Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 82, Issue -, Pages 195-203Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.03.075
Keywords
Specific phage pVIII fusion protein; Staphylococcus aureus; Gold nanoparticles; Colorimetric sensor; Pathogen detection
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21275152, 21475144]
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most ubiquitous pathogens in public healthcare worldwide. It holds great insterest in establishing robust analytical method for S. aureus. Herein, we report a S. aureus-specific recognition element, isolated from phage monoclone GQTTLITS, which was selected from f8/8 landscape phage library against S. aureus in a high-throughput way. By fiinctionalizing cysteamine (CS)-stabilized gold nanoparticles (CS-AuNPs) with S. aureus-specific pVIII fusion protein (fusion-pVIII), a bifunctional nanoprobe (CS-AuNPs@fusion-pVIII) for S. aureus was developed. In this strategy, the CS-AuNPs@fusion-pVIII could be induced to aggregate quickly in the presence of target S. aureus, resulting in a rapid colorimetric response of gold nanoparticles. More importantly, the as-designed probe exhibited excellent selectivity over other bacteria. Thus, the CS-AuNPs@fusion-pVIII could be used as the indicator of target S. aureus. This assay can detect as low as 19 CFU mL(-1) S. aureus within 30 min. Further, this approach can be applicable to detect S. aureus in real water samples. Due to its sensitivity, specificity and rapidness, this proposed method is promising for on-site testing of S. aureus without using any costly instruments. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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