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Development of a Method for Detecting Alexandrium pacificum Based on the Quantification of sxtA4 by Chip-Based Digital PCR

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卷 14, 期 2, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020111

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chip-based digital PCR; Alexandrium pacificum; paralytic shellfish toxin; saxitoxin biosynthesis gene; paralytic shellfish poisoning

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The chip-based digital PCR method developed in this study for detecting A. pacificum showed potential for monitoring toxin levels in coastal areas and complementing the prevention of toxic bloom outbreaks. The sensitivity of the dPCR assay was higher than traditional methods like microscopy, indicating its efficacy in early detection of harmful algal blooms.
Alexandrium pacificum, which produces the paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) saxitoxin (STX), is one of the causative species of paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreaks in coastal areas of Korea. In this study, we developed a chip-based digital PCR (dPCR) method for A. pacificum detection and tested it for monitoring in Jinhae-Masan Bay. Using the sequence of an A. pacificum strain isolated in 2017, species-specific primers targeting sxtA4 (a STX biosynthesis-related gene) were designed and used in a dPCR, detecting 2.0 +/- 0.24 gene copies per cell of A. pacificum. Cell abundance in field samples, estimated by a chip-based dPCR, was compared with the PST content, and measured using a mouse bioassay. A comparison with shellfish PST concentrations indicated that cell concentrations above 500 cells L-1, as measured using the dPCR assay, may cause shellfish PST concentrations to exceed the allowed limits for PSTs. Concordance rates between dPCR and PST results were 62.5% overall in 2018-2021, reaching a maximum of 91.7% in 2018-2019. The sensitivity of the dPCR assay was higher than that of microscopy and sxtA4-based qPCRs. Absolute quantification by chip-based dPCRs targeting sxtA4 in A. pacificum exhibits potential as a complementary approach to mouse bioassay PST monitoring for the prevention of toxic blooms.

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