A comparison of methods for counting viruses in aquatic systems.

Abstract:

:In this study, we compared different methods-including transmission electron microscopy-and various nucleic acid labeling methods in which we used the fluorochromes 4',6'-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), 4-[3-methyl-2,3-dihydro-(benzo-1, 3-oxazole)-2-methylmethyledene]-1-(3'-trimethyl ammoniumpropyl)-quinilinium diioide (YOPRO-1), and SYBR Green I, which can be detected by epifluorescence microscopy (EM), for counting viruses in samples obtained from freshwater ecosystems whose trophic status varied and from a culture of T7 phages. From a quantitative and qualitative viewpoint, our results showed that the greatest efficiency for all ecosystems was obtained when we used the EM counting protocol in which YOPRO-1 was the label, as this fluorochrome exhibited strong and very stable fluorescence. A modification of the original protocol in which YOPRO-1 was used is recommended, because this modification makes the protocol faster and allows it to be used for routine analysis of fixed samples. Because SYBR Green I fades very quickly, the use of this fluorochrome is not recommended for systems in which the viral content is very high (>10(8) particles/ml), such as treated domestic sewage effluents. Experiments in which we used DNase and RNase revealed that the number of viruses determined by EM was slightly overestimated (by approximately 15%) because of interference caused by the presence of free nucleic acids.

journal_name

Appl Environ Microbiol

authors

Bettarel Y,Sime-Ngando T,Amblard C,Laveran H

doi

10.1128/aem.66.6.2283-2289.2000

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-06-01 00:00:00

pages

2283-9

issue

6

eissn

0099-2240

issn

1098-5336

journal_volume

66

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