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Specific PCR detection for Acanthaster planci larvae and its application*
Copy editor: LIN Qiang
Received date: 2022-01-19
Revised date: 2022-05-09
Online published: 2022-05-19
Supported by
China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA
The outbreak of crown-of-thorns seastar (CoTS, Acanthaster planci) is one of the main causes to coral reef degradation in the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region. The density of CoTS larvae is an important indicator to determine whether the outbreak of CoTS adult population occurs or not. However, as the larvae are not visible and thus difficult to be distinguished, conventional investigation and microscope observation cannot effectively detect the CoTS larvae in natural seawaters. Therefore, it is needed to develop a sensitive and specific method for detecting CoTS larvae. This study established specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to detect the CoTS larvae based on CoTS mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (ApmtCOI), and this method was applied to detect the CoTS larvae in the coral reef around Qilianyu Island, Xisha. The results showed that the designed and screened four pairs of specific primers could succeed in amplifying ApmtCOI gene, and had no cross-reaction with Linckia laevigata, Culcita novaeguineae, Choriaster granulatus and Echinaster luzonicus. Moreover, the primer 2aooniF/2anooiR had the best specificity and higher sensitivity when annealing temperature was 58.5°C, which could detect the CoTS genomic DNA in pictogram grade. Furthermore, this method had succeeded in detecting the CoTS larvae in the Qilianyu Island of Xisha at the end of October, and we found that the distribution of CoTS larvae was not uniform. Therefore, this detection technology can be used as an effective method for monitoring CoTS larvae population in the future.
ZHANG Ying , YANG Litong , LIU Bing , ZHENG Fanyu , LUO Peng , CHEN Chang . Specific PCR detection for Acanthaster planci larvae and its application*[J]. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2022 , 41(6) : 125 -131 . DOI: 10.11978/2022011
表1 样品采集的站位Tab. 1 Sampling stations |
站位 | 坐标 | 地理位置 | 样品名 |
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1 | 16°57.708′ N, 112°13.080′ E | 西沙洲 | XSZ |
2 | 16°58.117′ N, 112°14.848′ E | 赵述岛 | ZS-1 |
3 | 16°58.315′ N, 112°16.300′ E | 赵述岛 | ZS-2 |
4 | 16°57.112′ N, 112°19.432′ E | 中岛 | ZD |
5 | 16°56.794′ N, 112°19.801′ E | 南岛 | ND |
6 | 16°56.086′ N, 112°20.221′ E | 北沙洲 | BSZ |
表2 PCR引物Tab. 2 PCR primers |
序号 | 引物名称 | 引物序列(5'—3') | 熔解温度(Tm)/℃ | 线粒体基因组上的片段位点 | 目的片段 大小/bp | 来源 | |
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1 | COTS-F-1321 | TCCGACTACCCGGACGCC TATAC | 62.9 | 5985—6007 | 126 | Doyle et al, 2017 | |
COTS-R-1446 | AGTGGT TCGCTGGGAAGTGAAGG | 62.2 | 6008—6110 | ||||
2 | 2aooniF | ATTTGGGGCCTGAGCAGGAATG | 60.6 | 4727—4748 | 301 | Suzuki et al, 2016 | |
2aooniR | GCCTCTTTCTACTCCGGCTGATG | 60.2 | 5005—5027 | ||||
3 | AcanP-TF | GCACGATTTGTCTCTGCCAAA | 56.1 | 3074—3094 | 785 | 本研究 | |
AcanP-TR | AGTCCTTCTCTCGCCAGGT | 58.4 | 3840—3858 | ||||
4 | COTS-F-69 | GGCCTGAGCAGGAATGGTTGGAA | 62.6 | 4733—4755 | 919 | Uthicke et al, 2015 | |
COTS-R-987 | GCCTTGTAGCGTTGCCATTCACC | 61.9 | 5629—5651 |
表3 PCR反应条件Tab. 3 PCR reaction conditions |
序号 | 引物名称 | PCR 反应条件 |
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1 | COTS-F-1321 COTS-R-1446 | 95℃ 3min; 95℃ 15s, 60℃ 15s, 72℃ 30s, 34个循环; 72℃ 10min; |
2 | 2aooniF 2aooniR | 95℃ 3min; 95℃ 15s, 60℃ 15s, 72℃ 30s, 34个循环; 72℃ 10min; |
4 | AcanP-TF AcanP-TR | 95℃ 3min; 95℃ 15s, 57℃ 15s, 72℃ 1min, 34个循环; 72℃ 10min; |
5 | COTS-F-69 COTS-R-987 | 95℃ 3min; 95℃ 15s, 57℃ 15s, 72℃ 1min, 34个循环; 72℃ 10min; |
图2 不同引物的特异性检测M: 2000bp marker; 1—6分别为COST-F-1321/COST-R-1446引物扩增下的样品D5、H5、X5、L5、阴性、阳性; 7—12分别为2aooniF/2aooniR引物扩增下的样品D5、H5、X5、L5、阴性、阳性; 13—18分别为AcanP-TF/TR引物扩增下的样品D5、H5、X5、L5、阴性、阳性; 19—24分别为COTS-F-69/COTS-R-987引物扩增下的样品D5、H5、X5、L5、阴性、阳性 Fig. 2 Specificity screening of different primers. M: 2000bp marker; 1-6: D5, H5, X5, L5, negative, positive control samples were amplified by COST-F-1321/COST-R-1446 primer; 7-12: D5, H5, X5, L5, negative, positive control samples were amplified by 2aooniF/2aooniR primer; 13-18: D5, H5, X5, L5, negative, positive control samples were amplified by AcanP-TF/TR primer; 19-24: D5, H5, X5, L5, negative, positive control samples were amplified by COTS-F-69/COTS-R-987 primer |
图3 2aooniF/2aooniR引物在不同退火温度下对长棘海星幼体的扩增M: 2000bp marker; 1—6分别是退火温度为56.5、57.5、58.5、59.5、60.5、61.5℃下对长棘海星幼体的扩增; 7为阴性对照 Fig. 3 Amplification of 2aooniF/2aooniR primer at different annealing temperatures on CoTS larvae. M: 2000bp marker; 1-6: the different annealing temperatures which were 56.5, 57.5, 58.5, 59.5, 60.5 and 61.5℃, respectively; 7: negative control sample |
图4 2aooniF/2aooniR引物在退火温度为58.5℃下, 对不同浓度长棘海星幼体的扩增M: 2000bp marker; 1—9浓度分别为4.17、4.17×10-1、4.17×10-2、4.17×10-3、4.17×10-4、4.17×10-5、4.17×10-6、4.17×10-7、4.17×10-8ng·μL-1; 10为阴性对照 Fig. 4 Amplification of 2aooniF/2aooniR primer at 58.5℃ annealing temperatures on CoTS larvae. M: 2000bp marker; 1-9: 4.17, 4.17×10-1, 4.17×10-2, 4.17×10-3, 4.17×10-4, 4.17×10-5, 4.17×10-6, 4.17×10-7 and 4.17×10-8 ng·μL-1, respectively; 10: negative control sample |
图5 2aooniF/2aooniR引物在58.5℃退火温度下对浮游生物样品的扩增M: 为2000bp marker; 1—8分别为58.5℃下扩增的XSZ、ZS-1、ZS-2、ZD、ND、BSZ、阴性、阳性样品 Fig. 5 Amplification of 2aooniF/2aooniR primer at 58.5℃ annealing temperatures on the plankton samples. M: 2000 bp marker; 1-8: XSZ, ZS-1, ZS-2, ZD, ND, BSZ, negative and positive control sample was amplified at 58.5℃ annealing temperatures, respectively |
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