Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCR

In order to establish a fast detection method for the living Zygosaccharomyces rouxii (Z. rouxii) cells in honey and honey products, the performance of propidium monoazide bromide (PMA) and enhanced propidium monoazide bromide (PMAXX) combined with real-time PCR for detecting living cells of Z. roux...

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Main Authors: Shiqiong Chen, Qingyan Tang, Jianqiang Geng, Yanqin Liu, Jie Jiang, Xuefeng Cai, Hong Cao, Yantao Wu, Yan Ren, Kai Liu, Yue Cao
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Food Quality
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8670182
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author Shiqiong Chen
Qingyan Tang
Jianqiang Geng
Yanqin Liu
Jie Jiang
Xuefeng Cai
Hong Cao
Yantao Wu
Yan Ren
Kai Liu
Yue Cao
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Qingyan Tang
Jianqiang Geng
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Jie Jiang
Xuefeng Cai
Hong Cao
Yantao Wu
Yan Ren
Kai Liu
Yue Cao
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description In order to establish a fast detection method for the living Zygosaccharomyces rouxii (Z. rouxii) cells in honey and honey products, the performance of propidium monoazide bromide (PMA) and enhanced propidium monoazide bromide (PMAXX) combined with real-time PCR for detecting living cells of Z. rouxii was compared. PMAXX was chosen as the added agent because of its better performance. The optimal concentration of PMAXX was found to be 76.92 μM in cell solution (the cell concentration was 1.0 × 108 CFU/mL). The LODs of PMAXX-qPCR in detecting Z. rouxii in pure MEA and honey solution were found to be 103 and 101 CFU/mL, respectively. Living Z. rouxii cells in 18 real honey samples were detected using this PMAXX-qPCR method and compared with the plate count method. The two methods showed consistent detection results in ten negative samples. In the other eight plate count zero but PMAXX-qPCR-positive samples, further verification experiments showed that six of the PMAXX-qPCR-positive samples contained viable but nonculturable (VBNC) Z. rouxii, while the other two PMAXX-qPCR-positive samples may have contained DNA contamination of Z. rouxii. This method is not only fast and sensitive but also can detect both culturable and viable but nonculturable Z. rouxii. This study provides a promising fast and culture-independent method for the detection of living Z. rouxii cells in honey and honey products.
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spelling doaj-art-5834312eea124436877a522fc0f19f272025-02-03T05:44:35ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality1745-45572022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8670182Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCRShiqiong Chen0Qingyan Tang1Jianqiang Geng2Yanqin Liu3Jie Jiang4Xuefeng Cai5Hong Cao6Yantao Wu7Yan Ren8Kai Liu9Yue Cao10Beijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentCollege of Food Science and TechnologyBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentBeijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring and Risk AssessmentIn order to establish a fast detection method for the living Zygosaccharomyces rouxii (Z. rouxii) cells in honey and honey products, the performance of propidium monoazide bromide (PMA) and enhanced propidium monoazide bromide (PMAXX) combined with real-time PCR for detecting living cells of Z. rouxii was compared. PMAXX was chosen as the added agent because of its better performance. The optimal concentration of PMAXX was found to be 76.92 μM in cell solution (the cell concentration was 1.0 × 108 CFU/mL). The LODs of PMAXX-qPCR in detecting Z. rouxii in pure MEA and honey solution were found to be 103 and 101 CFU/mL, respectively. Living Z. rouxii cells in 18 real honey samples were detected using this PMAXX-qPCR method and compared with the plate count method. The two methods showed consistent detection results in ten negative samples. In the other eight plate count zero but PMAXX-qPCR-positive samples, further verification experiments showed that six of the PMAXX-qPCR-positive samples contained viable but nonculturable (VBNC) Z. rouxii, while the other two PMAXX-qPCR-positive samples may have contained DNA contamination of Z. rouxii. This method is not only fast and sensitive but also can detect both culturable and viable but nonculturable Z. rouxii. This study provides a promising fast and culture-independent method for the detection of living Z. rouxii cells in honey and honey products.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8670182
spellingShingle Shiqiong Chen
Qingyan Tang
Jianqiang Geng
Yanqin Liu
Jie Jiang
Xuefeng Cai
Hong Cao
Yantao Wu
Yan Ren
Kai Liu
Yue Cao
Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCR
Journal of Food Quality
title Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCR
title_full Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCR
title_fullStr Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCR
title_full_unstemmed Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCR
title_short Detection of Viable Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in Honey and Honey Products via PMAXX-qPCR
title_sort detection of viable zygosaccharomyces rouxii in honey and honey products via pmaxx qpcr
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8670182
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