoelectric focusing of native muscle proteins

Summary A computerized databank of IEF protein patterns for use in identifying flatfish species (in total 17 species, including 15 commercial ones) is presented. The databank includes all species regulated by the Belgian Law (22 May 1996) on the use of official names for fishes and seafood products. It was found that interspecimen similarity of the IEF patterns, as processed by digitization, was always larger than interspecies similarity, which allows for unequivocal authentication of unknown samples, as long as the authentic pattern is available in the databank. The databank was used to authenticate 17 commercial fish fillets.     

Genetic differentiation between the clam species Ruditapes decussatus (grooved carpet shell) and Venerupis pullastra (pullet carpet shell) by PCR–SSCP analysis

Genetic differentiation of the clam species Ruditapes decussatus (grooved carpet shell) and Venerupis pullastra (pullet carpet shell) has been achieved based on polymerase chain reaction–single‐strand conformation polymorphism (PCR–SSCP) analysis. A short fragment (150 bp) of the α‐actin gene was amplified by PCR. Amplicons were denatured to obtain single‐stranded DNA, electrophoresed on a non‐denaturing polyacrylamide gel and visualised by silver staining for detection of SSCPs. Species‐specific DNA band patterns were obtained for R decussatus and V pullastra, allowing clear differentiation of the two clam species. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

Development of a rapid mitochondrial DNA extraction method for species identification in milk and milk products

Isolation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from milk offers an effective way to monitor aspects of quality control and traceability to ensure food safety. A few methods of DNA isolation from milk have been reported, but many of them are time consuming and expensive. Here, we report a rapid, simple, and efficient method of mtDNA extraction from raw and processed milk (pasteurized, retorted, and UHT milk) to generate substrate for analysis using any PCR analysis platform. Various techniques used for the separation of mitochondria were explored and combined with a sodium dodecyl sulfate method for mtDNA extraction from raw and processed milk. The optimized protocol supports the efficient amplification of mtDNA independent of sample origin and is sufficiently straightforward to allow its widespread adoption by industry.     

DNA条形码技术对鱼子酱物种溯源及鉴定

为探讨DNA条形码技术在鱼子酱物种鉴定中的适用性，利用细胞色素b（Cytochrome b，Cyt b）和细胞色素氧化酶I亚单位I（Cytochrome Oxidase I，COI）作为DNA条形码对鱼子酱样品进行DNA提取、聚合酶链式反应（Polymerase Chain Reaction，PCR）、测序、利用NCBI网站和BOLD鉴定系统进行基因比较分析，构建系统发育树，鉴定鱼子酱物种，对我国鱼子酱产品物种标签符合性情况进行检查。购买的40份样品，一致性鲟鱼物种基因序列相似性均在99%以上，涉及5个鲟鱼种，其中杂交种占比75%、西伯利亚鲟、施氏鲟、欧鳇、俄罗斯鲟占25%。说明Cyt b、COI作为DNA条形码可以对鱼子酱进行物种鉴定，检测的鱼子酱产品均为鲟鱼子酱，无造假，但是45%产品标签物种替代或物种标识不清。加强对产品物种标识重视及鉴定技术的开发，有助于我国鱼子酱对外贸易发展，保障我国鲟鱼产业可持续性健康发展。     

Mitochondrial DNA enrichment for species identification and evolutionary analysis

 Nucleic acid-based species identification often targets the mitochondrial encoded cytb gene. However, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)- restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis using universal primers sometimes leads to ambiguous results, which are due to the presence of nuclear encoded pseudo-cytb genes. Such ambiguities were succesfully avoided using a newly developed method for the enrichment of mitochondrial DNA. In addition, a mitochondrial cytb-specific PCR system was designed allowing the unambiguous identification of game meat. Received: 24 February 1998     

Mitochondrial DNA enrichment for species identification and evolutionary analysis

 Nucleic acid-based species identification often targets the mitochondrial encoded cytb gene. However, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)- restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis using universal primers sometimes leads to ambiguous results, which are due to the presence of nuclear encoded pseudo-cytb genes. Such ambiguities were succesfully avoided using a newly developed method for the enrichment of mitochondrial DNA. In addition, a mitochondrial cytb-specific PCR system was designed allowing the unambiguous identification of game meat. Received: 24 February 1998     

Identification of commercial prawn and shrimp species of food interest by native isoelectric focusing

Native isoelectric focusing (IEF) of water-soluble sarcoplasmic proteins was applied to the identification of 14 shrimp species of food interest belonging to the order Decapoda. These species have different commercial values, but due to their phenotypic similarities and carapace removal in their industrial processing, incorrect food labelling and deliberate or inadvertent adulteration can occur. Each of the 14 tested species showed species-specific protein band profiles and intra-specific polymorphism was low, not preventing the correct identification of the species. Therefore, IEF of water-soluble sarcoplasmic proteins allowed the differentiation of the 14 species considered. In addition, sarcoplasmic calcium-binding proteins (SCPs) were identified by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) as the major species-specific proteins in these species, opening the way to further studies focusing on their potential use as specific biomarkers.     

高通量二代测序基因条形码技术在动物源性制品物种鉴定中的应用

该研究利用二代测序和DNA条形码技术对生物制品中动物源性成分鉴定方法进行探索性研究。首先对常见的哺乳动物、禽类、鱼类物种以及多种混合样本进行了核酸提取,并利用PCR技术对其线粒体基因16S rRNA区域354 bp的检测位点进行扩增。使用Illumina Miseq二代测序技术获取所有序列信息,并与Gen Bank数据库比对分析样本中的物种组成。结果显示,混合样品中所有动物源性成分均得到正确鉴定;鹅和鸭核酸的最低检测下限为0.5ng/μL;市售商业化动物源性制品经检测发现2起标签不符问题。该检测方法在一个高通量测序和结果比对分析实验周期内,实现了混合DNA片段序列信息的一次性获取。检测结果准确,适用范围广,有望为动物制品标识符合性检查、打击走私等方面提供技术保障。     

运用DNA条形码技术分析市售鱼类及制品的物种真实性

目的:运用准确快速的鱼类品种鉴定方法,对上海市售鱼类制品标识符合性进行调查。方法:利用DNA条形码技术,以动物线粒体细胞色素C氧化酶(Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I,COI)基因序列为鉴定靶标,对采集的63种市售鱼类样本进行序列分析比对后,分析样品的标注名称与真实物种名的一致性。结果:经序列测定和比对,13份样品的鱼类品种名称与标注名称不一致,占20.63%,此外有19份样品标注名为一类鱼的总称或俗称,占30.16%。结论:目前,我国对鱼类及其制品物种真实性鉴定研究亟待发展,鱼类标注物种名称混乱,分类不清,概念模糊,急需规范化。      

河豚鱼16S rRNA基因部分DNA序列分析及应用

应用16S rRNA基因聚合酶链式反应（polymerase chain reaction,PCR）扩增通用引物,对3 属13 种福建省搜集的河豚鱼样品与9 个未知物种的河豚鱼样品的16S rRNA基因序列中的部分片段进行PCR扩增与脱氧核糖核酸（deoxyribonucleic acid,DNA）碱基序列测定,各物种序列长度在611～614 bp之间。应用DNAMAN V6软件进行样品间DNA序列同源性比对分析,建立样品间系统关系同源树。供试13 个样品被划分为4 个类群组,群间的同源率为87%,群内同源率为94%～100%。根据序列同源性分析结果,9 个未知种名的样品被归类到3 个类群组中,推测9 个未知种名的样品为东方鲀属或腹刺鲀属。探讨了16S rRNA基因部分DNA序列测试及同源性分析技术在河豚鱼种属鉴别中应用的可能性。     

Determination of inorganic arsenic species (As and As) in muscle tissues of fish species by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS)

Arsenic speciation was carried out in muscle tissues of freshwater fish species. Inorganic arsenic species (As³⁺and As⁵⁺) were extracted with chloroform, prior to microwave assisted digestion with concentrated HClO₄ and Fe₂(SO₄)₃. The extracted As³⁺ and As⁵⁺ were determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). The accuracy of the technique was evaluated by using certified reference material DORM-2. The limit of detection of the method was 0.004 and 0.005 μg/g for As³⁺ and As⁵⁺, respectively. The mean relative standard deviation values (RSD) in real sample analysis were 1.90 and 3.92 for As³⁺ and As⁵⁺, respectively. The results demonstrated the suitability of the procedure for screening and quantification of As species in biological samples. The mean concentration of As³⁺ and As⁵⁺ in muscle tissues of studied fish species ranged from 1.19 to 2.05 and 0.17 to 0.46 μg/g, respectively. The contribution of the daily intake of inorganic As, based on the consumption of 250 g fresh fish muscles/body weight/day was found in the range of 1.21–1.91 μg/kg/day.     

PCR-based identification of pathogenic Candida species using primer mixes specific to Candida DNA topoisomerase II genes

For rapid identification of Candida to the species level, degenerated primers and specific primers based on the genomic sequences of DNA topoisomerase II of C. albicans, C. dubliniensis, C. tropicalis (genotypes I and II), C. parapsilosis (genotypes I and II), C. krusei, C. kefyr, C. guilliermondii, C. glabrata, C. lusitaniae and Y. lipolytica were designed and their specificities tested in PCR-based identifications. Each of the specific primers selectively and exclusively amplified its own DNA fragment, not only from the corresponding genomic DNA of the Candida sp. but also from DNA mixtures containing other DNAs from several fungal species. For a simpler PCR-based identification, the specific primers were divided into three groups (PsI, PsII and PsIII), each of which contained four specific primer pairs. PCR with the primer mixes yielded four different sizes of PCR product, corresponding to each Candida sp. in the sample DNA. To obtain higher sensitivity of PCR amplification, sample DNAs were preamplified by the degenerated primer pair (CDF28/CDR148), followed by the main amplification using the primer mixes. By including this nested PCR step, 40 fg yeast genomic DNA was detected in the sample. Furthermore, we applied this nested PCR to a clinical diagnosis, using splenic tissues from experimentally infected mice and several clinical materials from patients. In all cases, the nested PCR amplifications detected proper DNA fragments of Candida spp., which were also identified by the standard identification tests. These results suggest that nested PCR, using primer mixes of the Candida DNA topoisomerase II genes, is simple and feasible for the rapid detection/identification of Candida to species level in clinical materials.     

林蛙油的DNA提取及鉴定方法

目的建立基于分子生物学鉴定林蛙油真伪的检测方法。方法采集成年雌蛙卵巢组织,经风干制成林蛙油,通过改良方法提取总DNA,以已报道的东北林蛙、黑龙江林蛙、黑斑侧褶蛙、牛蛙和中华蟾蜍的COI及cytB基因为模板,设计引物探针。结果 PCR扩增产物测序结果中仅东北林蛙获得230 bp左右产物,且序列比对与东北林蛙COI序列一致性为99%左右,说明实验对象林蛙为东北林蛙。结论利用线粒体基因独特的优势,应用PCR扩增东北林蛙COI基因,通过测序确定东北林蛙亚种,建立了东北林蛙亚种及其产品的鉴别方法。