ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2019, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (10): 2166-2170.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2019.10.024

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EMA-qPCR Method for Detection of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Fermented Feed

HU Huilong1, WEI Xiaobing1, WANG Qiuxia1, OU Changbo1, YAN Yiting2, Lü Yuqiong3, LIU Xingyou3*   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China;
    2. Henan Higher Education Discipline Intelligent Cleaner Production of Livestock, Xinxiang 453003, China;
    3. Xinxiang University, Xinxiang 453003, China
  • Received:2019-03-21 Online:2019-10-23 Published:2019-10-23

Abstract: To quickly detect the content of lactic acid bacteria in fermented feed, a new method was established by combining ethidium bromide monoazide(EMA) with q-PCR technology, and the factors affecting the effects of EMA, such as the EMA concentration, the action time and the illumination time, were investigated in this experiment. The known number of lactic acid bacteria was treated with EMA under the experimental conditions and then the bacterial DNA was extracted. Finally, the standard curve between the Ct value and the number of lactic acid bacteria was established following q-PCR method. The unknown number of lactic acid bacteria can be calculated by replacing the Ct value into the standard curve equation. The results showed that EMA exposure at 3-4 μg·mL-1 concentration for 10 minutes could effectively inhibit the DNA amplification of the dead bacteria and eliminate the influence of DNA amplification on Ct value. By measuring 8 parts of fermented feed, the results have a high degree of conformity with the plate count. Therefore, it is feasible to quickly and accurately detect the quantity of viable lactic acid bacteria in fermented feed with EMA-qPCR.

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