Primer group for simultaneously detecting four types of horse digestive tract bacteria and application of primer group
By designing a multiplex PCR primer set and a real-time quantitative PCR platform, the problems of low efficiency and poor specificity in the detection of bacteria in the equine digestive tract were solved, enabling rapid, simple, and low-cost detection of four types of bacteria, suitable for horse farms and veterinary hospitals.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-24
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for detecting bacteria in the equine digestive tract are inefficient, have poor specificity, and are costly, making it difficult to quickly and comprehensively screen for four common pathogens, especially due to the lack of specific primer designs for Lawsonia intracellularis.
A set of multiplex PCR primers was designed to target specific genes of Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhi, Clostridium difficile, and Lawsonia intracellularis. Combined with a real-time quantitative PCR platform, multiplex PCR reaction and singlex PCR confirmation were used to achieve rapid and convenient detection of the four bacteria.
This method enables the simultaneous detection of four equine digestive tract bacteria in a single PCR reaction. It is highly sensitive, low-cost, suitable for large-scale sample screening, reduces operation time and reagent costs, and provides accurate and reliable test results.
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Abstract
Claims
1. A primer set for simultaneous detection of four types of equine digestive tract bacteria, characterized in that, The primer set includes primer sequences shown in SEQ.ID.NO.1-8, and the four equine digestive tract bacteria are Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhi, Clostridium difficile, and Lawsonia intracellularis.
2. Use of the primer set according to claim 1 in the preparation of a reagent for simultaneously detecting four equine digestive tract bacteria.
3. A kit for simultaneously detecting four types of equine digestive tract bacteria, characterized in that, The kit contains the primer set shown in SEQ.ID.NO.1-8.
4. The kit for simultaneous detection of four equine digestive tract bacteria according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes a nucleic acid extraction reagent for the test sample and 2×Universal SYBR qPCR Mix.
5. A method for detecting equine digestive tract bacteria for non-diagnostic purposes, characterized in that, The method includes the following steps: (1) Extract the DNA of the test sample; (2) Using the sample DNA as a template and using the primer set according to claim 1 or the kit according to claim 3, perform a multiplex PCR reaction to obtain an amplification curve after multiplex PCR amplification.
6. The method for detecting equine digestive tract bacteria for non-diagnostic purposes according to claim 5, characterized in that, The reaction system includes 10 μL of 2×Universal SYBR qPCR Mix, 2 μL of the mixed solution of the upper and lower primers of the four digestive tract bacteria, and 8 μL of the DNA template of the test sample to be detected.
7. The method for detecting equine digestive tract bacteria for non-diagnostic purposes according to claim 5, characterized in that, The reaction amplification conditions are pre-denaturation at 95°C for 5 min; denaturation at 95°C for 30 s, annealing / extension at 60°C for 30 s, and 45 cycles of reaction.
8. The method for detecting equine digestive tract bacteria for non-diagnostic purposes according to claim 5, characterized in that, Obtain the amplification curve after multiplex PCR amplification, and judge whether there are digestive tract bacteria according to the Ct value of the amplification curve: If the Ct value of the amplification curve of the test sample > 38 or NoCt, the interpretation result is negative, indicating that there are no above-mentioned digestive tract bacteria in the test sample; If the Ct value of the amplification curve of the test sample is: 0 < Ct < 38, the interpretation result is positive, indicating that the test sample contains one or more of the above-mentioned digestive tract bacteria.