title: Characterisation of antibodies to chloramphenicol, produced in different species by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and biosensor technologies.
abstract: Six polyclonal antisera to chloramphenicol (CAP) were successfully raised in camels, donkeys and goats. As a comparison of sensitivity, IC50 values ranged from 0.3 ng mL(-1) to 5.5 ng mL(-1) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and from 0.7 ng mL(-1) to 1.7 ng mL(-1) by biosensor assay. The introduction of bovine milk extract improved the sensitivity of four of the antisera by ELISA and two by biosensor assay; a reduction in sensitivity of the remaining antisera ranged by a factor of 1.1-2.6. Porcine kidney extract reduced the sensitivity of all the antisera by a factor ranging from 1.1 to 7 by ELISA and a factor of 1.5 to 4 by biosensor. A low cross-reactivity with thiamphenicol (TAP) and florfenicol (FF) was displayed by antiserum G2 (1.2% and 18%, respectively) when a homologous ELISA assay format was employed. No cross-reactivity was displayed by any of the antisera when a homologous biosensor assay format was employed. Switching to a heterologous ELISA format prompted three of the antisera to display more significant cross-reactivity with TAP and FF (53% and 82%, respectively, using D1). The heterologous biosensor assay also increased the cross-reactivity of D1 for TAP and FF (56% and 129%, respectively) and of one other antiserum (G1) to a lesser degree. However, unlike the ELISA, the heterologous biosensor assay produced a substantial reduction in sensitivity (by a factor of 6 for D1).
authors.affiliation: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stoney Road, Belfast BT4 3SD, UK. terry.fodey@afbini.gov.uk
authors.forename: Terence
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fodey
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murilla
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cannavan
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D007106:Immune Sera; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007106:Immune Sera; D002701:Chloramphenicol