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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Rapid Detection and Quantification of Members of the Archaeal Community by Quantitative PCR Using Fluorogenic Probes
Contributor:
Takai, Ken;
Horikoshi, Koki
Published:
American Society for Microbiology, 2000
Published in:
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66 (2000) 11, Seite 5066-5072
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1128/aem.66.11.5066-5072.2000
ISSN:
0099-2240;
1098-5336
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
ABSTRACT We describe a rapid, reproducible, and sensitive method for detection and quantification of archaea in naturally occurring microbial communities. A domain-specific PCR primer set and a domain-specific fluorogenic probe having strong and weak selectivity, respectively, for archaeal rRNA genes (rDNAs) were designed. A universal PCR primer set and a universal fluorogenic probe for both bacterial and archaeal rDNAs were also designed. Using these primers and probes, we demonstrated that detection and quantification of archaeal rDNAs in controlled microbial rDNA assemblages can be successfully achieved. The system which we designed was also able to detect and quantify archaeal rDNAs in DNA samples obtained not only from environments in which thermophilic archaea are abundant but also from environments in which methanogenic archaea are abundant. Our findings indicate that this method is applicable to culture-independent molecular analysis of microbial communities in various environments.