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ArticleMycoses2019

First application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for rapid identification of mating type in the heterothallic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.

Kevin M King, Nichola J Hawkins, Sarah Atkins, Paul S Dyer, Jonathan S West, Bart A Fraaije

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Kevin M KingRothamsted Research, Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Harpenden, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9928-1353
Nichola J HawkinsRothamsted Research, Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Harpenden, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-0436
Sarah AtkinsRothamsted Research, Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Harpenden, UK.
Paul S DyerSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0237-026X
Jonathan S WestRothamsted Research, Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Harpenden, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-2405
Bart A FraaijeRothamsted Research, Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Harpenden, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8176-2258

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund BBS/OS/CP/000001CropLife International 14209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLoop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays, which operate at a single temperature and require no postreaction processing, have been described for rapid species-specific detection of numerous fungi. The technology has much less commonly been applied to identification of other key genetic traits such as fungicide resistance, and has not yet been applied to mating-type determination in any fungus.

objectivesTo develop first LAMP assays for mating-type identification in a fungus, in this instance with the saprophytic mould and human opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus, a heterothallic ascomycete requiring isolates of opposite mating type (MAT1-1, MAT1-2) for sexual reproduction.

methodsNew LAMP primer sets, targeted to MAT gene sequences, were screened against 34 A fumigatus isolates (of known mating type) from diverse clinical, environmental and geographic sources to establish whether they could distinguish MAT1-1 or MAT1-2 genotypes. RESULTS AND

conclusionsThe new assays, operating at a single temperature of 65°C, correctly identified the mating type of A fumigatus isolates in <20 minutes, and thus have numerous research and practical applications. Similar MAT LAMP assays could now be developed for other fungi of agricultural, environmental, industrial and/or medical importance.

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Genes, Mating Type, FungalNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesAspergillus fumigatusSequence Analysis, DNATemperatureAspergillus fumigatusdiagnosticsfungal pathogenmating typesexual reproduction

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