Objective To establish a rapid detection method of viable Pediococcus pentosaceus in rose jam based on the combination of propidium monoazide (PMA) and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Methods Primers specific for Pediococcus pentosaceus were designed according to the species-specific murI gene. The optimal PMA treatment conditions were determined by optimizing the PMA concentration, dark incubation time, and exposure time. Different ratios of Pediococcus pentosaceus dead/live bacterial mixtures were validated by the PMA-qPCR method to assess the sensitivity and limit of detection of the technique. Results The designed primers exhibited high specificity, and the optimal PMA treatment conditions were determined as 80 µg/mL PMA, 15 min of dark incubation, and 25 min of exposure. Under this condition, a standard curve with correlation coefficient (r2) of 0.9983 was constructed, and the lowest limit of detection was determined to be 3.98×103 CFU/g. Conclusion The PMA-qPCR method established in this study enables the rapid and accurate quantification of viable Pediococcus pentosaceus in rose jam with high sensitivity, providing technical support for the quantitative detection of microorganisms in complex food matrices.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |