The Development of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Procedure for Plague Diagnostic

Plague caused by Yersinia pestis is one of the infectious diseases subject to the International Health Regulations (IHR). Permanent monitoring of the focal plague areas is mandatory in order to enable prompt control measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Therefore, the availability of efficient diagnosis tests is of paramount importance. Here, we describe a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based procedure for rapid Y. pestis detection. We constructed a set of LAMP primers, which were used in assays to establish the reaction conditions that would lead to the quick visualization of the results by evaluating the test tube with the naked eye. The primers were specifically designed to target the caf1 gene located on pFra/Tox (pMT), a prototypical plasmid of Y. pestis. The LAMP procedure was performed at 65°C for 45 min in a water bath and allowed for the detection of at least 10 pg of bacterial DNA. Due to its simplicity, specificity, sensitivity and rapidity, the LAMP technique is an additional tool that may be implemented in routine plague diagnoses, especially in emergencies.

Preliminary investigation and detection based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP)of phytoplasmas associated with diseases in B.napus L.

In the last decade,some disease occurred on our experimental farms that had caused serious losses.They were not caused by fungi,bacteria or viruses.By loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP)technique,the detection results pointed to the possible pathogen as phytoplasma.The investigation results implied that phytoplasmas could cause more than 13 kinds of symptoms in almost all parts of plants in B.napus L.,including witches’broom,multi-stems,aggregate main inflorescences,and flat stems.The incidences of these phytoplasma-associated diseases in our experimental farms rose from 1.61%in 2010 to 6.00%in 2021.Some phytoplasma infected plants died without any growing points.These studies would be helpful for detecting phytoplasmas diseases,selecting disease resistant germplasm and improving varieties with disease resistances in B.napus L.

One New Method of Nucleic Acid Amplification-Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification of DNA

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a novel nucleic acid amplification method, which amplifies DNA with high specificity, sensitivity, rapidity and efficiency under isothermal conditions using a set of four specially designed primers and a Bst DNA polymerase with strand displacement activity. The basic principle, characteristics, development of LAMP and its applications are summarized in this article.

Rapid,sensitive detection of Vibrio anguillarum using loop-mediated isothermal amplification

Vibrio anguillarum is an important bacterial pathogen of aquatic organisms and a significant problem in aquatic farming. The rapid detection and identification of V. anguillarum, and other pathogens that infect marine organisms, is crucial to effective disease management. In this study, we developed a loop-mediated amplification （LAMP） assay to detect V. anguillarum in an hour in a single tube without the need for thermal cycling. Conserved regions of the metalloproteinase （empA） gene of V. anguillarum served as the targets for primer design. A fragment of the empA gene was amplified at 65℃ in the presence of the primer mixture and Bst DNA polymerase. In the optimized LAMP assay, 6.7 pg of V. anguillarum DNA could be detected. Six strains of V. anguillarum and 17 strains of non-V, anguillarum bacteria were used in this study to evaluate the species specificity of the primers. The six V. anguillarum strains gave a positive result in the LAMP assay. This method was also validated in V. anguillarum-infected fish. This LAMP method is more sensitive than PCR in the detection of V. anguillarum and shows good species specificity. The LAMP assay is therefore an effective method for the quick detection of V. anguillarum both in the laboratory and in the field.

Development of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Porcine Circovirus Type 2

In this study, the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method was used to develop a rapid and simple detection system for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). According to the PCV2 sequences published in GenBank, multiple LAMP primers were designed targeting conserved sequences of PCV2. Using the DNA extracted from PCV2 isolates HUN-09 and SD-09 as the template, LAMP reactions in a PCV2 LAMP system was performed, the amplification products were detected by adding SYBR Green I and could be observed directly by the naked eye. The results showed highly-efficient and specific amplification in 30 min at 63°C with a LAMP real-time turbidimeter. Furthermore, PCV2 DNA templates, with a detection limit of 5.5×10-5 ng of nucleic acid, indicated that this assay was highly sensitive. The results obtained with the naked eye after SYBR Green I staining were consistent with those detected by the real-time turbidimeter, showing the potential simplicity of interpretation of the assay results. The LAMP assay appeared to have greater accuracy than PCR and virus isolation for the analysis of 18 clinical samples. In addition it offers higher specificity and sensitivity, shorter reaction times and simpler procedures than the currently available methods of PCV2 detection. It is therefore a promising tool for the effective and efficient detection of PCV2.

Development and Evaluation of a Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Rapid Detection and Identification of Pectobacterium carotovorum on Celery in the Field

Pectobacterium carotovorum is the causal agent of bacterial soft rot in a wide range of vegetable host species.Once P.carotovorum infects the plant,the spread of the disease is difficult to control.In this study,a rapid and sensitive method based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP)was developed for detecting P.carotovorum in celery with soft rot using a primer set designed from the pmrA conserved sequence of P.carotovorum.The specificity of the LAMP primer set for P.carotovorum was extensively validated on both P.carotovorum strains and nontarget strains.The sensitivity was 1 pg of P.carotovorum genomic DNA,which demonstrated 10 times more sensitive than the conventional PCR assay.LAMP was also used to detect P.carotovorum in bacterial suspension.The lowest detection concentration was 104 CFU·mL^−1.In addition,a LAMP assay,in conjunction with a crude DNA extraction method,was successfully performed on P.carotovorum-infected samples derived from both artificially and naturally infected plants.In summary,the LAMP assay established in this study constitutes a simple,sensitive,and rapid method for the detection of P.carotovorum,and has potential application in the control of celery soft rot disease through early detection.

Sensitive and rapid detection of two toxic microalgae Alexandrium by loop-mediated isothermal amplification

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification （LAMP） assay was designed and evaluated for rapid de- tection of the toxic microalgae Alexandrium catenella and A. minutum, which can produce paralytic shellfish poisoning （PSP）. Two sets of four specific primers targeting these two species were derived from the sequence of internal transcribed spacer （ITS） of ribosomal DNA. The method worked well in less than an hour under isothermal conditions of 65℃. LAMP specificity was validated in closely related algae as a comparison, suggesting the strict specificity of the LAMP primers. Two visual inspection approaches were feasible to interpret the positive or negative results. The detection lim- its of A. catenella and A. minutum samples using the LAMP assay were found to be 5.6 and 4.5 pg DNA, respectively. The sensitivity of this LAMP assay was 10 or 100-fold higher than Polymerase Chain Reaction （PCR） method in detecting the two microalgae. These characteristics of species specificity, sensitivity, and rapidity suggest that this method has the potentiality in the monitoring of red tide caused by A. catenella and A. minutum.

Development of an in situ loop-mediated isothermal amplification technique for chromosomal localization of DNA sequences

In situ loop-mediated isothermal amplification （in situ LAMP） combines in situ hybridization and loop-mediated isothermal amplification （LAMP） techniques for chromosomal localization of DNA sequences. In situ LAMP is a method that is generally more specific and sensitive than conventional techniques such as fluorescence in situ hybridization （FISH）, primed in situ labeling （PRINS）, and cycling primed in situ labeling （C-PRINS）. Here, we describe the development and application of in situ LAMP to identify the chromosomal localization of DNA sequences. To benchmark this technique, we successfully applied this technique to localize the major ribosomal RNA gene on the chromosomes of the Zhikong scallop （ Chlarnys farreri）.

Combination of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay and Nested PCR for Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Human Serum Samples

A set of universal loop-mediated isothermal amplification （LAMP） primers targeting the flo gene was designed to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato （B. burgdorferi s.I.） in human samples. The sensitivity of LAMP was 20 copies/reaction, and the assay did not detect false positives among 11 other related bacteria. A positive LAMP result was obtained for 9 of the 24 confirmed cases and for 12 of 94 suspected cases. The positive rate of LAMP was the same as that of nested PCR. The LAMP is a useful diagnostic method that can be developed for rapid detection of B. burgdorferi s.I. in human sera. Combination of the LAMP and nested PCR was more sensitive for detecting B. burgdorferi s.I. in human serum samples.

Rapid detection of Shigella and Salmonella in rhesus monkeys by loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay

Objective To establish a loop-mediated isothermal amplification( LAMP) method for detecting diarrhea pathogens( Shigella and Salmonella) in rhesus monkeys and evaluate the application of the LAMP method for detecting bacterial diseases in nonhuman primate laboratory animals. Materials and Methods A total of 205 fecal samples of rhesus monkeys were detected in this LAMP assay. The specificity and sensitivity of LAMP for Shigella and Salmonella were analyzed,and real-time polymerase chain reaction( REAL-TIME PCR) assay was employed as control. Results The LAMP method established here needed only 45 min to complete the reaction at 63℃. Its detection limit was 10 pg / μL and with a high specificity. The positive rate of Shigella and Salmonella was 1. 5% and 6. 3%,respectively. Conclusions Here we have established a fast and simple Shigella and Salmonella LAMP detection method that has strong specificity and high sensitivity and is suitable for rapid detection of bacterial disease in macaques. The development of this rapid detection kit is underway,and it will be helpful to the diarrhea detection.

小反刍兽疫LAMP反应结果可视化检测方法比较研究

环介导等温扩增(loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)技术是一种可应用于各种病原体检测、基因分型等领域的等温扩增技术。该技术所需设备简单且易于操作,因此具有较大的发展潜力。根据目前已经存在的判定LAMP结果的可视化方法,以可能对野生小反刍动物造成威胁的小反刍兽疫病毒(Peste des petits ruminants virus,PPRV)cDNA为检测对象,选择合适的引物组,比较评估均可在日光或紫外光下区分阴阳性结果的SYBR Green I、SYBR Safe Stain和羟基萘酚蓝(hydroxy naphthol blue,HNB)3种指示剂方法的适用性与灵敏度。结果表明:3种方法的灵敏度都很高,均与琼脂糖凝胶电泳相当。其中,SYBR Green I结果区分度高、不受体系成分影响且无须额外设备,但成本较高;SYBR Safe Stain具有良好的结果区分度,成本相对较低,但需要额外的紫外照射设备;HNB成本最低,但颜色区分度较低,且易受多种因素影响。建议在选择LAMP指示剂时,综合考虑成本、使用便利性、结果准确性及实验条件,通过充分的体系优化和验证,确保LAMP检测的准确性和可靠性。研究结果突显了不同方法的特征和适用场景,为研究人员根据不同场所与条件选择高效、便捷的LAMP反应结果可视化方法提供参考。

华支睾吸虫LAMP方法的建立与初步应用

为了建立华支睾吸虫环介导等温扩增(loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)快速检测方法,试验利用GenBank中华支睾吸虫(Clonorchis sinensis)的线粒体全基因组设计特异性引物,然后构建LAMP方法,并验证了LAMP方法的特异性和敏感性;以及用粪便镜检(金标准)、PCR和LAMP方法同时检测45份犬粪便样本,评价LAMP方法的检测效果。结果表明:经序列比对,筛选得到华支睾吸虫特异性基因Unit R2,以该基因序列为靶标构建检测方法,优化后的总体积为50μL,Bst3.0 DNA聚合酶的最适用量为1μL,MgSO_(4)的最适浓度为6 mmol/L,最佳反应温度为63℃,最佳反应时间为40 min。构建的LAMP方法可以检测华支睾吸虫整个生命发育周期,实现了对其成虫、嚢蚴及虫卵的全方位覆盖;与其他种类寄生虫无交叉反应;对基因组DNA的最低检测限为10 fg,是PCR方法的100倍;与金标准相比,LAMP方法的特异性为100%(30/30),敏感性为93.33%(14/15)。说明试验建立的华支睾吸虫LAMP方法特异性强、敏感性高、检测结果准确,具有快速检测华支睾吸虫的潜力。

LAMP法检测食品中开心果过敏原成分

为建立食品中开心果过敏原成分的环介导等温扩增(LAMP)检测方法,根据GenBank中公布的开心果过敏原2S种子贮存蛋白基因序列设计合成LAMP引物,筛选最佳引物并对其内引物浓度进行优化。以开心果、腰果、胡桃等坚果类以及大米、玉米、大豆等常见农产品验证该方法的特异性,将开心果DNA进行梯度稀释以验证方法的检测低限,并以小麦为基质配制模拟添加样品测试方法的相对灵敏度。结果表明:该方法能够特异性检测食品中的开心果成分,对开心果基因组DNA的检测限为0.2ng,食品中开心果成分相对检测灵敏度低于0.1%(m/m),通过在反应终产物中加入SYBR GreenⅠ,可用肉眼判断检测结果,LAMP检测时间不超过60min。该方法快速准确,不依赖复杂昂贵的检测仪器,可应用于过敏原开心果成分的快速检测。

副溶血弧菌LAMP检测方法的建立

副溶血弧菌(Vibrioparahaemolyticus)是一种能引起食源性疾病的重要病原菌。首次将一种新颖的核酸扩增技术-环介导等温扩增技术(loop-mediatedisothermalamplification,LAMP)应用于副溶血弧菌的快速检测。针对副溶血弧菌不耐热溶血毒素基因(tlh)设计4条特异性引物(两条内引物和两条外引物)进行LAMP扩增,对扩增反应进行优化,最佳反应时间为60min,反应温度为60℃。对12种细菌共28株菌进行LAMP扩增,仅14株副溶血弧菌得到阳性扩增结果,证明引物具有很高的特异性。副溶血弧菌基因组DNA和纯培养物的检测灵敏度分别约为90fg和24cfu/ml。对模拟食品样品进行直接检测,检测限为89cfu/g。结果表明,该方法检测副溶血弧菌特异性强、灵敏度高,并且操作简便、检测成本低,1小时即可完成,有望发展成为快速检测副溶血弧菌的有效手段。

柑橘黄龙病可视化LAMP检测技术的建立及应用

建立柑橘黄龙病(HLB)可视化环介导等温扩增(LAMP)检测方法,为HLB的快速检测提供有力的技术支持。根据LAMP技术原理,针对柑橘黄龙病菌16S rDNA靶序列的6个位点设计4条特异性引物,通过对反应体系和反应条件的优化,并在反应前的体系中加入1∶10的钙黄绿素(calcein)和氯化锰(MnCl2)混合液作为荧光显色剂,建立可视化LAMP检测技术,同时对该技术的特异性、灵敏度和样品检测进行了测试。该检测方法具有很高的特异性,反应体系中除了HLB具有特异性的扩增,产生黄绿色荧光扩增产物,其他供试菌株均无特异扩增。对柑橘黄龙病菌总DNA的检测限为1.51×10-3 ng/μL,而对含有目的基因的CG-pMD18-T质粒DNA的检测限为2.12×10-6 ng/μL,与定量PCR灵敏度相当,而比常规PCR灵敏度高1 000倍。利用可视化LAMP技术和定量PCR对来自漳州、南平、福州等地的样品进行检测,结果 2种技术的检出率均为76.7%,符合率达到100%。

可视化的RT-LAMP方法检测禽白血病病毒

本研究旨在建立一种快速检测禽白血病病毒(ALV)的RT-LAMP方法。根据GenBank中ALV序列,在其保守序列区域设计了多套LAMP引物,通过LAMP Real-time Turbidimeter仪对ALV的LAMP引物、反应体系及反应进程进行监测和分析,以评价该方法的特异性和敏感性,并对加入SYBR GreenⅠ肉眼判定与仪器监测结果进行比对。结果表明:建立的RT-LAMP方法在63℃水浴中36min可对ALV核酸进行高效扩增,在反应结束后加入SYBR GreenⅠ肉眼判断结果与Real-time Turbidimeter仪检测结果一致;该方法具有很强特异性,对其它相关鸡病病原检测结果均为阴性;其检出限量为14.2pg.μL-1,显示出很高的敏感性;用建立的LAMP方法对24个样品进行检测,结果表明LAMP法与其原检测结果基本一致;本研究建立了可对ALV进行快速检测并可肉眼判定结果的可视化RT-LAMP方法,其操作简便、无需昂贵设备,适用于ALV的快速检测。

草鱼呼肠孤病毒逆转录环介导等温扩增(RT-LAMP)检测方法的建立

根据草鱼呼肠孤病毒(grass carp reovirus,GCRV)衣壳蛋白VP6编码基因的序列设计特异性引物,以病毒全基因组RNA为模板,通过对反应条件进行优化,建立了GCRV的逆转录环介导等温扩增(RT-LAMP)检测方法。检测结果表明,本方法可在63℃下1 h内实现靶片段的大量扩增,扩增产物经凝胶电泳呈现梯型条带,反应体系中添加SYBR Green I荧光染料后,绿色阳性结果明显区别于橙色阴性结果。该检测体系针对草鱼呼肠孤病毒的检测灵敏度高,其最低检测限为33 pg,与常规RT-PCR方法相比较,灵敏度高10倍,且与斑点叉尾鮰呼肠孤病毒(CCRV)、鲤春病毒血症病毒(SVCV)、锦鲤疱疹病毒(KHV)、大鲵虹彩病毒(GSIV)等无交叉反应。该方法灵敏度及特异性高,且不需昂贵仪器设备,为快速检测草鱼呼肠孤病毒与诊断草鱼出血病提供了简捷快速的技术手段。

环介导逆转录等温扩增技术(RT-LAMP)在丙型肝炎病毒基因检测中的应用

该文介绍了一种便捷、灵敏而又特异的环介导逆转录等温扩增基因检测技术，该技术分别使用特异对应于靶序列中8个基因区段的3对特殊引物，并在反转录酶和Bst-DNA聚合酶的作用下对靶序列进行等温核酸扩增反应，整个检测反应只需1～2h。利用这种技术成功检测了丙型肝炎病毒基因，对60份经Real-timePCR或RT—-PCR验证阳性的血清样品检测，阳性符合率为98％。同时，对扩增终产物进一步进行酶切分析，并与HIV、HBV和不同亚型流感病毒RNA进行交叉反应和特异性测试，均与预期结果吻合。将Real-timePCR定量后的RNA系列稀释后对检测方法的灵敏度进行了测试。结果显示，该技术的检测灵敏度在理论上可达到10个拷贝的RNA分子。以上结果证明，RT-LAMP扩增技术是一种检测程序简单、灵敏度和特异性较高的基因检测手段，在丙型肝炎病毒的快速检测方面具有一定的开发潜力。

转基因玉米LAMP检测体系的建立及应用

以转基因抗虫和耐除草剂玉米Bt11为研究材料,建立Bt11环状等温扩增快速检测技术方法。利用一种具有链置换活性的BstDNA聚合酶,针对Bt11中玉米基因组与外源基因结合处序列,设计4条特异引物,并对反应温度、时间、灵敏度、结果判断方法等参数进行初步探索。结果显示,LAMP检测方法最适反应温度及反应时间分别为65℃和60min,其灵敏度为常规定性PCR的20倍。LAMP技术检测转基因玉米品系Bt11具有特异性高、快速、简便等优点,具有广阔的应用前景。

同时检测贝类派琴虫和包纳米虫的双重LAMP方法的建立

为满足贝类寄生虫快速检测需求,本研究根据GenBank中发布的派琴虫ITS序列和包纳米虫18SrRNA序列的保守区域分别设计LAMP扩增引物,分别建立了两种寄生虫的单重LAMP检测方法,进一步对反应体系进行优化,组装成两种寄生虫的双重LAMP方法,同时还进行了特异性检测和敏感性检测,并通过对扩增产物进行限制性内切酶酶切检验双重LAMP方法的准确性。结果表明本研究建立的贝类寄生虫双重LAMP方法具有较好的特异性,检测派琴虫时的最低检测限为10拷贝/μL质粒DNA,检测包纳米虫时的最低检测限为100拷贝/μL质粒DNA,同时酶切试验也验证了双重LAMP检测结果的准确性。对随机采自东海和黄海的20份菲律宾蛤仔和10份美国进口牡蛎的检测结果显示,该双重LAMP方法在口岸检疫工作中可以作为派琴虫和包纳米虫的快速检测方法。