Journal
FOOD CONTROL
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 400-404Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.08.007
Keywords
Real-Time PCR; Meat; Species identification; Cytochrome b gene; 16S rRNA gene
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- Italian Ministry of Health, Department of veterinary public health, nutrition and food safety [IZ AM 06/07 RC]
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Five species-specific Real-Time PCR protocols were developed, standardised and validated for the identification of turkey, chicken, beef, pork and sheep meat in complex food products. Specific primers and probes were designed for each assay. 16S rRNA and cyt-b target genes located in the mitochondrial DNA were used for this purpose. The limit of detection of the Real-Time PCR methods ranged between 0.02 pg and 0.80 pg of template DNA, with an efficiency between 95% and 100%. All methods were able to detect the target species when spiked at 1% in any other species and no relevant difference was observed between the Ct values of raw and cooked samples. An Internal Amplification Control was used to detect possible false negatives due to inhibitory substances eventually present in the sample matrix. The assays were tested on meat mixtures to evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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