Lui Yuk Sun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-148). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (English) --- p.i / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Abberviations --- p.v / Table of Contents --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.xiv / List of Figures --- p.xvi / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- Bacteriological evaluation of water --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1. --- Indicator organisms for water quality monitoring --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2. --- Properties defined for indicator organisms --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3. --- Example of common indicator organisms --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3.1. --- Total coliform group --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3.2. --- "Fecal coliform, Escherichia coli" --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3.3. --- Fecal Streptococcus --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3.4. --- Klebsiella --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2. --- The need for specific detection of waterborne pathogenic organisms --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3. --- Common water-borne pathogenic organisms --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1. --- Bacteria --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1.1. --- Escherichia coli 0157:H7 --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1.2. --- Salmonella typhimurium --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3.1.3 --- Legionella pneumophila --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3.2. --- Protozoa --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.3. --- Viruses --- p.15 / Chapter 1.4. --- Conventional approaches for pathogens detection --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.1. --- Examples of conventional detection methods --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4.2. --- Problems related to the conventional detection methods --- p.18 / Chapter 1.5. --- Novel approaches for pathogens detection --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5.1. --- Modifications of media --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5.2. --- Antibody-based methods --- p.20 / Chapter 1.5.3. --- Nucleic acid-based methods --- p.21 / Chapter 1.6. --- Principles of pathogens concentration by filtration and immunomagnetic separation --- p.22 / Chapter 1.7. --- Principles of pathogens detection by polymerase chain reaction --- p.24 / Chapter 1.8. --- Principles of quantitative assay of water-borne pathogens using real-time PCR --- p.26 / Chapter 1.9. --- Aims of this study --- p.28 / Chapter 2. --- Detection of water-borne bacteria by polymerase chain reaction --- p.31 / Chapter 2.1. --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Bacterial strains --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- Bacterial enumeration --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.3. --- DNA extraction and purification --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.3.1. --- Boiling method --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.3.2. --- Protinesae K extraction method --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.3.3. --- Chelex extraction method --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.4. --- Targeted sequences --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.4.1. --- eaeA gene --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.4.2. --- mdh gene --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2.4.3. --- flaR gene --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2.5. --- PCR amplification --- p.40 / Chapter 2.2.6. --- Gel electrophoresis --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3. --- Results --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- Optimization of the PCR --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- Sensitivity of PCR detection --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.2.1. --- Boiling method --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.2.2. --- Proteinease K method --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.2.3. --- Chelex method --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.3. --- Specificity of PCR detection --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.3.1. --- primers targeted uidA gene --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.3.2. --- primers targeted mdh gene --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.3.3. --- primers targeted flaR gene --- p.44 / Chapter 2.4. --- Discussion --- p.57 / Chapter 3. --- Concentration and separation of water-borne bacteria by two-step-filtration and immunomagnetic separation --- p.61 / Chapter 3.1. --- Introduction --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.66 / Chapter 3.2.1. --- Bacterial strains --- p.66 / Chapter 3.2.2. --- Bacterial enumeration --- p.66 / Chapter 3.2.3. --- Filtration --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.4. --- Immunomagnetic separation (IMS) --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.4.1. --- Antibodies and Magnetic beads --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.4.2. --- Binding of antibodies to magnetic beads --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.4.3. --- Immunomagnetic separation of bacteria in seeded samples --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.5. --- Determine the efficiency of filtration and immunomagnetic separation --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.6. --- DNA extraction --- p.71 / Chapter 3.2.7. --- Multiplex PCR --- p.71 / Chapter 3.2.8. --- PCR amplification --- p.72 / Chapter 3.2.9. --- Gel electrophoresis --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3. --- Results --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- Efficiency of filtration and immunomagnetic separation --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- Detection limit of PCR --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.1. --- Filtration and immunomagnetic separation --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.2. --- Influence of background flora --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.3 --- Shing Mun River and Lam Tsuen River --- p.77 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Multiplex PCR --- p.77 / Chapter 3.4. --- Discussion --- p.91 / Chapter 4. --- Quantitative assay of water-borne pathogens using real-time PCR --- p.94 / Chapter 4.1. --- Introduction --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.1. --- Bacteria strains --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.2. --- Bacterial enumeration --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.3. --- Primers and Probes --- p.100 / Chapter 4.2.3.1. --- eaeA gene --- p.101 / Chapter 4.2.3.2. --- mdh gene --- p.102 / Chapter 4.2.3.3. --- flaR gene --- p.102 / Chapter 4.2.4. --- Targeted sequences cloning and sequencing --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2.4.1. --- Amplication of targeted sequence by PCR --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2.4.2. --- Purification of PCR product --- p.104 / Chapter 4.2.4.3. --- Ligation with cloning vector --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.4.4. --- Transformation of E.coli DH5a cells --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.4.5. --- Plasmid DNA isolation --- p.106 / Chapter 4.2.4.6. --- DNA quantitation and sequencing --- p.107 / Chapter 4.2.5. --- Quantitation determination using real-time PCR --- p.108 / Chapter 4.3. --- Results --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3.1. --- Determination of targeted sequences --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3.2. --- Reading of fluorescence intensity and data analysis --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3.3. --- Sensitivity of real-time PCR --- p.114 / Chapter 4.3.4. --- Specificity of real-time PCR --- p.121 / Chapter 4.3.5. --- Quantitation analysis in seeded samples --- p.121 / Chapter 4.4. --- Discussion --- p.131 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusion and future perspectives --- p.133 / Chapter 6. --- References --- p.138
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323531 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Lui, Yuk Sun., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xix, 148 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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