PMID: 28513808May 18, 2017Paper

Magnetic nanoparticle-enhanced PCR for the detection and identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enteritidis

The New Microbiologica
Dimitra HouhoulaEkatherina Charvalos

Abstract

This paper evaluated magnetic nanoparticle-enhanced PCR for the detection and identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enteritidis. Two different types of magnetic nanoparticles designated MPIO (iron concentration 2.5 mg/ml, size 1 µm) and NP (iron concentration 8.7 mg/ml, size 60 nm), both conjugated with S. aureus or S. enteritidis antibodies were evaluated as an enrichment procedure for PCR-detection of the pathogens in Trypticase Soy Broth, milk, blood and meat broth. Bacterial suspensions (1.5x108 cfu/ml) were prepared and serial diluted 10-1. The MPIO and NP nanoparticles were added, followed by incubation for 1 hour at room temperature, magnetic separation of the pellet, DNA extraction and PCR, targeting the femA and invA sequences. The nanoparticle-free and the NP-supplemented dilutions were positive down to the 1.5x102 cfu/ml concentration for both bacteria. The MPIO-supplemented dilutions were positive down to approx. 2x100 cfu/ml concentration, respectively. Bacteria-free TSB was negative by PCR. MPIO nanoparticles (size 1 µm) enhanced the detection of S. aureus and S. enteritidis by PCR, whilst NP nanoparticles (size 60 nm) did not, thus indicating that the size of the magnetic nanoparticles play a sig...Continue Reading

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