The aim of this work was the validation of a rapid, real-time PCR assay based on TaqMan technology for the unequivocal identification of Salmonella spp. to be used directly on an agar-grown colony. A real-time PCR system targeting at the Salmonella spp. invA gene was optimized and validated through a four times repeated blind experiment performed in two different laboratories including 50 Salmonella spp. with representative strains from each of the 5 different Salmonella subgenera and 30 non-Salmonella strains. Both parameters DeltaR(n) (fluorescence intensity of template through a normalized reporter value) and C(T) (cycle at which the fluorescence intensity achieved a pre-established threshold) were analyzed. Overall mean DeltaR(n) and C(T) values for Salmonella strains (2.14+/-0.87 and 15.30+/-0.90, respectively) were statistically different from values for non-Salmonella strains, allowing the establishment of cut-off DeltaR(n) and C(T) values based on 95% confidence intervals that allowed the correct identification of all strains tested in each independent experiment. The accuracy of this assay in terms of inclusivity and exclusivity was 100%. Moreover, the PCR system proved to be especially convenient because the pre-mix containing all PCR reagents except for the bacterial cells could be kept at -20 degrees C for at least 1 month before its use. The optimized TaqMan real-time PCR assay is a useful, simple and rapid method for routine identification of Salmonella spp., irrespective of the particular subgenus.
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