Targeting the vanillic acid decarboxylase gene for Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris quantification and guaiacol assessment in apple juices using real time PCR.
Targeting the vanillic acid decarboxylase gene for Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris quantification and guaiacol assessment in apple juices using real time PCR.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.109006
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发表时间:
2020-12
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5.4
通讯作者:
Zhouli Wang;T. Yue;Yahong Yuan;Yanchen Zhang;Zhenpeng Gao;Rui Cai
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作者:
Zhouli Wang;T. Yue;Yahong Yuan;Yanchen Zhang;Zhenpeng Gao;Rui Cai
Alicyclobacillus spp. has recently received much attention due to its implication in the spoilage of pasteurized fruit juices, which is characterized by the formation of guaiacol. Previous researches indicate that not allAlicyclobacillusspp. are able to produce guaiacol. The aim of this study was to identify possible differences in the vanillic acid decarboxylase gene involved in guaiacol biosynthesis and then develop specific detection methods for guaiacol producingAlicyclobacillus. Agarose gel electrophoresis results showed that the partialvdcCgene was present in all the guaiacol producingAlicyclobacillus, but absent in non-guaicaol producing strains apart fromA. fastidiosusDSM 17978. On the basis of thevdcCgene sequence, a primer pair specific toA. acidoterrestriswas designed; then a SYBR Green I real time PCR was established for the direct quantification ofA. acidoterrestrisin apple juice, and the detection limit was 2.6 × 101CFU/mL. The developed real time PCR system was used to detectA. acidoterrestrisin 36 artificially contaminated apple juice samples and guaiacol production in the sample was also analyzed by GC–MS. The Gompertz model was employed to describe the relationship betweenA. acidoterrestriscell concentration and guaiacol content, and the value ofR2was 0.854. This work provides an alternative to conventional methods of guaiacol quantification andA. acidoterrestrisdetection and could be very useful for the early recognition ofA. acidoterrestriscontamination in fruit juices.