FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (16): 137-141.

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Development of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods

  

  • Received:2011-07-06 Revised:2012-07-04 Online:2012-08-25 Published:2012-09-07

Abstract: According to the iap gene of Listeria monocytogenes, two pairs of specific primers were designed, and then a rapid loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detecting Listeria monocytogenes in foods was developed using real-time turbidity of the amplification byproduct magnesium pyrophosphate as the positive criterion. Twenty-nine bacterial strains were used to evaluate the specificity of the LAMP method. Our results showed that all tested Listeria monocytogenes were positive, while other strains were negative to LAMP detection, suggesting that this LAMP method was highly specific to the target bacteria. The sensitivity for cultivated Listeria monocytogenes and its contaminated foods were was 8 CFU and 12 CFU per test tube, respectively. The LAMP method developed in this study provides a sensitive, rapid and simple approach for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes.

Key words: Listeria monocytogenes, iap gene, LAMP, rapid detection

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