This document discusses pathogen detection methods using high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis and multiplex real-time PCR. It begins with an overview of challenges in pathogen detection workflows, including issues with sample collection/extraction and PCR inhibition. Methods for DNA extraction and real-time PCR detection assays are presented, including QIAGEN solutions. Applications discussed include developing assays for cannabis contamination detection and bovine respiratory/GI pathogen detection. Validation strategies for new assays include testing sensitivity/specificity using synthetic templates.
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Pathogen detection with HRM and multiplex real-time qPCR technology:
Challenges, workflow and applications
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James Qin, Senior Scientist, MDx Applications, QIAGEN
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Agenda
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Microbiome utilities and associated diseases
Microbial DNA isolation challenges and solutions
Pathogen detection methods
• Challenges
• Real-time PCR and Multiplex real-time PCR
• Quantitative high-resolution melting (HRM)
Applications
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Agenda
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Microbiome utilities and associated diseases
Microbial DNA isolation challenges and solutions
Pathogen detection methods
• Challenges
• Real-time PCR and Multiplex real-time PCR
• Quantitative high-resolution melting (HRM)
Applications
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• Well-known microorganisms that
cause GI infections
• Adenovirus
• Campylobacter
• Clostridium difficile
• Cryptosporidium
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Escherichia coli
• Escherichia coli O157:H7
• Giardia
• Helicobacter pylori
• Rotavirus
• Salmonella and Shigella
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Yersinia enterocolitica
• Microbiome ecology: Suggests unique microbial residents are tuned to
the environment of one’s body (genetics, diet, and developmental history)
• Microbiome diversity: Hints immune and metabolic disorder might be
related to a degraded microbiome and also because antibiotic resistance
is limiting human ability to kill pathogens.
• Microbiome composition: Associated with long-term distortions in the
composition, function, and antibiotic resistance of the intestinal microbiota
• Microbiome population profiling: Imbalance of the gut microbiota is
linked with gastrointestinal conditions such as IBD, IBS, obesity, type 2
diabetes, and atopy
• Microbiome transplants: New evidence linking changes in microbial
diversity to a variety of diseases, including C. diff colitis; Helping to
rationalize and validate the effectiveness of this controversial treatment
strategy
• Others – Monitoring disease progression and treatment …
Microbiome and human diseases
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Agenda
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Microbiome utilities and associated diseases
Microbial DNA isolation challenges and solutions
Pathogen detection methods
• Challenges
• Real-time PCR and Multiplex real-time PCR
• Quantitative high-resolution melting (HRM)
Applications
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Pathogen detection workflow: From Sample to Insight
Overview of multiplex PCR assay workflow
Sample
isolation
Multiplex
amplification
Detection
and analysis
Extract and purify
microbial DNA
45 minutes, manually
or automated
Multiplex amplification of
targeted pathogens
2 hour
1. Non-specific detection
using DNA binding dyes
2. Specific detection using
target specific probes
Detection: 1 hr
• What pathogens or microorganisms are present?
• What is the relative abundance?
• Are there any specific mutations associated with antimicrobial resistance?
Sample
collection &
treatment
Pretreat stool specimens
to break down parasitic
30-45 minutes
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General challenges of pathogen detection & ID workflow
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Sample
collection
DNA or RNA
extraction
Detection
Data analysis
Different sample type represents challenges
collecting samples: hair bulb, skin, dry blood,
ear punch, FFPE, biopsy, saliva/ sputum, urine,
stool…
May contain agents that hamper DNA or RNA
extraction
Variable extraction efficiency
Difficult to determine extraction efficiency
Primer design: High diversity of microbes and
majority unknown. It is difficult to design
primers that capture all activity.
Nucleases, enzyme inhibitors can
interfere with qRT-PCR; sample abundancy
may affect certain type of assays
Normalization, quantitation methods: internal
standards, housekeeping genes,
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Some considerations in sample extraction
Microbial DNA extraction
• PCR inhibitors presented in samples is one of big challenges
• High abundance of host DNA can introduce bias of results
Core questions to ask:
• What samples are being analyzing?
• Sample type: stool, soil, swabs, urine
• How are samples collected and processed?
• Lysis methods strongly depend on sample material (mechanical vs. enzymatic)
• Additional pre-treatments might be necessary (e.g. deparaffinization)
• How do you get rid of all the other stuff?
• Most common biomolecules are relatively easy to remove (proteins, lipids, sugars)
• Some metabolites are might be co-purified and inhibit your analysis
• Deplete host DNA and enrich bacterial microbiome DNA
• How much DNA can I possible get from my sample
• Species may have low abundance
• Stability of DNA
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QIAGEN Sample to Insight solutions for pathogen and microbial extraction
Detection
and analysis
• QIAmp DNA Mini Kit
• QIAmp UCP Pathogen Mini Kit
• QIAmp DNA Stool Fast/ Mini
Kit
• QIAamp DNA Microbiome Kit
• QIAamp 96 DNA QIAcube HT
Kit
• QIAsymphony mericon Bacteria
Kit
MO BIO Laboratories for NGS
• PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit
• PowerFecal DNA Isolation Kit
• …
• QuantiFast Pathogen +IC
Kits
• QuantiTect Virus Kits
• QuantiNova Probe PCR
kits
• Microbial DNA qPCR
Arrays and Assays
• Type-it HRM PCR kit for
genotyping assays
• Rotor-Gene Q
• QIAxcel DNA Kits
• Allprotect
• InhibitEx
• RNAlater
Pathogen detection workflow: From Sample to Insight
Sample
isolation
Sample
collection &
Stabilization
qPCR or
qRT-PCR
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Sample extraction: QIAamp 96 DNA QIAcube HT kit
Automate extraction process: free up you time by automating DNA extraction
Automatable on the QIAcube
Fast and reliable 96-well DNA purification
QIAamp silica-membrane technology
Sample: genomic, mitochondrial, and pathogen
DNA from blood, cells, and tissue samples
• Number of samples: 24-96 samples
• Elution volume: 200 ul
• Duration: 24 samples in 45 mins, 96 samples in 96
mins
• Cost/prep: $2.0 per sample
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• Vortex 10 min
• Heat de-activation 10 min
• PK/ AL digestion 10 min
• Quick spin; and transfer
QIAamp 96 DNA QIAcube HT kit: Experiment data
Move from manual
process to fully
automated process:
• High yield
• Simple and fast
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Agenda
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Microbiome utilities and associated diseases
Microbial DNA isolation challenges and solutions
Pathogen detection methods
• Challenges
• Real-time PCR and Multiplex real-time PCR
• Quantitative high-resolution melting (HRM)
Applications
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Current methods in pathogen detection and identification
Each species of pathogens carries a unique DNA or RNA signature
that differentiates it from other organisms
• Culture
• Gold standard for bacteria, such as Salmonella and Shigella
• Utilized for pathogen identification, not directly characterize virulence factors
• Laborious and time-consuming, and expensive
• Rapid antigen
• Simple and rapid
• Can test a range of viruses and certain bacteria and toxins
• Genomic assay: Singleplex and multiplex
• High sensitivity and specificity
• Genomic assay: NGS and Pyrosequencing
• Allows quantitative detection and identification of all existing microbial
• Proteomic assays
• Rapid and allow function correlation
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Multiplex PCR-based pathogen detection
• PCR based methods are the best for the specimens collected by
non-invasive methods such as stool samples
• Specific: only detects target sequence
• Rapid: easy to set up, and run time within few hours
• Sensitive: can detect low copy numbers
• Standardized: can be automated and use stable chemical design
• Can be used for the detection of bacteria as well as for
characterization of pathogenic genes and specific mutations
associated with antimicrobial resistance
• Multiplex allows to focus either a panel of viruses or a panel of
bacteria suspected in gastroenteritis with one test
Challenge: The presence of PCR inhibitors in stool samples may
cause low sensitivity; Assay designs.
QIAamp DNA Kit can efficiently remove the inhibitors
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Multiplex real time PCR method
SYBR Green-based detection method
• Detection based on target specific primers only using non-specific DNA binding dyes
• SYBR Green is the most widely used double-strand DNA-specific dye for real time PCR
Target specific probe-based detection method
• Specifically detect real time PCR with oligonucleotide probes labeled with both a reporter
fluorescent dye and a quencher dye.
• Hydrolysis probes such as TaqMan probes
• Molecular Beacons
• FRET Hybridization Probes
• Scorpion Primers
• Quantitative mRNA expression studies of cDNA
• Microbial load or copy number measurements from
microbial genomes
• Allelic discrimination assays or SNP genotyping
• Verification of microarray results
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QIAGEN Sample to Insight solutions for pathogen and microbial detection
• QIAmp DNA Mini Kit
• QIAmp UCP Pathogen Mini Kit
• QIAmp DNA Stool Mini Kit
• QIAamp 96 DNA QIAcube HT
Kit
• QIAsymphony mericon Bacteria
Kit
MO BIO Laboratories
• PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit
• PowerFecal DNA Isolation Kit
• …
• QuantiNova Probe RT-PCR
Kit
• QuantiNova SYBR Green
RT-PCR Kit
• QuantiTect Multiplex PCR
• QuantiFast Pathogen +IC
Kits
• Type-it HRM PCR Kit
• Microbial DNA qPCR Arrays
and Assay Kits
• Rotor-Gene Q
• QIAxcel DNA Kits
• Allprotect
• InhibitEx
Pathogen detection workflow: From Sample to Insight
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Detection
and
analysis
Sample
isolation
Sample
collection &
Stabilization
qPCR or
qRT-PCR
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QIAGEN RT-qPCR and multiplex PCR product lines
• QuantiNova Probe RT-PCR Kit and QuantiNova SYBR® Green RT-PCR Kit
• Novel QuantiNova two-phase hot-start mechanism
• Reliable: Increased reliability of gene expression results using gDNA reduction
• Convenient: Room-temperature reaction setup without compromising
• Visual pipetting control: limit pipetting errors
• Internal controls: positive in-process verification of successful RT-PCR and monitoring RT-PCR
inhibition
• Sensitive: High sensitivity for low-copy RNA targets
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QIAGEN RT-qPCR and multiplex PCR product lines
• QuantiTect Multiplex PCR Kit and QuantiTect Probe PCR Kit
• Real-time PCR and two-step RT-PCR
• High PCR specificity with integrated hot start
• Reliable quantification of low-abundance transcripts
• Accurate quantification over several logs of template
• Available with or without uracil-N-glycosylase (UNG)
• No need to optimize reaction and cycling conditions
Wide dynamic rangeHigh specificity
Fast: Faster results with time savings of up to 50%
Multiplex: Successful multiplex PCR without the need
for optimization
Sensitive: Detect up to 4 targets in 1 tube
Reliable: Quantify low- and high-abundance targets
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QIAGEN RT-qPCR and multiplex PCR product lines
• Type-it HRM PCR Kit
• Fast and accurate detection of gene mutations and SNPs by High-Resolution
Melting (HRM) analysis
Scan for mutation
Type mutation
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Agenda
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Microbiome utilities and associated diseases
Microbial DNA isolation challenges and solutions
Pathogen detection methods
• Challenges
• Real-time PCR and Multiplex real-time PCR
• Quantitative high-resolution melting (HRM)
Applications
• Cannabis contamination detection (Food Safety)
• Bovine respiratory and GI track pathogen detection
• HRM: Microbiome pattern recognition in clinical research and more
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Star: Talaromyces stipitatus; Tree: Aspergillus
nidulans Ornaments: Penicillium marneffei;
Trunk: Aspergillus terreus
Hat, Eyes, Mouth, Buttons: Aspergillus niger;
Arms: Aspergillus nidulans; Nose: Aspergillus
terreus with Penicillium marneffei; Body:
Neosartorya fischeri
• Purpose: Develop real-time pathogen detection assays food and agricultural
products such as marijuana, organic drinks
• Extraction chemistry: QIAamp DNA kit
• Detection Kit: QuantiFast Pathogen + PCR Kit
• Experimental Design and validation strategy
• Result
Development of Cannabis contamination assays in Cannabis quality control with
QuantiFast Microbial Kit + IC
Application 1: Cannabis contamination detection (Food Safety)
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Application 1: Validation strategy
• Assays were tested using synthetic templates
• Microbial qPCR Mastermix, Microbial DNA-Free Water
• Sensitivity
• Standard curves from 0 to 1,000,000 copies were prepared
• 1000 copy Ct<31 or Ct<34 (low end assays if NTC Ct=40)
• Primer efficiency> 80%, R>0.995, LLOQ determined
• Specificity
• Human, mouse, rat gDNA
• Microbial genomic DNA pools:
• Each pool contains 10 genomic DNA at 2000 genome copy each or complete pool which
contains all genomic DNA (110)
• Genomic DNA from same genus put into separate pools
• Staph/Strep species made into separate pool
• Each specificity test performed in duplicate
• Performance in complex background
• Spiked in synthetic template in stool, sputum, sewage
• dCt = Ct (background + synthetic template) – Ct (synthetic template)
• dCt<3
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Application 1: Standard curves using synthetic templates
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y = -3.2871x + 40.07
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25
30
35
40
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
CT
Log target copy number
Aspergillus niger
y = -3.2356x + 41.04
20
25
30
35
40
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
CT
Log target copy number
Klebsiella pneumoniae
y = -3.1423x + 41.649
20
25
30
35
40
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
CT
Log target copy number
Mucor/Rhizopus spp.
y = -3.1608x + 41.204
20
25
30
35
40
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
CT
Log target copy number
Pan Aspergillus/Penicillium
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Performance and sensitivity (LLOQ)
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Species slope E R LLOQ
Aspergillus niger -3.53 92% 0.999 60
Klebsiella pneumoniae -3.24 104% 0.996 80
Mucor/Rhizopus spp. -3.51 93% 1.000 230
Pan Aspergillus/Penicillium -3.16 107% 0.995 100
Thermo spp. 1 -3.07 112% 0.999 30
Thermo spp. 2 -3.01 115% 1.000 60
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
Aspergillusniger
Klebsiellapneumoniae
MucorRhizo
Pan
Aspergillus/Penicillium
Thermoactinomyces
spp.1
Thermoactinomyces
spp.2
dCt([metagenomicsample+synthetic
template]
–synthetictemplate)
dCt (stool-template) dCt (sputum-template) dCt (sludge-template)
Assay performance in metagenomic samples
Application 1: Performance
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• Research purpose
• Develop real-time multiplex pathogen detection assays for Veterinary
customers
• T. foetus, Calf Diarrhea panel (K99, Sal. Crypto.) assays
• Calf Scours 4-plex assay with InType internal control
• Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) Panel 5-plex assay with InType internal
control
• Current challenges
• Long process: Magnetic beads, cRNA, isopropanol, tissue disruption equipment/steps ...
• Lost of sensitivity for calf diarrhea /Johne’s feces because of inhibitors, …
• Cross reactivity and drop of signals: Singleplex assays multiplex assays
• Products used
• Extraction: QIAcube HighThroughput (QCHT) automation solution based on QIAamp
DNA 96 kit (96-well plate, silicon columns)
• Consistent and comparable performance with QuantiFast Pathogen PCR with IC kit as a
multiplex PCR solution
• Validation strategy and result
Application 2: Bovine respiratory and GI pathogen detection
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• The enzymes:
• HotStarTaq Plus DNA Polymerase
• Reactivation within 5 minutes
• Unmatched specificity and sensitivity
• The buffer:
• Unique combination of K+ and NH4
+ ions
• High specificity
• No optimization necessary
• Q-BondTM:
• Enables fast cycling by promoting annealing of Taq
and primer/probe to the template
• Synthetic Factor MP
• Supports macromolecular crowding
• Enables equal amplification of templates that differ in
abundance
Solving problems with fast real-time PCR
High PCR specificity and macromolecular crowding
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T. Foetus (Fam) Internal Control (Yellow)
TH = 0.05
Tritrichomonas Foetus and InType IC: A clean multiplex assay
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Negative NTCs;
Good IC ranges;
Sensitivity <= 10 copies
InType IC
Good correlation
& assay efficiency
TH = 0.05
InType Internal Control in Calf Scours 4-plex assay
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A clean Crypto assay in
4-plex reaction with
good dynamic range
Cryptosporidium in 4-plexes assay:
Good consistency and sensitivity of Crypto+ in the 4-plex
TH = 0.20
Calf scours panel: E. Coli K99/ Sal./Crypto/ InType 4-Plex assay
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InType internal control (yellow) 5-plexes
TH = 0.05
Tight range of
Internal control,
no interference
with the 4 targets
vs. IC
Bovine BRD Respiratory Panel
M. haem/H. Somni/ M. bovis/ P. mult InType 5-Plex assay
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Comparable target Cts.
A good specificity on POS vs Negs; and a
consistency of M. Haem in singleplex vs. 5-plex
assays.
Mannheimia Haemolytica in 5-plexes : Good consistency, specificity, and tighter range of M. Haem+
in the 4-plex
TH = 0.05
Good signal and tight range in IC controls.
InType ICM. Haem+
Bovine BRD Respiratory Panel: M. Haemolytica in 5-plexes
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Comparable target Cts.
Better specificity and great improvement on negative
samples in 5-plexes vs. H. Somni singleplex
Histophilus Somni in 5-plexes: Good consistency, specificity, and less cross-reactivity of M.
Haem+ in the 4-plex
TH = 0.05
A good signal and tight range in IC controls
in 5-plexes.
Bovine BRD Respiratory Panel: H. Somni in 5-plexes
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Better specificity and good improvement on negative
samples in 5-plexes vs. singleplex
Mycoplasm bovis (Green, Fam) in 5-plexes: Good consistency, sensitivity, and less cross-reactivity in
M.bovis+ in the 4-plex
TH = 0.05
A good signal and tight range in IC controls in
5-plexes. Overcome primer-probe-target
interactions in singleplex in IC.
Bovine BRD Respiratory Panel: Myco. bovis in 5-Plex Assay
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TH = 0.05
Better specificity and great improvement on negative
samples in 5-plexes vs. H. Somni singleplex after
optimization
Consistent, good signal and tight range in IC
controls.
Pasteurella multocida in 5-plexes: Good consistency, specificity, and tighter range of P. mult + in the 5-
plex
Bovine BRD Respiratory Panel: P. mult + Optimization
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• Purpose
• To identify a real-time multiplex kit that is consistent, precise in real-time
PCR, and is fast, easy-to-use and cost-effective
• Extraction chemistry
• QIAamp DNA kit
• Extraction automation: QIAcube: silica column-based
• Detection Kits: QuantiNova real-time probe PCR kit (recommended for
duplex)
• Validation strategy
• Use DNA templates contain different copy numbers between target vs.
reference
• Result
• Series of template dilutions for ∆∆Ct (relative quantitation) analysis
Application 3: Copy number assay for allele discrimination analysis
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Comparison study in copy number assay for allele discrimination analysis using
QuantiNova and QuantiTect Probe real-time PCR Assays
R2=0.8576
M=-3.361
Efficiency=
0.98
R2=0.9962
M=-3.275
Efficiency=
1.02
QuantiNova rt-PCR kit: Comparable result and faster QuantiTect R-PCR Kit: a multiplex alternative (4-plex)
Result is highly comparable.
Application 3: Copy number assay for allele discrimination analysis
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Purpose & background
Complex community microbiome profiling on healthy subjects:
• Qiagen RotorGene Q 5-plex HRM real-time PCR with primers targeting V3 region of 16S rRNA gene (170bp
amplicons) on PowerSoil and PowerFecal DNA kits extracted DNA samples from healthy subjects
HRM Profiling for Microbiome Diversity on healthy subjects:
• HRM melt on RGQ 5-plex HRM for possible profiling on the amplified samples above; no PMA-Rx’ed
samples
Qiagen kits and automation
• Extraction: QIAcube HT with QIAamp DNA kit
• Type-it HRM PCR kit
• QIAgility for liquid handling & assay setup
• Rotor-Gene Q PCR with 100-Disc
Validation strategy
• Look at the sample pretreatment options and protocols
• Test samples on QIAcube HT instrument and protocol for an automation and full workflow solution (propose:
total 48 – 64 combined fecal + soil samples)
• Reference kit: Data will need to have full range of QC (Qxpert, Nanodrop 8000)
• Will evaluate limited samples with real-time PCR
Results
Application 4: Microbiome profiling by high resolution melting (HRM)
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For many datasets, most of the eigenvalues “lambda” are negligible
and can be discarded.
The eigenvalue
measures the variation
In the direction e:
Example:
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in ScreenClust
Finding relationship from a large multi-layer sample set is always a challenge. One way to avoid the
dimensionality is by projecting the data onto a lower-dimensional space. It rotates multivariate
dataset into a new configuration which is easier to interpret.
Techniques for dimension reduction:
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) – most effective!
Fisher’s Linear Discriminant
Multi-dimensional Scaling.
Independent Component Analysis.
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Application of PCA in genomics
Purposes
• Simplify data – PCA is the most commonly used dimension reduction technique.
• Look at relationships between variables – PCA is useful for finding new, more informative,
uncorrelated features.
• PCR reduces dimensionality by rejecting low variance features.
• Look at patterns of units – i.e. new mutations, targets
• Analysis of expression data
• Analysis of metabolomics data (Ward et al., 2003)
Example Run
Sophisticated
computing and
bioinformatics
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JE341/Pro805
V3
V5
V7
V6
HRM PCR Genotyping Kit/ RGQ: Offers distinct melt curves
HRM analysis with ScreenClust software with RotorGene
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ScreenClust: High predicting power in pattern recognition
Example run report: HRM analysis with ScreenClust software
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ºC
75 80 85 90
dF/dT
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
ºC
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
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80
60
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20
13003
13009
13000
13026
13031 13027
13003DS 13003DP13004
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HRM is able to pick up
individual differences
High Resolution Melt (V6 assay)
Distinct melt
curve
patterns
HRM and melt curve analysis by ScreenClust on all QCHT extracted Hu. samples
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Result: Clustering Analysis by ScreenClust on All QCHT extracted samples
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How Can I Qualify?
• Have real funding, …
• Consumable business that can be forecasted on a monthly basis w/ an annualized value of $50K or
greater
• $50K or more on automation for initial purchase or in the form of reagent rental
• Combination of the above to meet $50K minimum requirement
• Customer should agree to sign a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) with the commitment to honor if
requirements are met
• Set expectations right with limited and achievable key deliverables
• Investment is $10,000 with material/FTE cost for up to four weeks of time. It is free to qualified customers.
If You Are…
…A small startup that is for-profit and in growth mode, have funding & wants to accelerate their business; …A company
that does not have the capacity or the time for development or portfolio expansion but is willing to spend when unique
requirements are met. And …
• Companies that have the following challenges:
• Liquid cancers
• Solid, difficult to extract tissues
• Difficult plant, food, drink extraction
• Look for assay solutions
• Look for one-size-fits-all protocol
• Customer also should have:
• Clear, fixed objectives and short timeline
• Has an established manual assay but wants to expand or improve
• Currently in direct comparison w/ 3rd party offerings w/ a limited timeline to make a decision
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Notas do Editor
1.) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – reviewed that then microbial composition and gene content at these locations vary significantly from one person to the next. Consequently, it’s long been suspected that microbial communities found at certain body sites might have forensic utility.
2.) Sciences Advances today – westernization leads to reduction of diversity, to different compositions, and also to the activation of resistance genes in our bacteria.
3.) Nature Communications – found children who’ve taken certain antibiotics like azithromycin and clarithromycin experience long-lived shifts in their gut microbiome makeups, and metagenomic and other analysis of the intestinal microbiome of hundreds children review that macrolide use was linked with an increased risk of asthma and weight gain.
4.) Current Biology – gut microbiomes disproportionately affect some 11 Native American tribes. Microbiome population profiling – it matters when it comes to conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and autoimmune diseases. IBD – Inflammatory Bowel Disease, IBS – Irritable Bowel Sydrome。
5.) 2016 Personalized Medicine World Conference in Silicon Valley – show growing understanding of the interplay between the microbiome and human disease has opened up new opps. For theapeutic interventions aimed at modifying disrupted or dysfunctional microbiota
QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit – Manual
Silica membrane-based technology
No organic extraction or alcohol precipitation
Complete removal of contaminants and inhibitors
Sample type: fresh or frozen human stool or others sample types with high concentrations of PCR inhibitors
Yields: 10–30 µg
Time: 50 minutes
Elution volume: 200 µl
Tritrichomonas foetus is a single celled flagellated protozoan parasite that is known to be a pathogen of the bovine reproductive tract as well as the intestinal tract of cats. In cattle, the organism is transmitted to the female vagina and uterus from the foreskin of the bull where the parasite is known to reside. It causes infertility, and, at times, has caused spontaneous abortions in the first trimester. Cases of infection in cattle have declined due to the use of artificial insemination. In the last ten years, there have been reports of Tritrichomonas foetus in the feces of young cats that have diarrhea[1] and live in households with multiple cats.
Calf scours is caused by bacterial, viral and sometimes even by parasitic infections. Newborn dairy and beef animals are especially susceptible to calf scours because their immunity systems are not fully developed. Severe fluid loss due to calf scours results in dehydration and often leads to death. Unfortunately, even animals that survive calf scours often remain weak and perform poorly throughout their lives. Common Names Calf scours is also called calf diarrhea, or neo-natal diarrhea. Many consider calf scours as not a specific disease with a specific cause, but actually as a clinical sign of a complex disease. Whatever the truth may be, Calf scours is the primary cause of death in calves from 2 to 30 days of age. Causative Organism According to a leading research organization, the causative organisms of calf scours may be Coronavirus, Rotavirus, K99 E. coli bacteria or Clostridium perfringens Type C.
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most common and costly disease affecting beef cattle in the world.[1] It is a complex, bacterial infection that causes pneumonia in calves and can possibly be fatal. The infection is usually a sum of three codependent factors: Stress, an underlying viral infection, and a new bacterial infection.[2] The diagnosis of the disease is complex since there are multiple possible causes.[3]
The disease manifests itself most often in calves within four weeks of weaning, when calves are sorted and often sold to different farms. This gives it a common nickname, "Shipping Fever." It is not known whether the stress itself, commingling, or travel conditions are at most to blame, and while studies have identified general stressing factors like transport and cold weather conditions, there is still no conclusive evidence on more specific factors (e.g. distance, transport mode, temperature, or temperature volatility.
P.Multocida are involved in most costly to North American cattle industry. So called: “shipping fever pneumonia”
Current customer Workflow:
Extraction: Mo Bio PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit (manually)
Standard culture method on agar to ID micro- organism population and profiling (manual)
Platting method currently working to discriminate top 5 organisms… to what extend, able to meet FDA requirements? What is the method used in Trial II-B currently?
MoBio PowerFecal, Powersoil DNA Isolation kits Agilent MX3005P for q-PCR (4 channels; manual).
Samples:
16 DNA samples, 100ul @ greater than 15 ng/ul concentration. Samples will include reference samples from > three individuals extracted from Feces and soil with Powerfecal and Powersoil kits.
48- 64 human fecal and soil samples from multiple subjects. All of which will be QC’ed and a comparable potion of them will be assayed.
RotorGene and HRM Type-it Chemistry:
Quantification on PMA treatments -- Have created new protocols; demonstrated real-time PCR by Roter-GeneQ and HRM kit can detect down to ~1% Live PMA treated cells with good sensitivity, correlation (Slope= -3.22; Eff. = 100%; R2= 0.9983), comparable assay time, and linearity that is far better than the data created by “prepMan Ultra Kit” and Agilent MX3005P (Slope= -4.32; Eff. = 70.5%)
HRM donor sample profiling-- Have demonstrated that the combination of ScreenClust software and Rotor-Gene Q instrument is capable of separating multiple sub-clusters from reference population of 12 healthy subjects.
Full Automation – A “Walk away”, cost-saving solution:
Have created customized protocols, and demonstrated QIAcube High Throughput (HT) with QIAamp DNA virus kit can extract human fecal sample from clinical treatments with better consistency. The nanodrop data have demonstrated good concentration ranges, yield, and purity and salt ratios. The real-time PCR data have shown good Ct range compare to previously extracted customer DNAs extracted from MO Bio “PowerFecal DNA Isolation kit”.
QIAgility liquid handler/ assay setup instrument is ideal for fully automated assay setup on 72-Disc and 100-Disc rings. Data from previous customers (data not shown here) had demonstrated 28-32 min/ 100 samples capacity with greater consistency, time saving, and better %CV compare to manual setup.