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ArticlePeerJ2021

Specific and sensitive, ready-to-use universal fungi detection by visual color using ITS1 loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined hydroxynaphthol blue.

Ilada Choopara, Yothin Teethaisong, Narong Arunrut, Sudaluck Thunyaharn, Wansika Kiatpathomchai, Naraporn Somboonna

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Article in PeerJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ilada ChooparaProgram in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yothin TeethaisongDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Narong ArunrutBioengineering and Sensing Technology Research Team, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Sudaluck ThunyaharnFaculty of Medical Technology, Nakhonratchasima College, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Wansika KiatpathomchaiBioengineering and Sensing Technology Research Team, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Naraporn SomboonnaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chulalongkorn University · THNational Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · THMaharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital · TH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Being ubiquitous, fungi are common opportunistic pathogens to humans that can lead to invasive and life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals. Eukaryote-resembling cell membrane and filamentous branches make the fungal diagnosis difficult. This study therefore developed a ready-to-use ITS1 loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with hydroxynaphthol blue (LAMP-HNB) for rapid, sensitive and specific colorimetric detection of universal fungi in all phyla. The ITS1 LAMP-HNB could identify every evolutionary phylum of fungi according to sequence analyses. We tested a total of 30 clinically relevant fungal isolates (representing three major human pathogenic phyla of fungi, namely Zygomycota, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) and 21 non-fungal isolates, and the ITS1 LAMP-HNB properly identified all isolates, with a detection limit of as low as 4.6 ag (9.6 copies), which was identical to ITS1 and 18S rDNA PCR. The assays were also validated on the feasibility of point-of-care diagnostic with real food (dry peanuts, chili and garlics) and blood samples. Furthermore, the shelf life of our ready-to-use ITS1 LAMP activity (≥50%) was more than 40 days at 30 °C with 3-5% polyvinyl alcohol or glycerol additive. The results supported the ready-to-use ITS1 LAMP-HNB for simple detection of fungi contamination with high sensitivity in local and resource-constrained areas to prevent opportunistic fungal species infections.

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DiagnosticFungiHydroxynaphthol blue (HNB)Internal transcribed spacer (ITS)Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)Ready-to-use

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PMID33777539
PMCPMC7982077
OpenAlexW3137845202

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