{"id":2893,"date":"2014-10-23T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T07:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/?page_id=2893"},"modified":"2017-03-24T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T05:43:53","slug":"quality_control_e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/quality_control_e","title":{"rendered":"Quality control of JCM strains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JCM commonly performs quality checks of each strain as described below at the time of its acceptance and, preservation at JCM. JCM also performs quality tests of the holdings when necessary. JCM does not verify characteristics and\/or functions cited in the on-line catalogue. JCM is not responsible for any differences between the properties of the strain deposited in JCM and properties provided in the literature, database and any information sources. Users are recommended to check the properties necessary for their researches by themselves.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"height: 25px;\">Performed<\/li>\n<ul type=\"circle\" style=\"margin:0 0 0 20px; padding:0;\">\n<li style=\"height: 10px;\">Acceptance test<\/li>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px 0 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\nEvery strain deposited in JCM is subcultured at JCM, and its viability, purity, colony appearance and cell morphology are checked by microscopic and\/or macroscopic observations. At the same time, a DNA sequence of a PCR-amplified fragment such as that of the rRNA gene is determined and compared with the sequence provided by a depositor of the strain to confirm the authenticity of the received culture. This <a href=\"#dna\">DNA sequence check<\/a> at the time of acceptance has been performed since 2011. Archaeal strains deposited after 2015 have been checked also if there is bacterial contamination by the PCR analysis under the same experimental condition for the bacterial 16S rRNA gene amplification.\n<\/blockquote>\n<li style=\"height: 10px;\">Preservation test<\/li>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px 0 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\nViability and purity of each batch are confirmed after preservation by the freezing, freeze-drying and\/or L-drying methods.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"height: 10px;\">Not performed<\/li>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px 0 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\nCharacteristics and\/or functions of each strain appearing in the on-line catalogue are based on information from the corresponding literature and not examined by JCM.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"height: 10px;\">Supplementary tests<\/li>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px 0 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\nWhen any other tests are performed, the results are shown in the on-line catalogue.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"dna\"><\/a><br \/>\nMethod for DNA sequence check<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px -10px 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\nThe standard protocol for the DNA sequence check performed at JCM is as follows:\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 60px 0 40px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\n(1) Preparation of cell extract<br \/>\n(2) PCR<br \/>\n(3) DNA sequencing\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px -10px 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\nMaterials:\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 60px 0 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 20px; padding:0;\">\n<li>FastPrep-24 (MP Biomedicals), heat-sterilized acid-washed glass beads (SIGMA G4649 [&le;106 &micro;m]), a 2.0 mL screw-cap tube (e.g. AS ONE C-2.0) for cell disruption.<\/li>\n<li>MultiScreen PCR96 filter plate (Merck-Millipore MSNU03010), MonoFas DNA purification kit I (GL Sciences) for DNA purification.<\/li>\n<li><i>TaKaRa Ex Taq<\/i><sup>&#174;<\/sup> Hot Start Version (Takara Bio), and other reagents, buffers, and instruments for PCR and DNA analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px -10px 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\n(1) Preparation of cell extract\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 50px 0 20px;\">\n<li>Add 0.3 g grass beads and 400 &micro;L TE buffer in a 2.0 mL screw-cap tube and suspend an appropriate amount of microbial cells.<\/li>\n<li>Disrupt cells using FastPrep-24, usually at speed 6 for 20 sec.<\/li>\n<li>Centrifuge and precipitate the cell debris. Transfer the supernatant into a new tube.<\/li>\n<li>The supernatant is purified or concentrated with MonoFas, if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px -10px 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\n(2) PCR\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 50px 0 20px;\">\n<li>Crude cell extract or its purified solution is used as template for PCR after diluting appropriately.<\/li>\n<li>Amplify the gene fragment with the reaction mixture, the PCR primers and the cycle condition described in Tables 1-4.<\/li>\n<li>Electrophorese the PCR product and confirm its amount.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#000000; background-color: #ffffff; border:0px;margin:0 50px -10px 20px; padding: 0px;\"><p>\n(3) DNA sequencing\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 60px 0 20px;\">\n<li>Purify the PCR product with a DNA purification kit such as MultiScreen or MonoFas.<\/li>\n<li>Determine DNA sequence according to the instruction of DNA sequencer. For the DNA sequencing primer, choose appropriate one among those shown in Table 2.<\/li>\n<li>Correct DNA sequence data, if necessary, and compare with the data from the depositor. Compare also with the database sequences using the BLAST service provided by e.g. NCBI, if appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nTable 1. PCR mixture<\/p>\n<table width=\"300\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"gray\">\n<th height=\"25\">Reagent<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\">Volume (&#181;L)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"25\">Milli-Q Water<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\">37.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"25\">10 x Buffer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\">5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"25\">dNTPs (2.5 mM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\">4.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"25\">Forward primer (10 &#181;M)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"25\">Reverse primer (10 &#181;M)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"25\"><i>TaKaRa Ex Taq<\/i><sup>&#174;<\/sup> HS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\">0.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"25\">Template DNA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Total reaction volume 50 &#181;L.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nTable 2. Primers used in PCR amplificaion and sequencing<\/p>\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Primer<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\">Sequence (5&#8217;\u20133&#8242;)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\">Target Group<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">27F<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">786F<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GATTAGATACCCTGGTAG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">1492R<sup>3<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GGTTACCTTGTTACGACTT<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">907R<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">CCGTCAATTCMTTTRAGTTT<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">826R<sup>4<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">519R<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GWATTACCGCGGCKGCTG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria\/Archaea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">530F<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GTGCCAGCMGCCGCGG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria\/Archaea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">1053F<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GCATGGCYGYCGTCAG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bacteria\/Archaea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">A21F<sup>5<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">TTCCGGTTGATCCYGCCGGA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Archaea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">A348F<sup>6<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">TCCAGGCCCTACGGG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Archaea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">A1400R<sup>7<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GACGGGCGGTGTGTGC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Archaea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">A1100R<sup>7<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">CGGGTCTCGCTCGTT<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Archaea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">ITS5<sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GGAAGTAAAAGTCGTAACAAGG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Fungi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">ITS3<sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Fungi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">NL1<sup>9<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Fungi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">NL4<sup>9<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GGTCCGTGTTTCAAGACGG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Fungi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">ITS4<sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">TCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Fungi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">ITS2<sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">GCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Fungi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nTable 3. PCR primer sets<\/p>\n<table width=\"350\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Target Group<\/th>\n<th>Primer set<\/th>\n<th>Target gene<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Bacteria<\/td>\n<td>27F + 1492R<\/td>\n<td>16S rRNA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Archaea<\/td>\n<td>A21F + A1100R<\/td>\n<td>16S rRNA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Archaea<\/td>\n<td>A21F + A1400R<\/td>\n<td>16S rRNA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Fungi<\/td>\n<td>ITS5 + NL4<\/td>\n<td>ITS, LSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Fungi<\/td>\n<td>ITS5 + ITS4<\/td>\n<td>ITS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Fungi<\/td>\n<td>NL1 + NL4<\/td>\n<td>LSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nTable 4. PCR cycling condition<\/p>\n<table width=\"300\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">Step<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\">Temp. (&#176;C)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\">Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">98<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">2 min.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">98<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">10 sec.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">53<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">20 sec.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">72<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">60 sec.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">Followed steps 2-4 by 30 to 35 cycles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">72<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">5 min.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" height=\"25\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Lane, D. J. (1991). 16S\/23S rRNA sequencing, <em>In:<\/em> Stackebrandt, E. and Goodfellow, M. (eds.), Nucleic Acid Techniques in Bacterial Systematics, pp. 115\u2013176, Jon Wiley &#038; Sons, Chichester.<\/li>\n<li>Baker, G. C., Smith, J. J., and Cowan, D. A. (2003). Review and re-analysis of domain-specific 16S primers. J. Microbiol. Methods <strong>55:<\/strong> 541\u2013555.<\/li>\n<li>Turner, S., Pryer, K. M., Miao, V. P., and Palmer, J. D. (1999). Investigating deep phylogenetic relationships among cyanobacteria and plastids by small subunit rRNA sequence analysis. J. Euk. Microbiol. <strong>46:<\/strong> 327\u2013338.<\/li>\n<li>Youssef, N., Sheik, C. S., Krumholz, L. R., Najar, F. Z., Roe, B. A., and Elshahed, M. S. (2009). Comparison of species richness estimates obtained using nearly complete fragments and simulated pyrosequencing-generated fragments in 16S rRNA gene-based environmental surveys. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. <strong>75:<\/strong> 5227\u20135236.<\/li>\n<li>DeLong, E. F. (1992). Archaea in coastal marine environments. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA <strong>89:<\/strong> 5685\u20135689.<\/li>\n<li>Achenbach, L. and Woese, C. (1995). Appendix 6. 16S and 23S rRNA-like primers, <em>In:<\/em> Robb, F. T. and Place, A. R. (eds.), Archaea: a Laboratory Manual. Thermophiles, pp. 201-203, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York.<\/li>\n<li>Itoh, T., Suzuki, K., and Nakase, T. (1998). Occurrence of introns in the 16S rRNA genes of members of the genus Thermoproteus. Arch. Microbiol. <strong>170:<\/strong> 155\u2013161.<\/li>\n<li>White, T. J., Bruns, T., Lee, S., and Taylor, J. W. (1990). Amplification and direct sequencing of fungal ribosomal RNA genes for phylogenetics, In: Innis, M. A., Gelfand, D. H., Sninsky, J. J., and White, T. J. (eds.), PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, pp. 315-322, Academic Press, New York.<\/li>\n<li>O\u2019Donell, K. (1993). <i>Fusarium<\/i> and its near relatives, <em>In:<\/em> Reynolds, D. R. and Taylor, J. W. (eds.), The Fungal Holomorph: Mitotic, Meiotic and Pleomorphic Speciation in Fungal Systematics, pp. 225-233, CAB International, Wallingford.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JCM commonly performs quality checks of each strain as described below at the time of its acceptance and, preservation at JCM. JCM also performs quality tests of the holdings when necessary. JCM does not verify characteristics and\/or functions cited in the on-line catalogue. JCM is not responsible for any differences between the properties of the strain deposited in JCM and properties provided in the literature, database and any information sources. Users are recommended to check the properties necessary for their researches by themselves. Performed Acceptance test Every strain deposited in JCM is subcultured at JCM, and its viability, purity, colony appearance and cell morphology are checked by microscopic and\/or macroscopic observations. At the same time, a DNA sequence of a PCR-amplified fragment such as that of the rRNA gene is determined and compared with the sequence provided by a depositor of the strain to confirm the authenticity of the received culture. This DNA sequence check at the time of acceptance has been performed since 2011. Archaeal strains deposited after 2015 have been checked also if there is bacterial contamination by the PCR analysis under the same experimental condition for the bacterial 16S rRNA gene amplification. Preservation test Viability and purity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-2893","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2893"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3890,"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2893\/revisions\/3890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jcm.brc.riken.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}