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A nuclear DNA-based species determination and DNA quantification assay for common poultry species

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A nuclear DNA-based species determination and DNA quantification assay for common poultry species
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Journal of Food Science and Technology, November 2012
DOI 10.1007/s13197-012-0893-7
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J. Ng, J. Satkoski, A. Premasuthan, S. Kanthaswamy

Abstract

DNA testing for food authentication and quality control requires sensitive species-specific quantification of nuclear DNA from complex and unknown biological sources. We have developed a multiplex assay based on TaqMan® real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) for species-specific detection and quantification of chicken (Gallus gallus), duck (Anas platyrhynchos), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) nuclear DNA. The multiplex assay is able to accurately detect very low quantities of species-specific DNA from single or multispecies sample mixtures; its minimum effective quantification range is 5 to 50 pg of starting DNA material. In addition to its use in food fraudulence cases, we have validated the assay using simulated forensic sample conditions to demonstrate its utility in forensic investigations. Despite treatment with potent inhibitors such as hematin and humic acid, and degradation of template DNA by DNase, the assay was still able to robustly detect and quantify DNA from each of the three poultry species in mixed samples. The efficient species determination and accurate DNA quantification will help reduce fraudulent food labeling and facilitate downstream DNA analysis for genetic identification and traceability.

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Country Count As %
Australia 1 3%
Unknown 35 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 8 22%
Researcher 6 17%
Student > Bachelor 4 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 11%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 6%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 8 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 22%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 19%
Chemistry 5 14%
Environmental Science 1 3%
Unspecified 1 3%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 10 28%
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