Abstract
It is urgent to develop techniques that can simultaneously detect multiple microalgae, due to the diversity of harmful algal blooms (HABs)-forming algal species. The target algae species in this study are Heterosigma akashiwo, Prorocentrum donghaiense and Karenia mikimotoi. These algae are the dominant species that cause HABs in the East China Sea, and the multiple detection technique focusing on these three algae is not common. Therefore, this study established a multiplex polymerase chain reaction(mPCR) to diagnose the three algae, which is simple and low cost. First, the corresponding specific primers were designed based on the D1-D2 region of the large subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA sequence. Then, mPCR was established and the reaction conditions were optimized. And the specificity, sensitivity, and stability of mPCR were evaluated. The result of specificity test showed that the established mPCR had good specificity for the target microalgae and did not cross-react with eighteen non-target microalgae. The sensitivity of experiment was 3.3 × 10−1 ng μL−1, and the established mPCR was not affected by the interfering microalgae. Moreover, the practicability evaluation of mPCR by using the simulated natural water samples showed that the detection limit of target microalgae was 100 cells mL−1, which could meet the demand for early warning of HABs. In summary, the established mPCR is characterized by strong specificity, good stability, and multiple analysis to detect H. akashiwo, P. donghaiense, and K. mikimotoi.
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Wu, G., Liu, F., Chen, G. et al. Establishment of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction detection assay for three common harmful microalgae in the East China Sea. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 60500–60513 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26821-9
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