TY - JOUR T1 - Recent innovation in microbial source tracking using bacterial real-time PCR markers in shellfish A1 - Mauffret,Aourell A1 - Mieszkin,Sophie A1 - Morizur,Mael A1 - Alfiansah,Yustian Rovi A1 - Lozach,Solen A1 - Gourmelon,Michele AD - IFREMER, Microbiol Lab, EMP, RBE, F-29280 Plouzane, France. UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.029 DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.029 KW - Microbial source tracking KW - Shellfish KW - Bacteroidales KW - Real-time PCR KW - Intravalvular liquid KW - Digestive tissues N2 - We assessed the capacity of real-time PCR markers to identify the origin of contamination in shellfish. Oyster, cockles or clams were either contaminated with fecal materials and host-associated markers designed from Bacteroidales or Catellicoccus marimammalium 16S RNA genes were extracted from their intravalvular liquid, digestive tissues or shellfish flesh. Extraction of bacterial DNA from the oyster intravalvular liquid with FastDNA spin kit for soil enabled the selected markers to be quantified in 100% of artificially contaminated samples, and the source of contamination to be identified in 13 out of 38 naturally contaminated batches from European Class B and Class C areas. However, this protocol did not enable the origin of the contamination to be identified in cockle or clam samples. Although results are promising for extracts from intravalvular liquid in oyster, it is unlikely that a single protocol could be the best across all bacterial markers and types of shellfish. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Y1 - 2013/03 PB - Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin SN - 0025-326X VL - 68 IS - 1-2 SP - 21 EP - 29 ID - 24776 ER -