Laboratory assay evaluation demonstrates rapid and specific detection of toxic Omphalotus japonicus mushrooms, highlighting its utility for diagnosing food poisoning incidents.
Omphalotus japonicus is a major toxic mushroom in Japan. When food poisoning caused by O. japonicus occurs, quick and accurate identification using a method that does not rely on morphological discrimination is required. Because the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method meets these requirements, we developed a LAMP method for detecting O. japonicus. Amplification occurred within 60 min, and the presence or absence of O. japonicus was confirmed within 2 h, including the DNA extraction protocol. The LAMP method did not show cross-reactivity with 13 species of edible mushrooms, had high specificity toward O. japonicus, and had sufficient detection sensitivity even in a mixed mushroom sample containing 1% O. japonicus. Additionally, O. japonicus could be detected in simulated food poisoning samples of heated and digested mushrooms, and in actual food poisoning residual samples.
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