Journal
BIOSENSORS-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bios13060608
Keywords
foodborne pathogens; foodborne illness; biosensing; food safety; gold nanoparticles; magnetic nanoparticles
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This study developed a method to extract Staphylococcus aureus from food samples using glycan-coated magnetic nanoparticles, and designed a cost-effective multi-probe genomic biosensor to rapidly detect the nuc gene of S. aureus in different food matrices.
One of the most prevalent causes of foodborne illnesses worldwide is staphylococcal food poisoning. This study aimed to provide a robust method to extract the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus from food samples using glycan-coated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). Then, a cost-effective multi-probe genomic biosensor was designed to detect the nuc gene of S. aureus rapidly in different food matrices. This biosensor utilized gold nanoparticles and two DNA oligonucleotide probes combined to produce a plasmonic/colorimetric response to inform users if the sample was positive for S. aureus. In addition, the specificity and sensitivity of the biosensor were determined. For the specificity trials, the S. aureus biosensor was compared with the extracted DNA of Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE), and Bacillus cereus. The sensitivity tests showed that the biosensor could detect as low as 2.5 ng/& mu;L of the target DNA with a linear range of up to 20 ng/& mu;L of DNA. With further research, this simple and cost-effective biosensor can rapidly identify foodborne pathogens from large-volume samples.
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