title: Quantitative and simultaneous detection of four foodborne bacterial pathogens with a multi-channel SPR sensor.
abstract: We report the quantitative and simultaneous detection of four species of bacteria, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella choleraesuis serotype typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter jejuni, using an eight-channel surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor based on wavelength division multiplexing. Detection curves showing SPR response versus analyte concentration were established for each species of bacteria in buffer at pH 7.4, apple juice at native pH 3.7, and apple juice at an adjusted pH of 7.4, as well as for a mixture containing all four species of bacteria in buffer. Control experiments were performed to show the non-fouling characteristics of the sensor surface as well as the specificity of the amplification antibodies used in this study. The limit of detection (LOD) for each of the four species of bacteria in the tested matrices ranges from 3.4 x 10(3) to 1.2 x 10(5) cfu/ml. Detection curves in buffer of an individual species of bacteria in a mixture of all four species of bacteria correlated well with detection curves of the individual species of bacteria alone. SPR responses were higher for bacteria in apple juice at pH 7.4 than in apple juice at pH 3.7. This difference in sensor response could be partly attributed to the pH dependence of antibody-antigen binding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Box 351750, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Allen D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ladd
authors.forename: Qiuming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shengfu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jirí
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Homola
authors.forename: Shaoyi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005502:Food; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods