Detection of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa single cells using recombinase polymerase amplification combined with a sandwich hybridization assay
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Author
Toldrà, Anna
Andree, Karl B.
Rey, María
O'Sullivan, Ciara K.
Publication date
2021-04-10ISSN
0921-8971
Abstract
Dinoflagellates of the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa are known to produce several bioactive compounds including the potent neurotoxic ciguatoxins (CTXs) which are able to accumulate in fish and through the food web. When humans ingest fish contaminated with CTXs, it can result in an intoxication named ciguatera. Although not all the currently recognized species are able to produce toxins, G. australes and G. excentricus have been highlighted to be the most abundant and toxic among the species present in the Atlantic. Even though the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa are endemic to tropical areas, recently their presence was recorded in subtropical and temperate regions. In this work, the development of three molecular assays for the detection of the Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa genera and for G. australes and G. excentricus species, based on the combination of recombinase polymerase amplification with detection via hybridization, is successfully described. Furthermore, a remarkable limit of detection of a single cell was achieved. Additionally, six different species have been used to check the ability of each primer set to give an amplified product, even in presence of potentially interfering non-target DNAs. Therefore, these developments provide a rapid and cost-effective strategy for detection of both genera and two of the most toxic species, which will undoubtedly contribute to reliable screening of samples and ciguatera risk assessment, guaranteeing seafood safety and protection of human health.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
574 - General ecology and biodiversity
Pages
20
Publisher
Springer
Is part of
Journal of Applied Phycology
Citation
Gaiani, Greta, Anna Toldrà, Karl B. Andree, María Rey, Jorge Diogène, Carles Alcaraz, Ciara K. O’Sullivan, and Mònica Campàs. 2021. "Detection Of Gambierdiscus And Fukuyoa Single Cells Using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Combined With A Sandwich Hybridization Assay". Journal Of Applied Phycology. doi:10.1007/s10811-021-02447-7.
Grant agreement number
MINECO-FEDER/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/BIO2017-87946-C2-2-R/ES/Dispositivos bioanalíticos para la detección rápida y rentable de gambierdiscus y ciguatoxinas/CIGUASENSING
EFSA/ /GP-EFSA-AFSCO-2015-03/EU/Risk Characterization of Ciguatera Food Poisoning in Europe/EUROCIGUA
Program
Aigües Marines i Continentals
Aqüicultura
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