Establishment of a Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydia psittaci,a kind of zoonotic pathogen,is widely distributed all over the world,by which,chlamydiosis of natural origin might be caused. In this study,the primers were designed based on 23S RNA gene sequence of Chlamydia psittaci,and then screened. After sensitivity and specificity tests,a thermostatic fluorescence amplification method for Chlamydia psittaci was established according to the loop-mediated isothermal amplification method(LAMP). By the established method,test results could be shown within one hour under the constant temperature of 63 ℃ due to its advantages including simple operation,rapidity,strong specificity,sensitivity of 100 copies/μL and no cross-reaction with Chlamydia abortus,Brucella animalis,Mycobacterium bovis,Salmonella,Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The results could be interpreted directly by fluorescence signals with domestic instruments,which not only enhanced the accuracy,but also avoided false positive due to pollution brought by cap opening. The clinical DNA samples stored in laboratories were detected by the LAMP method,it was found that the results were same as that by QPCR. It was concluded that traditional methods were remedied by the established method,which provided technical support for rapid field detection of Chlamydia psittaci.