WO2013003262A1 - Detection and quantification of lactic acid producing bacteria in food products - Google Patents
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- lactic acid bacteria The group of bacteria which produce lactic acid as the end product of carbohydrate metabolism are referred to as lactic acid bacteria. These bacteria can be found in nature, such as in decomposing plants, as well as in certain food products, such as yogurt. They include bacteria in the genera Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Lactococcus, Streptococcus, Aerococcus, Carnobacterium, Enterococcus, Oenococcus, Sporolactobacillus,
- Lactic acid bacteria are used in the production of yogurt, in which the bacteria produce the lactic acid which contributes to the characteristic flavor of the product.
- live lactic acid bacteria may be present in the final yogurt product.
- the presence of such live bacteria is often considered a desirable feature in yogurt.
- the presence of live lactic acid bacteria in yogurt may be associated with certain health and digestive benefits. Lactic acid bacteria ferment lactose in milk, making yogurt easier to digest for individuals with lactose intolerance. Consumers also associate other health benefits with the presence of live and active lactic acid bacteria cultures in yogurt. The presence of live lactic acid bacteria in yogurt is therefore
- the National Yogurt Association (N.Y.A.) requires that yogurt have active lactic acid bacteria cultures be above a certain concentration at the time of manufacture and that the total number of bacteria increase by one log during an activity test conducted at the end of shelf life in order to be labeled with a seal stating that the product contains live and active cultures.
- the Food and Drug Association (F.D.A.) has proposed regulations that would similarly require that a certain minimum number of bacteria be present in the yogurt both at the point of manufacture and at the end of shelf life in order for the product to be labeled as including live and active lactic acid bacterial cultures. It is therefore desirable to quantify the live lactic acid bacteria present in yogurt to support such labeling.
- lactic acid bacteria In other food products, the presence of high levels of lactic acid bacteria may not be desirable. For example, an overgrowth of lactic acid bacteria in food products such as salsa products and in deli style sliced meats can cause an unpleasant decline in product quality and can produce a slimy layer on the food. While such bacterial overgrowth is not harmful to consumers, it is unappetizing. It is therefore desirable to quantify lactic acid bacteria prior to releasing such products onto the market or prior to further processing of such product ingredients. For example, if the product ingredients, such as the vegetables used for making salsa, have unacceptably high levels of bacteria, these ingredients may be discarded such that no product is made using those ingredients. In this way, additional investments are not wasted on production and packaging of a product that will ultimately have unacceptably high levels of bacteria.
- Deli style meat products are hygienically handled and are packaged in a vacuum or modified atmosphere during manufacturing; such products are expected to be able to maintain good sensory quality for 2 to 4 weeks if they are stored below 10°C.
- spoilage by lactic acid bacteria sometimes occurs within the shelf- life period, requiring the producer to make recalls. It is important io be able to detect lactic acid b product and decrease damage and product recalls.
- lactic acid bacteria in food products have been detected and quantified using selective medium such as acidified MRS (de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe) agar.
- acidified MRS de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe
- plating requires a significant amount of work and delay before the results are available.
- food ingredients or products may be held before proceeding with further processing or release to the market. Therefore, it is desirable to develop a rapid method to quantify lactic acid bacteria in food products to reduce the delay in processing and product release.
- a more rapid method uses a Bactometer to detect lactic acid bacteria.
- Bactometer can be used to detect lactobacilli in food products such as salad dressing and in food ingredients such as chopped vegetables used in salsa production.
- the process can include incubation of the product at 30 ⁇ 1°C for 24 ⁇ lhr in module wells containing a medium selective for lactobacilli.
- the modules are then placed into the Bactometer system and the colony count is correlated to detection time. If any growth is detected in the module well, the material may be streaked onto agar plates, where the colonies may be further identified after growth on selective medium.
- the Bactometer quantifies bacteria by measuring the specific physicochemical changes caused by the growth of the bacteria.
- VBNC viable but non-culturable
- PCR polymerase chain reaction
- a pair of oligonucleotide sequences complementary to the nucleic acid of the bacteria are required as primers.
- One primer is complementary to bacterial nucleic acid at the 5' end of the target bacterial nucleic acid sequence, while the other primer is complementary to bacterial nucleic acid at the 3 ' end of the target nucleic acid sequence.
- RT-PCR real time PCR
- a probe is used which is also complementary to the target bacteria nucleic acid sequence between the two primers, allowing detection and quantification of the target material.
- Embodiments of the invention allow for the rapid and specific detection and quantification of lactic acid bacteria using the techniques of real time PCR.
- Embodiments also include kits for detection of lactic acid bacteri primer sequence, a second primer sequence, and a probe sequence, where each sequence is complementary to a separate region of the 16S rRNA gene of lactic acid producing bacteria.
- each of the first and second primer sequence and the probe sequence is complementary to a separate region of SEQ. ID. No. 4.
- the kit for PCR detection of lactic acid bacteria including a first primer comprising SEQ. ID. No. 1, a second primer comprising SEQ. ID. No. 2, and a probe comprising SEQ. ID. No. 3.
- the probe includes a fluorophore, such as carboxyfluorescein.
- the kit also includes a membrane impenetrable dye.
- the invention includes a method of detecting lactic acid bacteria in a sample including diluting the sample, centrifuging the sample to produce a pellet, performing bacterial DNA extraction using the pellet, combining the extracted bacterial DNA with PCR reagents comprising a first primer comprising SEQ. ID. No. 1, a second primer comprising SEQ. ID. No. 2, a probe comprising SEQ. ID. No. 3, a DNA polymerase, and deoxynucleotide triphosphates, cycling the combined extracted DNA and PCR reagents through a Thermocycler, and obtaining data corresponding to a signal detected by the thermocycler.
- the method may further include comparing the data corresponding to the detected signal to a standard curve to quantify the amount of lactic acid producing bacteria present in the sample.
- the sample is a food sample such as yogurt.
- the probe includes a fluorophore such as carboyxyfluorescein.
- Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method of detecting a lactic acid bacteria according to embodiments of the invention
- Figure 2 is real time PCR results for yogurt products
- Figure 3 is a standard curve of lactic acid bacteria in yogurt products versus Ct produced using the PCR results shown in Figure 2;
- Figure 4a is real time PCR results for salsa vegetables
- Figure 4b is real time PCR results for salsa vegetables
- Figure 4c is real time PCR results for salsa vegetables
- Figure 5 a is a standard curve of bacteria concentration versus C t for salsa vegetables shown in Figure 4a;
- Figure 5b is a standard curve of bacteria concentration versus C t for salsa vegetables using the PCR results shown in Figure 4b;
- Figure 5c is a standard curve of bacteria concentration versus C t for salsa vegetables using the PCR results shown in Figure 4c.
- lactic acid bacteria can be identified using real time PCR. These lactic acid bacteria can be selectively multiplied using PCR techniques using a pair of primer sequences specific to these bacteria, and can then be identified using a probe which is also specific to these bacteria.
- Embodiments of the invention can be used to rapidly detect and quantify lactic acid producing bacteria in food products.
- Exemplary food products include yogurt products, vegetables such as vegetables used in salsa production and brined cucumbers, deli style meat products, salad dressings, ketchup, dairy prod fish products such as herring, wine, beer, lemonade, fruit juices, and nectars, for example.
- Embodiments of the invention can also be used for environmental testing, such as testing of food production facilities.
- the lactic acid bacteria which are found in yogurt as live and active cultures include
- Lactobacillus delbruickii subspecies lactis When the techniques of quantitative real time PCR are applied to yogurt samples, the concentration of colony forming units of these bacteria (such as CFU/g of yogurt) can be quickly and accurately ascertained. As such, methods of the invention can be used to quantify the number of live lactic acid bacteria present in the yogurt product at a particular time, such as at the completion of production, to support labeling of the yogurt product as containing live and active cultures, or at the end of shelf life.
- embodiments of the invention may be used to quantify the level of lactic acid producing bacteria present in vegetables, such as vegetables used to produce salsa or other food products.
- vegetables such as vegetables used to produce salsa or other food products.
- salsa production for example, the vegetables are first chopped, then mixed with sugar and salt and other ingredients, then placed into containers such as cans or glass bottles, and last heated to pasteurize to kill potential pathogens.
- These vegetables may include tomatoes, onions, peppers, corn, cilantro, etc.
- One way to monitor the quality of salsa ingredients is to quantify the lactic acid bacteria present in the vegetables prior to pasteurization. If the vegetables have greater than a threshold amount of lactic acid bacteria, a sufficient number of lactic acid bacteria may not be killed during processing, such that the final product may be spoiled by lactic acid bacteria, decreasing the shelf life and product quality.
- Such vegetables may be discarded and may not be used for salsa production.
- the further processing steps may be considered sufficient such that the final s be spoiled by lactic acid bacteria during normal shelf life.
- the threshold value is 10 5 cfu/gram, while in other embodiments, the threshold value is 10 6 cfu/gram, in chopped vegetables for use in salsa production.
- the methods and kits are used to detect and quantify lactic acid bacteria in salad dressing. The basic detection steps are similar to detection quantification of vegetables, including sample preparation, DNA isolation and RT-PCR reaction.
- the methods and kits are used to detect and quantify lactic acid bacteria in deli style meats.
- deli style meats which may be used in embodiments of the invention include turkey, ham, roast beef, salami, chicken, etc.
- deli meat may be tested according to embodiments of the invention to detect and quantify lactic acid bacteria, such as in the final deli meat products.
- Embodiments of the invention employ a pair of oligonucleotide primers and a probe, each of which were designed to specifically target lactic acid bacteria.
- the pair of primers includes a forward or upstream primer complementary to a sequence that is located at the 5' end of a sequence of a target nucleic acid and a reverse or downstream primer
- the target nucleic acid sequence is unique to the lactic acid bacteria, and allows specific identification of the detected bacteria as lactic acid bacteria. Furthermore, the pair of primers and the probe are specific to the target nucleic acid sequence, such that they do not bind with the nucleic acid of any other bacteria.
- Primers useful in embodiments of the invention include SEQ ID Nos. 1 and 2, shown below.
- the primer shown above as SEQ ID. No. 1 is a forward or upstream primer.
- the primer identified as SEQ ID. No. 2 is a reverse or downstream primer.
- a probe useful in embodiments of the invention is shown below as SEQ. ID No. 3. In som
- probe identified as SEQ ID No. 3 is a TaqMan® probe having a fluorophore at its 5 end and a quencher at its 3' end.
- TaqMan® probes which may be used in embodiments of the invention are complementary to an internal region of the target oligonucleotide sequence, between the regions of the target sequence to which the primers bind.
- the fluorophore on one end of the probe Prior to hybridization of the TaqMan® probe to the target sequence, the fluorophore on one end of the probe is in close physical proximity to the quencher on the opposite end of the probe. In such a state, the quencher prevents the fluorophore from producing a detectable signal.
- a probe becomes hybridized to the target sequence (or the replicate of the target sequence) by the action of DNA polymerase, during which process the probe and the quencher are cleaved such that they are no longer in close proximity and the quencher no longer quenches the fluorophore.
- the fluorophore is detectable.
- the level of detected fluorescence directly relates to the quantity of target nucleic acid sequence present in the sample at each cycle.
- any real time PCR fluorophore may be used in embodiments of the invention.
- the fluorophore is carboxyfluorescein (FAM).
- FAM carboxyfluorescein
- TET tetrachloro fluorescein
- quenchers examples include tetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA) and dihydrocyclopyrroloindole tripeptide minor groove binder.
- TAMRA tetramethylrhodamine
- TAMRA dihydrocyclopyrroloindole tripeptide minor groove binder.
- Other types of real time PCR probes that may be useful in embod invention would likewise include SEQ. ID. No. 3 and would be readily identifiable by those skilled in the art.
- Sequence ID Nos. 1, 2 and 3 is complementary to the 16S rRNA gene of lactic acid bacteria. These bacteria include Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis,
- Embodiments of the invention therefore include first and second primers and a probe, each of which are complementary to the 16S rRNA gene. This allows for rapid and specific detection and quantification of lactic acid bacteria, without false detection of other bacteria.
- a portion of the 16S rRNA gene of lactic acid which can provide the target for primer and probe sequences is shown below as SEQ. ID. No. 4.
- the first and second primers and the probe are each complementary to separate regions of the 16S rRNA gene, such as separate regions of SEQ. ID. No. 4.
- a first primer may be complementary to a first region of SEQ. ID. No. 4
- a second primer may be complementary to a second region of SEQ. ID. No. 4
- the probe may be complementary to a third region of SEQ. ID. No. 4, with n
- the first step is preparation of the test sample 10.
- the test sample is a material such as a food product having an unknown amount of bacteria.
- preparation may include dilution of the sample in a solution such as a buffer (such as buffer peptone water). Alternatively, the sample may be diluted in water or other appropriate liquid.
- preparation may include mixing the sample with a liquid such as a buffer or water and then pipetting out the liquid and then using the liquid as the sample for further testing.
- DNA isolation 30 also known as DNA extraction, in order to make the DNA accessible for replication and detection using PCR.
- DNA isolation 20 includes breaking down the bacterial cell wall to release genomic DNA. This may be done by physical disruption of the cell well, such as by mixing with glass beads, or by chemical or enzymatic disruption, for example.
- the proteins and fat soluble compounds are removed, such as through the use of appropriate chemicals such as phenol or ethanol, for example.
- DNA is bound, extracted, and concentrated, such as through filtration and elution of the DNA, for example, or other techniques known to those skilled in the art.
- DNA kits can be purchased from Norgen Biotek Corp., Zygen, Promega, Qiagen, Mo Bio Laboratories and others.
- One such kit is the PowerFoodTM Microbial
- the next step is the preparation of a reaction mix 40.
- the reaction mix may include the primers, probe, and the extracted DNA, along with the PCR reagent.
- the PCR reagent may include a DNA polymerase such as Taq polymerase, MgCl 2 , dNTPs (Adenine,
- the reaction mix can be prepared by combining the reactants in a reaction well of a RT-PCR reaction plate for processing by the PCR Thermocycler.
- the wells containing the prepared reaction mix may be sealed and centrifuged under conditions to remove any bubbles from the wells.
- the optional step may be preferred by some individuals, but is not necessary.
- the reaction plate is inserted into a RT-PCR system for thermocycling 40.
- the PCR thermocycling step the number of copies of the target genetic material is increased to a detectable and quantifiable level.
- This step may be performed using any RT-PCR thermal cycler in any RT-PCR system.
- the RT-PCR system may include a thermal cycler, an optical component for fluorescence excitation and emission collection, and a computer with data acquisition and analysis software. Real time PCR systems are commercially available from Applied Biosystems and Bio-Rad, for example.
- the next step is detection of the probe 50 which can occur after each cycle of the thermal cycler.
- any fluorescence produced by fluorescence dye is detected by the RT-PCR system.
- the amount of fluorescence increases with each cycle, as the number of copies of the target sequence increases.
- the number of cycles required for fluorescence to reach above the fluorescence threshold is the cycle thresl fluorescence threshold is an arbitrary level of fluorescence chosen on the basis of the baseline value which can be adjusted for each experiment so that it is in the region of exponential amplification across all plots. Samples having a greater number of bacteria will reach the fluorescence threshold more quickly and therefore have lower Ct values, while those with fewer bacteria will require more cycles to reach the fluorescence threshold and therefore have higher Ct values.
- the Ct value can therefore be a useful basis for determining the bacteria concentration of a test sample.
- the data obtained from the RT-PCR system such as fluorescence data like the Ct value, must be compared against a known standard in order to correlate the PCR data to a corresponding bacterial concentration.
- the next step is therefore conversion of the RT-PCR data to a corresponding value of bacteria concentration.
- this includes comparing the RT-PCR data to a known standard such as a standard curve.
- the RT-PCR data which is used is the Ct value and the standard curve is a curve of bacterial concentration verses Ct.
- a known standard can be prepared by performing RT-PCR on samples having known bacterial concentrations under the same conditions as the test sample as described in
- the known standard of comparison may be provided as a mathematical formula (such as the formula for the line of the standard curve), and converting the RT-PCR data to a corresponding value of bacteria concentration can include putting the RT-PCR data (such as the Ct value) of the unknown sample into the mathematical formula to obtain the value of the bacteria concentration.
- the known standard of comparison can be a look up table, and the RT-PCR data may be compared to the table to determine the corresponding value of bacteria concentration.
- RT-PCR techniques have the ability to detect DNA present in boi organisms. However, for many purposes, only the live lactic acid bacteria will be of interest.
- embodiments of the invention are used to quantify the number of lactic acid bacteria present in yogurt, it is desirable to detect only the live and active bacteria for labeling of the yogurt as containing live and active cultures.
- the live bacteria present a concern as the overgrowth of the bacteria causes the loss of food quality, and such overgrowth can only occur if the bacteria are alive.
- the methods and systems may be used for environmental testing and monitoring. Samples may be taken from the environment by wiping machine surfaces with a sponge, swab or other type of wipe for example.
- environmental sponge sample kits might be used to sample the environment. An enriched medium can then be added into the sponge kit for pre-enrichment and incubated overnight under appropriate conditions for growth, such as 36°C. The cells can then be concentrated by centrifuging, followed by DNA isolation and RT-PCR reaction as described herein.
- a particular yogurt product can be tested twice to confirm that growth is occurring. Since only live bacteria will grow, the increased numbers of bacteria that are detected must be alive. For example, the method of PCR detection of the lactic acid bacteria in a yogurt product may be performed, then may be repeated after the same product has been incubated at 43 °C for 4 hours. The increase in lactic acid bacteria (such as the log increase) following incubation can be considered to represent or be due to live bacteria since only live bacteria could grow.
- a membrane impenetrable dye may optionally be used prior to extraction of the DNA. Such dyes bind only to the DNA of dead cells and make such DNA unavailabl RT-PCR reaction. Examples of such membrane impenetrable dyes include ethidium monoazide (EMA) and propidium monoazide (PMA).
- EMA ethidium monoazide
- PMA propidium monoazide
- the method may first isolate RNA from the test sample rather than DNA. Unlike DNA, RNA degrades very quickly once the bacteria are dead, the amount of RNA present in the sample is directly related to the number live bacteria. The RNA can then be combined with a reverse transcriptase to transcribe the RNA into DNA. The DNA thus produced can then be used to perform RT-PCR using the primers and probes as described herein.
- Embodiments of the invention include methods of detecting and quantifying lactic acid bacteria and also include kits for use in detecting and quantifying lactic acid bacteria using RT-PCR.
- the kit includes a first and second primer and a probe, all of which are complementary to, and specific to, lactic acid bacteria.
- the target sequence of the primers and probe is in the 16S RNA gene of the lactic acid bacterial.
- the primers include SEQ ID Nos. 1 and 2 and the probe includes SEQ ID. No. 3.
- the probe may include a fluorescent label and may be a TaqMan® probe.
- the kit may also include one or more of a DNA polymerase, dNTP's, water, and/or magnesium chloride.
- the kit further comprises a membrane impermeable dye.
- a standard curve of the concentration of lactic acid bacteria present in a yogurt product versus Ct was produced. Twelve yogurt products were used to create the standard curve. A concentration of 10 5 cfu/gram of lactic acid bacteria were used to make the yogurt. During the 4 hour fermentation process, the yogurt was sampled once every hour from the fermentation tanks. Three fermentation tanks were sampled independently.
- Bacteria concentrations were determined by plating the yogurt products and counting the bacteria cultures on Ml 7 and MRS plates as described below. In addition, the same yogurt products were tested using RT-PCR, also as further described below. The bacteria concentrations as determined by plating were then plotted against the RT-PCR results to give a standard curve which can be used for determining the bacteria concentration in an unknown test yogurt sample based on RT-PCR results for that sample.
- Plating of the yogurt to determine the bacteria concentration was performed as follows.
- the yogurt was diluted by varying amounts based on predicted bacteria levels in order to obtain the necessary colony counts on the plates of between 25 and 255 colonies.
- the 12 yogurt products were found to have bacterial levels which fell into four approximate groupings: 10 5 , 10 7 , 10 8 , and 10 9 CFU/g.
- Microbial DNA Isolation Kit purchased from MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., according to the product directions as follows.
- the cell pellet was resuspend in the 450ul of solution PF1.
- the resuspended cells were transferred to the Microbead tube and vortexed for 10 minutes, then centrifuged in the Microbead tube for lmin at 13000 g, RT.
- the su] transferred to a tube with lOOul of solution PF2, and vortexed to mix, then incubated at 4°C for 5 minutes. It was then centrifuged in the PF2 tube for lmin at 13000 g, RT 900ul of solution PF3 was then mixed with the supernatant in a clean tube.
- 650ul of PF3 and samples mixing solution was then loaded onto a spin filter tube with vacuum and this process was repeated until all the supernatant was loaded onto the spin filter.
- 650ul of solution PF4 was then added, followed by 650ul of solution PF5.
- the tube was centrifuged for 2min at 13000 g, RT, then the spin filter basket was placed into a clean 2ml tube and lOOul of solution PF6 was added.
- the tube was centrifuged for lmin at 13000 g, RT, and the spin filter basket was discarded.
- the DNA was then ready for RT-PCR or for freezing or refrigerating and storing.
- a Master Mix was prepared for use with each sample by combining the PCR reagent, primers, probe and water in the amounts shown in Table 1 below. A total of three replicates were planned for each of the 12 yogurt samples, for a total of 36 reactions, therefore a sufficient quantity of master mix was prepared for a total of 38 reactions (to be certain to have enough for the planned 36 reactions).
- Fluorescence readings were obtained from each reaction during the PCR process.
- a plot of fluorescence (RFu) versus cycle is shown in Figure 2.
- Ct is defined as the PCR cycle number at which the reporter fluorescence is greater than the threshold, which is an arbitrary level of fluorescence chosen on the basis of the baseline variability.
- a standard curve of lactic acid bacteria concentration was created for salsa vegetables.
- Three sets of salsa vegetable (as used for salsa production) were used for preparing the standard curve.
- the salsa vegetable sets were spiked with three different levels of lactic acid bacteria (approximately 10 8 cfu/gram, 10 6 cfu/gram and 10 4 cfu/gram). Each test was performed in triplicate to accommodate biological variability, and the tests were then repeated a second time.
- the bacteria concentration in the salsa vegetables was determined by plating on Ml 7 and MRS.
- the salsa vegetables were diluted by varying amounts based on predicted bacteria levels in order to obtain the necessary colony counts on the plates of between 25 and 255 colonies.
- the corresponding RT-PCR data was obtained to create the standard curve for the salsa vegetables.
- the bacterial DNA was then extracted from the salsa vegetable pellets using
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