Objective To construct reference standards for detection and quantification of Klebsiella pneumoniae(K.pneumoniae)with SYBR Green I-based real-time PCR assay.Methods Primers were designed based on the published sequen...Objective To construct reference standards for detection and quantification of Klebsiella pneumoniae(K.pneumoniae)with SYBR Green I-based real-time PCR assay.Methods Primers were designed based on the published sequence of the phoE gene of K.pneumoniae.The standard was prepared by cell culture,PCR and T-A clone methods,and was identified by colony PCR and DNA sequencing.Results The standard curve showed a very good linear negative regression between threshold cycle(Ct)and Log starting quantity of copy number.The detection range was from 5.2 to 5.2×106 copies per reaction,and the detection limit was 6 copies per reaction.The coefficients of variance(CVs)of three parallel experiments were in the range of 0.05%-0.91%.Conclusion The reference standards have high stability and reproducibility.They can be used in the quantitative detection of K.pneumoniae.展开更多
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863Program,No.2006AA06Z408)
文摘Objective To construct reference standards for detection and quantification of Klebsiella pneumoniae(K.pneumoniae)with SYBR Green I-based real-time PCR assay.Methods Primers were designed based on the published sequence of the phoE gene of K.pneumoniae.The standard was prepared by cell culture,PCR and T-A clone methods,and was identified by colony PCR and DNA sequencing.Results The standard curve showed a very good linear negative regression between threshold cycle(Ct)and Log starting quantity of copy number.The detection range was from 5.2 to 5.2×106 copies per reaction,and the detection limit was 6 copies per reaction.The coefficients of variance(CVs)of three parallel experiments were in the range of 0.05%-0.91%.Conclusion The reference standards have high stability and reproducibility.They can be used in the quantitative detection of K.pneumoniae.
