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ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2024

Using a DNA mini-barcode within the ITS region to identify toxic Amanita in mushroom poisoning cases.

Ran-Ran Xing, Wen-Ming Bai, Di Hu, Ting-Ting Deng, Jiu-Kai Zhang, Ying Chen

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Ran-Ran XingNational Key Laboratory for Market Supervision (Food Authentication), Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Street, Daxing District, Beijing, 100176, China.
Wen-Ming BaiNational Key Laboratory for Market Supervision (Food Authentication), Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Street, Daxing District, Beijing, 100176, China.
Di HuNational Key Laboratory for Market Supervision (Food Authentication), Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Street, Daxing District, Beijing, 100176, China.
Ting-Ting DengNational Key Laboratory for Market Supervision (Food Authentication), Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Street, Daxing District, Beijing, 100176, China.
Jiu-Kai ZhangNational Key Laboratory for Market Supervision (Food Authentication), Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Street, Daxing District, Beijing, 100176, China.
Ying ChenNational Key Laboratory for Market Supervision (Food Authentication), Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Street, Daxing District, Beijing, 100176, China. chenyingcaiq@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8433-3341

Funding

Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2022YFF1101000Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2023YFF1104700
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mushroom poisoning contributes significantly to global foodborne diseases and related fatalities. Amanita mushrooms frequently cause such poisonings; however, identifying these toxic species is challenging due to the unavailability of fresh and intact samples. It is often necessary to analyze residues, vomitus, or stomach extracts to obtain DNA sequences for the identification of species responsible for causing food poisoning. This usually proves challenging to obtain usable DNA sequences that can be analyzed using conventional molecular biology techniques. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a DNA mini-barcoding method for the identification of Amanita species. Following the evaluation and optimization of universal primers for DNA mini-barcoding in Amanita mushrooms, we found that the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene sequence primer ITS-a was the most suitable DNA barcode primer for identifying Amanita species. Forty-three Amanita samples were subsequently amplified and sequenced. The sequences obtained were analyzed for intra- and inter-species genetic distances, and a phylogenetic tree was constructed. The findings indicated that the designed primers had strong universality among the Amanita samples and could accurately identify the target gene fragment with a length of 290 bp. Notably, the DNA mini-barcode accurately identified the 43 Amanita samples, demonstrating high consistency with the conventional DNA barcode. Furthermore, it effectively identified DNA from digested samples. In summary, this DNA mini-barcode is a promising tool for detecting accidental ingestion of toxic Amanita mushrooms. It may be used as an optimal barcode for species identification and traceability in events of Amanita-induced mushroom poisoning. KEY POINTS: • Development of a DNA mini-barcoding method for Amanita species identification without fresh samples. • The ITS-a primer set was optimized for robust universality in Amanita samples. • The mini-barcode is suitable for screening toxic mushroom species in mushroom poisoning cases.

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AmanitaDNA Barcoding, TaxonomicDNA, FungalMushroom PoisoningPhylogenyDNA PrimersDNA, Ribosomal SpacerHumansSequence Analysis, DNADNA, FungalDNA PrimersDNA, Ribosomal SpacerAmanitaDNA mini-barcodingInternal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)Species identificationToxic mushroom

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