Sensitive quantification of Clostridium difficile cells by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR targeting rRNA molecules.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Kazunori MatsudaKoji Nomoto

Abstract

We established a sensitive and accurate quantification system for Clostridium difficile in human intestines, based on rRNA-targeted reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). We newly developed a species-specific primer set for C. difficile targeting 23S rRNA gene sequences. Both the vegetative cells and the spores of C. difficile in human feces were quantified by RT-qPCR, with a lower detection limit of 10(2.4) cells/g of feces. In an analysis of the feces of residents (n = 83; age, 85 ± 8 years) and staff (n = 19; age, 36 ± 10 years) at a care facility for the elderly, C. difficile was detected by RT-qPCR in 43% of the residents (average count, log(10) 4.0 ± 2.0 cells/g of feces) and 16% of the staff (average count, log(10) 2.2 ± 0.1 cells/g of feces); these rates were far higher than those detected by qPCR (residents, 19%; staff, 0%) or selective cultivation (residents, 18%; staff, 5%). Another analysis of healthy adults (n = 63; age, 41 ± 11 years) also revealed the significant carriage rate of C. difficile in the intestines (detection rate, 13%; average count, log(10) 4.9 ± 1.2 cells/g of feces). From these results, it was suggested that rRNA-targeted RT-qPCR should be an effective tool for analyzing population leve...Continue Reading

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