title: Confirmation of viable E. coli O157:H7 by enrichment and PCR after rapid biosensor detection.
abstract: Many rapid tests have been developed for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from complex matrices such as food and water. However, many of these methods rely on traditional culture steps for confirmation, which can take an extra 24-48 h. The fiber optic biosensor has been used to rapidly detect pathogens from complex matrices. In this paper, we demonstrate a method using a rapid biosensor assay, recovery through a short enrichment, and PCR to detect and confirm the presence of at least 10(3) CFU/ml of E. coli O157:H7 in a sample in less than 10 h.
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity