Real-time pcr detection of dinophysis species in irish coastal waters
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2009-11-28Author
Kavanagh, Siobhán
Brennan, Claire
O’Connor, Louise
Moran, Siobhán
Salas, Rafael
Lyons, Josephine
Silke, Joe
Maher, Majella
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Kavanagh, Siobhán; Brennan, Claire; O’Connor, Louise; Moran, Siobhán; Salas, Rafael; Lyons, Josephine; Silke, Joe; Maher, Majella (2009). Real-time pcr detection of dinophysis species in irish coastal waters. Marine Biotechnology 12 (5), 534-542
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Diarrhetic shellfish toxin-producing Dinophysis species occur in Irish coastal waters throughout the year. Dinophysis acuta and Dinophysis acuminata are the most commonly occurring species and are responsible for the majority of closures of Irish mussel farms. This study describes the development of a qualitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for identification of D. acuta and D. acuminata in Irish coastal waters. DNA sequence information for the D1-D2 region of the large ribosomal sub-unit (LSU) was obtained, following single-cell PCR of D. acuta and D. acuminata cells isolated from Irish coastal locations. PCR primers and hybridization probes, specific for the detection of D. acuta, were designed for real-time PCR on the LightCycler (TM). The LightCycler (TM) software melt curve analysis programme determined that D. acuta was identified by a melt-peak at 61A degrees C, while D. acuminata cells produced a melt peak at 48A degrees C. The limit of detection of the real-time PCR assay was determined to be one to ten plasmid copies of the LSU D1-D2 target region for both species and one to five D. acuminata cells. Lugol's preserved water samples were also tested with the assay. The real-time PCR assay identified Dinophysis species in 100% of samples found to contain Dinophysis species by light microscopy and had a greater than 90% correlation with light microscopy for identification of D. acuta and D. acuminata in the samples. The assay can identify and discriminate D. acuta and D. acuminata at low numbers in Irish waters and has the potential to add value to the Irish phytoplankton monitoring programme.