Development of point-of-need colourimetric, isothermal diagnostic assays for specific detection of Bacillus subtilis using shikimate dehydrogenase gene.

Autor: S N; Department of Biotechnology, Jain University, Bengaluru, 560 027, India.; Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 560 024, India., C M; Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 560 024, India. manjunatha.c@icar.gov.in., T SK; Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 560 024, India., S RR; Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 560 024, India., A K; Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 560 024, India., K PM; Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, 560 065, India., D P; Agricultural Research Station, Gangavathi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 583 227, India., N SS; Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 560 024, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Folia microbiologica [Folia Microbiol (Praha)] 2024 Sep 27. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 27.
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-024-01201-z
Abstrakt: The largest obstacle in the promotion of biopesticides is the existence of counterfeit products available in the market. Identification and quantification of antagonistic organisms in biopesticide products are the key to the reduction of spurious microbial pesticides. In this study, we have developed a simple, sensitive, isothermal-based colourimetric assay for specific detection of Bacillus subtilis from the biopesticide formulations and soil samples. A region specific to B. subtilis which codes for shikimate dehydrogenase was identified through in silico analysis. We employed conventional PCR, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA), and qPCR for specific detection of B. subtilis in soil samples and biopesticide formulations. Specificity tests showed that the PCR primers amplified an amplicon of 521 bp in four strains of B. subtilis only, and no amplification was found in negative control samples. Similarly, the LAMP assay showed sky blue colour in all four strains of B. subtilis and violet colour in negative control samples. Whereas in the RPA assay, upon the addition of SYBR Green dye, a bright green colour was seen in B. subtilis strains, while a brick-red colour was observed in negative control samples by visualizing under a UV transilluminator. The qPCR assay showed specific amplifications with a Ct value of 12 for B. subtilis strains and no amplification in negative control samples. In the sensitivity test, PCR could amplify DNA of B. subtilis up to 500 pg/µL. DNA concentration as low as 10 pg/µL was enough to show the colour change in the LAMP as well as the RPA assays, whereas the qPCR assay showed sensitivity till 100 pg/µL. All four diagnostic assays developed in the study have been validated in soil samples and B. subtilis-based biopesticides. Compared to conventional PCR, the qPCR assay has the advantage of quantification and visualizing the result in real-time, whereas LAMP and RPA assays have the benefits of being colourimetric and less time-consuming. The other advantages are that the results can be visualized with the naked eye, and these assays do not require a costly thermal cycler and gel documentation system. Hence, LAMP and RPA assays are highly suitable for developing point-of-need diagnostic kits and, in turn, help regulators assess the quality of biopesticides in the market.
(© 2024. Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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