Design and application of a synthetic DNA standard for real-time PCR analysis of microbial communities in a biogas digester
A synthetic DNA fragment containing primer binding sites for the quantification of ten different microbial groups was constructed and evaluated as a reliable enumeration standard for quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analyses. This approach has been exemplary verified for the quantification of sever...
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Published in | Applied microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 99; no. 16; pp. 6855 - 6863 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
01.08.2015
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | A synthetic DNA fragment containing primer binding sites for the quantification of ten different microbial groups was constructed and evaluated as a reliable enumeration standard for quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analyses. This approach has been exemplary verified for the quantification of several methanogenic orders and families in a series of samples drawn from a mesophilic biogas plant. Furthermore, the total amounts of bacteria as well as the number of sulfate-reducing and propionic acid bacteria as potential methanogenic interaction partners were successfully determined. The obtained results indicated a highly dynamic microbial community structure which was distinctly affected by the organic loading rate, the substrate selection, and the amount of free volatile fatty acids in the fermenter. Methanosarcinales was the most predominant methanogenic order during the 3 months of observation despite fluctuating process conditions. During all trials, the modified quantification standard indicated a maximum of reproducibility and efficiency, enabling this method to open up a wide range of novel application options. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6721-z ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0175-7598 1432-0614 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00253-015-6721-z |