A polymyxin-cloth enzyme immunoassay system for detection ofEscherichia coliO157 in ground beef

Autor: B.W. Blais, R.A. Booth, R.P. Johnson, Hiroshi Yamazaki
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Food Microbiology. 13:237-242
ISSN: 0740-0020
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1996.0029
Popis: A polymyxin-cloth enzyme immunoassay (polymyxin-CEIA) was developed for the detection of the foodborne pathogenEscherichia coliO157. This simple assay utilized inexpensive polymyxin-coated polyester cloth as an adsorbent forE. colilipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens present in test samples such as enrichment cultures of ground beef. Captured LPS was immunoenzymatically detected using commercially available anti-O157 polyclonal antibodies. The assay was sensitive and highly specific for strains bearing the O157 and related antigens, and permitted the detection ofc. 1–10 cfus spiked into ground beef samples after a brief enrichment in double modified trypticase soy broth. We suggest that the polymyxin-CEIA will provide a simple, rapid and inexpensive screening method forE. coliO157 in ground beef.
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