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Stress- and growth rate-related differences between plate count and real-time PCR data during growth of Listeria monocytogenes.


ABSTRACT: To assess the overestimation of bacterial cell counts in real-time PCR in relation to stress and growth phase, four different strains of L. monocytogenes were exposed to combinations of osmotic stress (0.5 to 8% [vol/vol] NaCl) and acid stress (pH 5 to 7) in a culture model at a growth temperature of 10 degrees C or were grown under optimal conditions. Growth curves obtained from real-time PCR, optical density, and viable count data were compared. As expected, optical density data revealed entirely different growth curves. Good to moderate growth conditions yielded good correlation of real-time PCR data and plate count data (r(2) = 0.96 and 0.99) with similar cell counts. When growth conditions became worse, the numbers of CFU decreased during the stationary phase, whereas real-time-PCR-derived bacterial cell equivalents differed in this regard; the correlation worsened (r(2) = 0.84). However, fitted growth curves revealed that maximum growth rates calculated from real-time PCR data were not significantly different from those derived from plate count data. The overestimation of bacterial cell counts by real-time PCR observed in the stationary phase under higher-stress conditions might be explained by the accumulation of viable but nonculturable bacteria or dead bacteria and extracellular DNA. Considering these results, real-time PCR data collected from naturally contaminated samples should be viewed with caution.

SUBMITTER: Reichert-Schwillinsky F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2663205 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Stress- and growth rate-related differences between plate count and real-time PCR data during growth of Listeria monocytogenes.

Reichert-Schwillinsky Franziska F   Pin Carmen C   Dzieciol Monika M   Wagner Martin M   Hein Ingeborg I  

Applied and environmental microbiology 20090130 7


To assess the overestimation of bacterial cell counts in real-time PCR in relation to stress and growth phase, four different strains of L. monocytogenes were exposed to combinations of osmotic stress (0.5 to 8% [vol/vol] NaCl) and acid stress (pH 5 to 7) in a culture model at a growth temperature of 10 degrees C or were grown under optimal conditions. Growth curves obtained from real-time PCR, optical density, and viable count data were compared. As expected, optical density data revealed entir  ...[more]

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