Detection of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by Using a Rapid, Array-Based Immunosensor

Autor: Frances S. Ligler, Chris R. Taitt, Roselina Angel, Yura S. Shubin
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70:152-158
ISSN: 1098-5336
0099-2240
DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.1.152-158.2004
Popis: The multianalyte array biosensor (MAAB) is a rapid analysis instrument capable of detecting multiple analytes simultaneously. Rapid (15-min), single-analyte sandwich immunoassays were developed for the detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, with a detection limit of 8 × 10 4 CFU/ml; the limit of detection was improved 10-fold by lengthening the assay protocol to 1 h. S. enterica serovar Typhimurium was also detected in the following spiked foodstuffs, with minimal sample preparation: sausage, cantaloupe, whole liquid egg, alfalfa sprouts, and chicken carcass rinse. Cross-reactivity tests were performed with Escherichia coli and Campylobacter jejuni . To determine whether the MAAB has potential as a screening tool for the diagnosis of asymptomatic Salmonella infection of poultry, chicken excretal samples from a private, noncommercial farm and from university poultry facilities were tested. While the private farm excreta gave rise to signals significantly above the buffer blanks, none of the university samples tested positive for S. enterica serovar Typhimurium without spiking; dose-response curves of spiked excretal samples from university-raised poultry gave limits of detection of 8 × 10 3 CFU/g.
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