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Development of a fluorescent latex microparticle immunoassay for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB).
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2006 July 13
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB) is a highly heat resistant enteric toxin with a potential as a biothreat agent. A sensitive method for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins is needed for food safety and food defense monitoring. The objectives of this research were to develop a competitive fluorescent immunoassay with detection of SEB below toxic levels of 1 ng/mL and to minimize sample preparation. Anti-SEB was immobilized onto carboxylated polystyrene microparticles, and SEB was labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC). The concentrations of these reagents were optimized for the detection of SEB below 1 part per billion (1 ng/mL), and other assay conditions (sample volumes and incubation periods) were optimized. Drinking water and milk samples were spiked with 0.125-10 ng/mL SEB and were equilibrated overnight prior to analysis. The water and milk samples were directly analyzed, but heating the milk samples for 10 min at 90 degrees C improved the assay performance. SEB in samples bound with the anti-SEB linked to the latex followed by the competitive binding of SEB-FITC tracer. The excess, unbound tracer was separated by centrifugation, and the fluorescence density of the supernatant was measured. SEB was detected at levels as low as 0.125 ng/mL in drinking water and 0.5 ng/mL in whole milk. This fluorescent latex particle immunoassay will be utilized for the detection of SEB in various foods matrices.
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