Polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of sheep and goat meats

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was applied to a qualitative differentiation between sheep, goat and bovine meats. Oligonucleotide primers were designed for the amplification of sheep satellite I DNA sequence. The PCR amplified 374 bp fragments from sheep and goat DNA, but no fragment from bovine, water buffalo, sika deer, pig, horse, rabbit and chicken DNA. Sheep DNA (10 pg) was detected by 4% agarose gel electrophoresis following PCR amplification. Althoug cooking of the sample meats reduced the PCR products, sheep DNA was detected in the meat heated at 120°C. In order to differentiate between sheep and goat meats, nucleotide sequences of the PCR products were determined directly by cycle sequencing. The sequence of PCR products showed 92% of homology between sheep and goat. They were differentiated by ApaI digestion of the PCR products because sheep had one ApaI site and goat had no site in the PCR products.     

Species identification of cooked meats by DNA hybridization assay

Dot-blots hybridization technique has been applied to the detection of species-specific DNA fragments in the cooked meats of chicken, pig, goat, sheep, and beef. The samples were obtained from the meats which were heated for 30 min at 80, 100 or 120°C. The probes, biotin-labeled chromosomal DNA fragments, were hybridized to the sample DNA on nylon membranes. The species of the meats cooked at 100 or 120°C were identified at 100 ng/dot of the sample DNA. The probes for chicken and pig did not show cross-reactivity, but those for the ruminants reacted with other ruminant DNA. Using this method, chicken, pig and beef were detected from 50 mg of the commercial canned products.     

Determination of mitochondrial cytochrome B gene sequence for red deer (Cervus elaphus) and the differentiation of closely related deer meats

The cytochrome b gene sequence for red deer was determined using the Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing method and used for identification of deer meat in meat and meat products. Red deer showed a similarity of 94.1, 84.0, 81.1, 85.5 and 85.6% to sika deer (Cervus nippon), bovine, pigs, sheep and goats, respectively. To differentiate the deer meat, oligonucleotide primers RD-1(5′-TCATCGCAGCACTCGCTATAGTACACT-3′), RD-2(5′-ATCTCCAAGTAGGTCTGGTGCGAATAA-3′) were designed for the region of the cytochrome b gene of red deer. The PCR amplified 194 bp fragments from red and sika deer, but no fragments from bovine, pig, chicken, sheep, goat, horse and rabbit DNA. Although cooking the meats reduced the PCR products, red deer could still be detected in meat heated at 120 °C. To discriminate between red and sika deer, these PCR products were digested by a restriction enzyme (EcoRI,BamHI,ScaI) and analyzed by 4% agorose gel electrophoresis. As a result, the red deer fragment was digested by EcoRI to 67/127 bp fragments but not by BamHI and ScaI. The sika deer fragment was digested to 48/146 bp and 49/145 bp fragments with the two other enzymes, and thus it is possible to differentiate between the two kinds of deer from the digestion pattern of restriction enzymes.     

Polymerase chain reaction assay for identification of chicken in meat and meat products

The aim of this study was to develop polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for specific detection of chicken meat using designed primer pair based on mitochondrial D-loop gene for amplification of 442 bp DNA fragments from fresh, processed and autoclaved meat and meat products. The PCR result was further verified by restriction digestion with HaeIII and Sau3AI enzymes for specific cutting site in amplified DNA fragments. The specificity of assay was cross tested with DNA of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, duck, guinea fowl, turkey and quail, where amplification was observed only in chicken without cross reactivity with red meat species. However positive reaction was also observed in quail and turkey. In this study, no adverse effects of cooking and autoclaving were found on amplification of chicken DNA fragments. Thus, the detection limits was found to be less than 1% in admixed meat and meat products. The developed assay was found specific and sensitive for rapid identification of admixed chicken meat and meat products processed under different manufacturing conditions.     

利用12S rRNA基因的限制性酶切末端片段长度多态性鉴定动物种类

目的：建立一种精确可靠的鉴定常见的1 0 种动物( 猪、狗、牛、山羊、绵羊、马、鸡、鼠、三文鱼和鹿)的方法。方法：利用12S rRNA 基因的限制性酶切末端片段长度多态性(terminal restriction fragment lengthpolymorphism,T-RFLP)鉴别动物种类。将线粒体12S rRNA 基因通过引物的5＇端用FAM 荧光标记,从基因组DNA 中扩增450bp 的目的片段。引物对1(下游引物FAM标记,上游引物不标记)扩增的PCR 产物用限制性内切酶Alu Ⅰ酶切。引物对2(上游引物FAM标记,下游引物不标记)扩增的PCR 产物用限制性内切酶Tru9 Ⅰ酶切。得到的酶切产物分别在遗传分析仪ABI 3100 上进行毛细管电泳,片段大小用Peak Scanner 1.0 软件分析。结果：根据Alu Ⅰ酶切图谱能够区分鸡、马、猪和三文鱼,而鹿和牛、山羊和绵羊、鼠和狗因酶切图谱相同无法分开。根据Tru9 Ⅰ酶切图谱,能够进一步将鹿和牛、山羊和绵羊、鼠和狗分开。同一种动物不同个体的酶切图谱完全相同,结果具有可重复性。没有出现物种内多态的现象。大多数情况下,实际得到的末端片段长度与理论值非常接近,只存在2 ～5bp 的差异。结论：该方法操作简单、结果精确,适用于鉴定动物种类。     

基于TaqMan实时荧光PCR检测鲜肉及加工肉制品中的驴源性成分

根据出入境检验检疫行业标准SN/T 3730.4—2013《食品及饲料中常见畜类品种的鉴定方法 第4部分：驴 成分检测 实时荧光PCR法》合成引物和探针,利用TaqMan实时荧光聚合酶链式反应（polymerase chain reaction, PCR）技术检测鲜肉及加工肉制品中的驴源性成分。首先对13 种不同动物鲜肉组织的DNA进行驴源性成分特异 性检测,然后对驴源性DNA模板原液进行梯度稀释,检测方法灵敏度,最后在加工肉制品中检测方法的适用性。 结果表明：本研究建立的方法特异性强,除驴肉外,牛、羊、猪、马、骆驼、鹿、狗、兔、鸡、鸭、鸽子、鹌鹑 12 种动物鲜肉组织均无特异性扩增;方法的灵敏度较高,驴组分DNA的检出限可达100 fg/μL,灵敏度可达0.01%; 方法的适用性较广,可以用于加工肉制品中驴源性成分的检测。     

一对同时鉴定8种动物源性成分的通用引物的制备及应用

肉类真假鉴定是食品检测工作的内容之一,目前已有多种基于PCR的肉类鉴定方法,但是鉴定种类和效率受限。本研究设计了一对基于普通PCR技术可同时鉴定8种动物源性成分的通用引物并建立了鉴定方法。该引物以线粒体DNA为靶标,利用扩增产物中不同物种间的插入缺失多态性片段大小即可鉴定山羊、绵羊、鹿、水牛、牛、牦牛、猪和骆驼8个物种,扩增后分别得到728 bp、704 bp、504 bp、453 bp、448 bp、431 bp、396 bp和326 bp的片段,每种PCR产物经SspI酶切后产生数量和大小不同的片段,可以进一步清晰鉴别8个物种。引物特异性测试表明和其他常见肉类动物DNA无交叉反应,DNA检测最低限度在0.01~0.05 ng。应用本方法对40份市场肉类及产品的检测表明,羊肉串、羊肉卷以及特色畜产品如驼肉、鹿肉和驴肉存在较多的掺假行为。与其他现有PCR检测方法相比,该方法具有简便易行和高通量的优点,可以作为肉类掺假筛选检测的常规方法。     

PCR identification of ruminant tissue in raw and heat-treated meat meals

To control the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle through contaminated animal feedstuffs, screening of feed products is essential. We designed five pairs of primers to identify specifically raw and heat-treated tissue from cattle, sheep, goat, deer, and ruminants in general. A forward common primer was designed based on a conserved DNA sequence in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA-tRNA(val)-16S rRNA gene, and reverse primers were designed to hybridize with a species-specific DNA sequence for each species considered. All primers were developed to create a specific PCR product small enough (less than 200 bp) to be suitable for heat-treated material. To evaluate the effect of heat treatment, a severe sterilization condition (133 degrees C at 300 kPa for 20 min) was chosen. Species-specific amplicons were obtained from all types of heat-treated meat meals. Analysis of laboratory-contaminated vegetable meals revealed that the detection limit of the assay was 0.05% for each species analyzed. This PCR-based analysis can be used as a routine method for detecting banned animal-derived ingredients in raw and heat-treated feedstuffs.     

Species-specific multiplex real-time PCR assay for identification of deer and common domestic animals

A multiplex real-time PCR method for discriminating deer and common domestic species, including cattle, goat, horse, donkey, pig, and chicken was developed. Species-specific primer pairs were designed and used to produce different size DNA fragments with diverse melting temperature (T _m ) values. The specificity and sensitivity of these primer pairs were separately confirmed using simplex real-time PCR analysis. Multiplex real-time PCR analysis was performed using combined primers, yielding distinct melting curve profiles for each species. The sensitivity limit of the multiplex PCR method was evaluated. Trace DNA of other species in deer DNA could be identified. Common deer products, including blood, meat, and antler were tested using this multiplex PCR method and different species of deer and domestic animals were identified. The rapid multiplex real-time PCR assay described herein is a specific, sensitive, and reliable method for high-throughput authentication of deer and domestic animal products.     

A novel common single primer multiplex polymerase chain reaction (CSP‐M‐PCR) method for the identification of animal species in minced meat

BACKGROUND: Minced meat species adulteration is a severe problem. In this study a common single primer multiplex polymerase chain reaction (CSP‐M‐PCR) method was applied to the identification of five species (chicken, cattle, sheep, pig and horse) in minced meat products. CSP was designed as a common adapter at the 5′‐end of species‐specific reverse primers and employed in giving different length fragments from the respective meat species. RESULTS: Species‐specific DNA fragments could be identified in a single PCR reaction by mixing CSP, Chicken‐R, Cattle‐R, Sheep‐R, Pig‐R and Horse‐R primers in the ratio 1:0.01:0.01:0.01:0.01:0.10 (where ‘1’ represents 0.5 mmol L^?1). The specific DNA fragments could be efficiently amplified by CSP‐M‐PCR with > 5 µmol L^?1 species‐specific primers, except for 50 µmol L^?1 Horse‐R. A detection limit of 0.5 g kg^?1 was determined for both single species of minced meat and all species of five kinds of minced meat. CONCLUSION: The CSP‐M‐PCR method simplified the PCR reaction system and removed the inconsistent amplification efficiency from different primers. This highly sensitive, reproducible and rapid method could potentially be used as a screening or identifying assay to test for the presence of species or ingredients in minced meat and other meat products. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Differentiation of animal species in food by oligonucleotide microarray hybridization

Oligonucleotide microarray hybridization analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene DNA was applied to identify different animal species in meat and cheese food samples. A pair of universal primers binding to conserved regions of the vertebrate mitochondrial cytochrome b gene was used to amplify a 377 bp fragment with internal regions of high inter-species variability. PCR products of cattle, pig, chicken, turkey, sheep and goat were unequivocally identified by hybridization with species-specific probe sequences immobilized on an oligonucleotide microarray. In meat samples, 0.1% admixtures of beef or chicken meat were still detectable. By using this new PCR-based DNA chip hybridization for the analysis of 24 commercial food samples from routine control, the simultaneous species composition of mixtures with up to four different species could be determined in a single experiment. The results agreed well with those from the reference methods performed at the local food control authority, which are a combination of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), species-specific PCR and PCR–RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism). Thus, the DNA chip hybridization analysis of cytochrome b PCR products offers a new way for rapid and sensitive species differentiation in food.     

食品中动物源性成分的多重PCR快速检测

目的利用多重PCR技术对市售的多种食品进行检测,确定动物源性成分的种类,进行掺假及真伪鉴别。方法对鸡、猪、牛、兔、绵羊、山羊、马、鹿8种动物源性产品进行DNA提取,根据不同动物线粒体DNA设计特异性引物,根据脊椎动物细胞色素b基因mt DNA序列设计通用引物作为内源参照,对8种动物源性产品的DNA进行多重PCR扩增,同时对多种成分进行鉴定。结果琼脂糖凝胶电泳表明,此方法能同时扩增出8种动物的特异性条带,检测灵敏度达到0.01%。结论所建立的鉴定多种动物源性成分的新方法,操作简便、快速准确,可为各检验机构对食品进行检测提供方法指导。     

Application of quantitative real-time PCR in the detection of prion-protein gene species-specific DNA sequences in animal meals and feedstuffs

This study describes a method for quantitative and species-specific detection of animal DNA from different species (cattle, sheep, goat, swine, and chicken) in animal feed and feed ingredients, including fish meals. A quantitative real-time PCR approach was carried out to characterize species-specific sequences based on the amplification of prion-protein sequence. Prion-protein species-specific primers and TaqMan probes were designed, and amplification protocols were optimized in order to discriminate the different species with short PCR amplicons. The real-time quantitative PCR approach was also compared to conventional species-specific PCR assays. The real-time quantitative assay allowed the detection of 10 pg of ruminant, swine, and poultry DNA extracted from meat samples processed at 130 degrees C for 40 min, 200 kPa. The origin of analyzed animal meals was characterized by the quantitative estimation of ruminant, swine, and poultry DNA. The TaqMan assay was used to quantify ruminant DNA in feedstuffs with 0.1% of meat and bone meal. In conclusion, the proposed molecular approach allowed the detection of species-specific DNA in animal meals and feedstuffs.     

基于单拷贝核基因的数字PCR定量检测肉制品中羊源性成分

GeneBank搜索牛、绵羊、山羊、猪、马、驴、鸡、鸭、鹅、火鸡、狗、猫、鼠、兔、貂等15种动物的单拷贝核基因组序列信息,应用生物信息学分析筛选15种动物共有的种间保守区域,设计一对可同时扩增15种动物源性DNA的内参基因引物和探针;同时分析筛选绵羊和山羊共有且和其余动物种内特异性区域,设计一对只能扩增羊源性DNA的特异性基因引物和探针。基于微滴数字PCR技术,引入内参基因校正羊种属特异性基因测定方法,建立科学准确的肉制品中羊源性成分量化判定方法。结果表明,所建立方法具有良好的特异性和通用性,内参基因和羊种属特异性基因的最低检出限分别为32和26 copies/μL,模拟添加样品的正确度偏差均值为8.66%,符合数字PCR方法制定指南要求不得大于25%,说明量化判定方法结果具有较高的准确性。     

Rapid species identification in meat by using satellite DNA probes

A fast procedure for species identification in heated meat is described. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was isolated from meat samples by an alkaline extraction method and hybridized to a conjugate of a specific oligonucleotide and alkaline phosphatase. The oligonucleotide probes are based on satellite DNA, tandem-repeated sequences, which are highly specific for species. Probes are developed for the identification of meat from cattle, sheep/goat, horse, deer, pig, chicken and turkey. Differentiation between closely related species like chicken and turkey is possible. Admixtures of 1–5% of meat of one species in another could be detected. The complete assay of up to 50 samples takes 4 h. Heated meat samples could be analysed.     

Detection of Adulteration of Meat and Meat Products with Buffalo Meat Employing Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

The primer pair was designed based on mitochondrial d-loop gene for detection of adulteration of buffalo meat in admixed meat and meat products by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Amplification of 537-bp DNA fragments was observed from buffalo, without any cross-reaction with cattle, sheep, goat, pig, and chicken. The amplification was further confirmed by BamHI restriction enzymes. No adverse effect of processing was found on PCR amplification of buffalo meat DNA extracted from processed meat and meat products, even from meat emulsion autoclaved at 121 °C, 20 psi for 15–20 min. The detection limit for buffalo meat was found to be 1% in the admixed meat and meat products; however, very faint and inconsistent results were obtained in autoclaved meat emulsion at 1% level. The developed PCR assay was found to be specific for buffalo and could be a useful tool for detection of meat adulteration.     

An actin gene-related polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for identification of chicken in meat mixtures

Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA extracted from muscle, a single pair of oligonucleotide primers can yield amplification products from several members of the actin multigene family simultaneously. These multiple PCR products form species-specific “fingerprints” on gel electrophoresis which may be useful for meat authentication. However, for analysis of meat mixtures, the presence of a single band unique to a species would have many advantages over a multi-component fingerprint. A procedure is described in which primers amplify at a single actin gene locus, giving a positive band with DNA extracted from chicken and turkey, but no reaction with duck, pheasant, porcine, bovine, ovine or equine DNA. The chicken signal was clearly detectable with DNA from meat admixtures containing 1% chicken/99% lamb and from meat heat-treated at 120°C. For further discrimination, the chicken PCR product could be differentiated from turkey by restriction enzyme digestion.     

Polymerase chain reaction-based analysis to detect terrestrial animal protein in fish meal

The recent European bovine spongiform encephalopathy crisis has focused attention on the importance of adopting stringent control measures to avoid the risk of the diffusion of mad cow disease through meat meal-based animal feedstuffs. Potential adulteration of such feedstuffs with bone particles from terrestrial animals is determined by microscopic examination by law before the release of these feedstuffs for free circulation in the European Community. This study describes a DNA monitoring method to examine fish meal for contamination with mammalian and poultry products. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method based on the nucleotide sequence variation in the 12S ribosomal RNA gene of mitochondrial DNA was developed and evaluated. Three species-specific primer pairs were designed for the identification of ruminant, pig, and poultry DNA. The specificity of the primers used in the PCR was tested by comparison with DNA samples for several vertebrate species and confirmed. The PCR specifically detected mammalian and poultry adulteration in fish meals containing 0.125% beef, 0.125% sheep, 0.125% pig, 0.125% chicken, and 0.5% goat. A multiplex PCR assay for ruminant and pig adulteration was optimized and had a detection limit of 0.25%.     

Identification of chicken,duck, pigeon and pig meat by species-specific markers of mitochondrial origin

In the present study, PCR based method for meat species identification of chicken, duck, pigeon and pig was achieved by developing species-specific markers. Using mitochondrial sequences species-specific primers were designed and the sizes of them were 256 bp, 292 bp, 401 bp and 835 bp for chicken, duck, pigeon and pig, respectively. The species-specific PCR products were sequenced to confirm the specificity of the product amplified. These markers were subsequently tested for cross amplification by checking them with beef, mutton, chevon, pork, rabbit, chicken, duck, turkey and pigeon meat. DNA markers developed in this study can help identify the species of fresh, cooked and autoclaved meat of chicken, duck and pigeon and fresh and cooked meat of pig. The process of identification is simple, economical and quick as compared to other methods such as RAPD, PCR-RFLP and sequencing method of species identification.     

Optimization of multiplex PCR for the identification of animal species using mitochondrial genes in sausages

Detection of species fraud in meat products is very important in order to protect consumers from undesirable adulteration, as well as for the economic, religious and health aspects. The most important reason for verification of the labeling statements is to detect fraudulent substitution of expensive meat components with other cheaper animals or mislabeling. The aim of this study was to develop a multiplex PCR that could be used in the simultaneous identification of multiple meat species. In this study, ten sausages with a minimum beef content of 55 %, from ten different manufacturing companies, and five samples of cow, chicken, goat, camel and donkey raw meats, for the purpose of positive control, were collected from food markets in Tehran, Iran. Total DNA was extracted from each sausage and the raw meats. Primers were selected in different regions of mitochondrial DNA (12S rRNA, cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunits 2) for identification of meat species. 12S rRNA and NADH dehydrogenase subunits 2 primers generated specific fragments of 183 and 145 bp length, for chicken and donkey, respectively. Three different specific primers were used for amplification of cytochrome b gene in goat, camel and cattle species and amplified species-specific DNA fragments of 157, 200 and 274 bp, respectively. The results proved that half of the specimens were contaminated with chicken meat, and this was greater than the proportion of beef stated on the label, while the other half only had chicken residuals, and no beef content. No contamination was found with goat, donkey or camel meats. These findings showed that molecular methods, such as multiplex PCR, is a potentially reliable, sensitive and accurate assay for the detection of adulterated meat species in mixed meat products.