Journal article
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for rapid detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol.2(2), e147
2008
Abstract
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of DNA is a novel technique that rapidly amplifies target DNA under isothermal conditions. In the present study, a LAMP test was designed from the serum resistance-associated (SRA) gene of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, the cause of the acute form of African sleeping sickness, and used to detect parasite DNA from processed and heat-treated infected blood samples. The SRA gene is specific to T. b. rhodesiense and has been shown to confer resistance to lysis by normal human serum. The assay was performed at 62°C for 1 h, using six primers that recognised eight targets. The template was varying concentrations of trypanosome DNA and supernatant from heat-treated infected blood samples. The resulting amplicons were detected using SYTO-9 fluorescence dye in a real-time thermocycler, visual observation after the addition of SYBR Green I, and gel electrophoresis. DNA amplification was detected within 35 min. The SRA LAMP test had an unequivocal detection limit of one pg of purified DNA (equivalent to 10 trypanosomes/ml) and 0.1 pg (1 trypanosome/ml) using heat-treated buffy coat, while the detection limit for conventional SRA PCR was ∼1,000 trypanosomes/ml. The expected LAMP amplicon was confirmed through restriction enzyme RsaI digestion, identical melt curves, and sequence analysis. The reproducibility of the SRA LAMP assay using water bath and heat-processed template, and the ease in results readout show great potential for the diagnosis of T. b. rhodesiense in endemic regions.
Details
- Title
- Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for rapid detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
- Authors/Creators
- Z.K. Njiru (Author/Creator)A. Mikosza (Author/Creator)T. Armstrong (Author/Creator)J.C. Enyaru (Author/Creator)J.M. Ndung'u (Author/Creator)R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol.2(2), e147
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Identifiers
- 991005540417107891
- Copyright
- © Njiru et al
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences; School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Note
- This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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