FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Development of a Rapid Real-Time PCR Method as a Tool To Quantify Viable Photobacterium phosphoreum Bacteria in Salmon (Salmo salar) Steaks BT AF MACE, Sabrina MAMLOUK, Kelthoum CHIPCHAKOVA, Stoyka PREVOST, Herve JOFFRAUD, Jean-Jacques DALGAARD, Paw PILET, Marie-France DOUSSET, Xavier AS 1:1,2,3;2:1,2;3:1,2;4:1,2;5:3;6:4;7:1,2;8:1,2; FF 1:PDG-RBE-BRM-STBM;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-RBE-BRM-STBM;6:;7:;8:; C1 LUNAM Univ, Oniris, UMR1014, Secalim, Nantes, France. INRA, F-44026 Nantes, France. IFREMER, Lab Sci & Technol Biomasse Marine, Nantes, France. Tech Univ Denmark, Natl Food Inst, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark. C2 ONIRIS, FRANCE INRA, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV TECH DENMARK (DTU AQUA), DENMARK SI NANTES SE PDG-RBE-BRM-STBM IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-p187 copubli-europe IF 3.952 TC 32 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00135/24623/22772.pdf LA English DT Article AB A specific real-time PCR quantification method combined with a propidium monoazide sample treatment step was developed to determine quantitatively the viable population of the Photobacterium phosphoreum species group in raw modified-atmosphere-packed salmon. Primers were designed to amplify a 350-bp fragment of the gyrase subunit B gene (gyrB) of P. phosphoreum. The specificity of the two primers was demonstrated by using purified DNA from 81 strains of 52 different bacterial species. When these primers were used for real-time PCR in pure culture, a good correlation (R-2 of 0.99) was obtained between this method and conventional enumeration on marine agar (MA). Quantification was linear over 5 log units as confirmed by using inoculated salmon samples. On naturally contaminated fresh salmon, the new real-time PCR method performed successfully with a quantification limit of 3 log CFU/g. A correlation coefficient (R-2) of 0.963 was obtained between the PCR method and classic enumeration on MA, followed by identification of colonies (290 isolates identified by real-time PCR or by 16S rRNA gene sequencing). A good correlation with an R-2 of 0.940 was found between the new PCR method and an available specific conductance method for P. phosphoreum. This study presents a rapid tool for producing reliable quantitative data on viable P. phosphoreum bacteria in fresh salmon in 6 h. This new culture-independent method will be valuable for future fish inspection, the assessment of raw material quality in fish processing plants, and studies on the ecology of this important specific spoilage microorganism. PY 2013 PD APR SO Applied And Environmental Microbiology SN 0099-2240 PU Amer Soc Microbiology VL 79 IS 8 UT 000316956200015 BP 2612 EP 2619 DI 10.1128/AEM.03677-12 ID 24623 ER EF