In this study the culture-independent technique, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), was investigated for the early detection and identification of possible spoilage microbes in wine. PCR and DGGE conditions were successfully optimised with the universal primers HDA1 GC and HDA2, the bacteria-specific primers WBAC1 GC -WBAC2, and the yeast-specific primers NL1 GC and LS2. PCR and DGGE detection limits were determined for Lactobacillus plantarum, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Acetobacter pasteurianus and Brettanomyces bruxellensis when inoculated into sterile saline solution (SSS) and white wine at 10 6 cfu/mL respectively. PCR detection limits were more sensitive (10 1 to 10 2 cfu/mL) than DGGE detection limits (10 1 to 10 4 cfu/ mL), with the exception of B. bruxellensis, which had higher PCR and DGGE detection limits than the other reference microbes. PCR-DGGE analysis was also used successfully to detect and identify Lb. plantarum, A. pasteurianus and B. bruxellensis at a concentration of 10 8 cfu/mL as part of mixed populations in SSS and white wine. PCR detection limits of 10 1 cfu/mL were determined for all three reference microbes in mixed populations. The DGGE detection limits were higher for mixed populations when compared to single strains.
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