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author: Sam White
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title: PCR - Crassostrea gigas and sikamea Mantle gDNA from Marinelli Shellfish Company
date: '2019-11-21 11:05'
tags:
  - Crassostrea gigas
  - Crassostrea sikamea
  - Pacific oyster
  - Kumamoto
  - PCR
  - Apex
  - gel
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  - 2019
  - Miscellaneous
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### UPDATE 20191125

Since the results I obtained on my [final attempt to get this to work](https://robertslab.github.io/sams-notebook/posts/2019/2019-11-21-PCR---Crassostrea-gigas-and-sikamea-Mantle-gDNA-from-Marinellie-Shellfish-Company---No-Multiplex/) failed, I decided to double-check the primer sequences.

Well, I ordered/used the wrong sequences! The two general _Crassostrea spp._ primers ordered were the 28s primers listed in that paper, instead of the cytochrome oxidase primers! I've ordered the correct universal CO primers, which are actually listed in this paper:

- [Folmer, O., M. Black, W. Hoeh, R. Lutz & R. Vrijenhoek. 1994. DNA
primers for amplification of mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase
subunit I from diverse metazoan invertebrate. Mol. Mar. Biol.
Biotechnol. 3:294–299.](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/15316743_DNA_primers_for_amplification_of_mitochondrial_Cytochrome_C_oxidase_subunit_I_from_diverse_metazoan_invertebrates)

Will re-run this.

I'm leaving the original post below for posterity.

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After [yesterday's PCR debacles](https://robertslab.github.io/sams-notebook/posts/2019/2019-11-19-PCR---Crassostrea-gigas-and-sikamea-Mantle-gDNA-from-Marinelli-Shellfish-Company/), I re-ran the PCRs with the original cylcing parameters, on a long 1.5% agarose (1x low TAE) gel.

Primers and cycling parameters were taken from this publication:

- [Haiyan Wang and Ximing Guo "Identification of Crassostrea ariakensis and Related Oysters by Multiplex Species-Specific PCR," Journal of Shellfish Research 27(3), 481-487, (1 May 2008).](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ximing_Guo/publication/259643859_Identification_of_Crassostrea_ariakensis_and_related_oysters_by_multiplex_species-specific_PCR/links/55c79eb708aeb9756746e35e/Identification-of-Crassostrea-ariakensis-and-related-oysters-by-multiplex-species-specific-PCR.pdf)

| SR ID | Primer Name | Sequence                   |
|-------|-------------|----------------------------|
| 1727  | COreverse   | CAGGGGGCCGTTCGCGGTCAACGCT  |
| 1726  | COCsi546r   | AAGTAACCTTAATAGATCAGGGAACC |
| 1725  | COCgi269r   | TCGAGGAAATTGCATGTCTGCTACAA |
| 1724  | COforward   | GGGACTACCCCCTGAATTTAAGCAT  |

This is a multiplex PCR, where the COforward/reverse primers should amplify any _Crassostrea spp._ DNA (i.e. a positive control - 697bp) and the other two primers will amplify either _C.gigas_ (Cgi269r - 269bp) or _C.sikamea_ (Csi546r - 546bp).

Master mix calcs:

| Component              | Single Rxn Vol. (uL) | Num. Rxns | Total Volumes (uL)        |
|------------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------------------------|
| DNA                    | 4                    | NA        | NA                        |
| 2x Apex Master Mix | 12.5                 | 18        | 225                       |
| COforward (100uM)              | 0.15                 | 18        | 2.7                       |
| COreverse (100uM)           | 0.15                 | 18        | 2.7                       |
| COCgi269r (100uM)           | 0.1                  | 18        | 1.8                       |
| COCsi546r (100uM)            | 0.1                  | 18        | 1.8                       |
| H2O                    | 8                    | 18        | 144                       |
|                        | 25                   |           | Add 21uL to each PCR tube |


Cycling params:

95<sup>o</sup>C for 10mins

30 cycles of:

- 95<sup>o</sup>C 1min
- 51<sup>o</sup>C 1min
- 72<sup>o</sup>C 1min

72<sup>o</sup>C 10mins


Used the GeneRuler DNA Ladder Mix (ThermoFisher) for all gels:

![GeneRuler DNA Ladder Mix](https://github.com/RobertsLab/resources/blob/master/protocols/Commercial_Protocols/ThermoFisher_OgeneRuler_DNA_Ladder_Mix_F100439.jpg?raw=true)

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# RESULTS

Gel:

![Gel of four PCRs from each group of oysters](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/20191121_gel_C.gigas_C.sikamea-01.jpg?raw=true)


Well, despite the very clean appearance of this gel image (defined bands, no bands in NTC), the results are not helpful.

1. Band of ~700bp should be present in _all_ samples (OCforward/reverse primers should amplify any _Crassostrea spp_ DNA)- it isn't present in any of them.

2. The single band generated in each lane is ~500 - 500bp. This band size is relatively close to the expected product size for _Crassostrea sikamea_ detection (546bp).

These results _could_ suggest that they actually all are _C.sikamea_. [However, the `C.gigas 1191-SS` are supposed to be verified _C.gigas_; the samples in question were the `C.sikamea 1191-SS`](https://robertslab.github.io/sams-notebook/posts/2019/2019-10-30-Samples-Received---Marinelli-Shellfish-Company-C.gigas-and-C.sikamea-Oysters/).


Will discuss with Steven to see how much additional time he'd like to devote to this project to determine if I should re-run each of these samples with the species-specific primers only (i.e. no multiplex).
