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EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 244, Issue 10, Pages 1861-1871Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-018-3099-z
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Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV); 35S promoter; ORFV; Real-time PCR; Specificity; Genetically modified organisms
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- State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health, Brandenburg, Germany [S3-VG-15-048]
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The 35S promoter (P35S) of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is frequently used in screening tests as a first step in detecting and quantifying genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food and feed samples. However, PCR reactions targeting P35S do not distinguish between GMOs and naturally occurring CaMV introduced by infection or contamination, resulting in false positives. Initial attempts at specific CaMV detection were based on a limited number of CAMV sequences. To account for the broad variability in the viral genome, we designed a new real-time PCR assay based on the genomic sequences of 96 CaMV isolates collected worldwide. This system amplified a 112 bp fragment of ORFV in the double-stranded genome, with complete sequence homology to the primer and probe targets of the tested genomes. Tests on a CaMV isolate collection and GMOs revealed improved specificity compared to previously published methods as well as high sensitivity, with limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of three copies of CaMV.
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