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. 2021 Dec;44(12):1993-2001.
doi: 10.1111/jfd.13513. Epub 2021 Aug 19.

Rapid visual detection of Aeromonas salmonicida by loop-mediated isothermal amplification with hydroxynaphthol blue dye

Shun Zhou  1 , Qing Huang  1 , Mingming Yu  1 , Ying Li  1 , Xujia Zheng  1 , Yunji Xiu  1
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Rapid visual detection of Aeromonas salmonicida by loop-mediated isothermal amplification with hydroxynaphthol blue dye

Shun Zhou et al. J Fish Dis. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

To make crucial prevention, reduce fish losses and minimize the economic damage of diseases on the fish farm owners, a rapid detection of fish pathogens is mandatory. In this study, a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay combined with hydroxynaphthol blue dye (LAMP-HNB) was developed and used for the rapid detection of Aeromonas salmonicida that caused significant economic losses in fish farming. Firstly, a pair of outer and inner primers specific for conserved fragment of vapA gene in A. salmonicida were designed and synthesized. Secondly, by optimizing the reaction conditions including reaction temperature, time, Mg2+ concentration, dNTP concentration and primer ratio, a LAMP-HNB assay was successfully established for the detection of A. salmoncida. Thirdly, the assay showed good specificity with no false-positive and false-negative results, and good sensitivity with the detection limit of 3.077 × 10-6 ng/μl, which was 102 times more sensitive than the conventional PCR. Finally, the LAMP-HNB assay was validated by the fish samples inoculated with different concentrations of A. salmoncida. This is the first development of rapid visual detection of A. salmonicida based on LAMP-HNB assay, which has great application prospect and market for diagnostic testing, health certification and active surveillance programmers.

Keywords: Aeromonas salmonicida; hydroxynaphthol blue dye; loop-mediated isothermal amplification; vapA gene; visual detection.

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