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Taitt CR, Leski TA, Compton JR, Chen A, Berk KL, Dorsey RW, Sozhamannan S, Dutt DL, Vora GJ. Impact of template denaturation prior to whole genome amplification on gene detection in high GC-content species, Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei. BMC Res Notes 2024; 17:70. [PMID: 38475810 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-024-06717-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE In this study, we sought to determine the types and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance determinants (ARDs) in Burkholderia spp. strains using the Antimicrobial Resistance Determinant Microarray (ARDM). RESULTS Whole genome amplicons from 22 B. mallei (BM) and 37 B. pseudomallei (BP) isolates were tested for > 500 ARDs using ARDM v.3.1. ARDM detected the following Burkholderia spp.-derived genes, aac(6), blaBP/MBL-3, blaABPS, penA-BP, and qacE, in both BM and BP while blaBP/MBL-1, macB, blaOXA-42/43 and penA-BC were observed in BP only. The method of denaturing template for whole genome amplification greatly affected the numbers and types of genes detected by the ARDM. BlaTEM was detected in nearly a third of BM and BP amplicons derived from thermally, but not chemically denatured templates. BlaTEM results were confirmed by PCR, with 81% concordance between methods. Sequences from 414-nt PCR amplicons (13 preparations) were 100% identical to the Klebsiella pneumoniae reference gene. Although blaTEM sequences have been observed in B. glumae, B. cepacia, and other undefined Burkholderia strains, this is the first report of such sequences in BM/BP/B. thailandensis (BT) clade. These results highlight the importance of sample preparation in achieving adequate genome coverage in methods requiring untargeted amplification before analysis.
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- Chris R Taitt
- Nova Research Inc., Alexandria, VA, 22308, USA
- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Karle's Fellow, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
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- US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
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- Defense Biological Product Assurance Office, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), Frederick, MD, USA
- Joint Research and Development, Inc., Stafford, VA, USA
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- Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Joint Science and Technology Office, Ft. Belvoir, VA, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
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Leski TA, Spangler JR, Wang Z, Schultzhaus Z, Taitt CR, Dean SN, Stenger DA. Machine learning for design of degenerate Cas13a crRNAs using lassa virus as a model of highly variable RNA target. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6506. [PMID: 37081092 PMCID: PMC10119381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33494-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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The design of minimum CRISPR RNA (crRNA) sets for detection of diverse RNA targets using sequence degeneracy has not been systematically addressed. We tested candidate degenerate Cas13a crRNA sets designed for detection of diverse RNA targets (Lassa virus). A decision tree machine learning (ML) algorithm (RuleFit) was applied to define the top attributes that determine the specificity of degenerate crRNAs to elicit collateral nuclease activity. Although the total number of mismatches (0-4) is important, the specificity depends as well on the spacing of mismatches, and their proximity to the 5' end of the spacer. We developed a predictive algorithm for design of candidate degenerate crRNA sets, allowing improved discrimination between "included" and "excluded" groups of related target sequences. A single degenerate crRNA set adhering to these rules detected representatives of all Lassa lineages. Our general ML approach may be applied to the design of degenerate crRNA sets for any CRISPR/Cas system.
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- T A Leski
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA.
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, MD, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
- Nova Research Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
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Barnacles interest the scientific community for multiple reasons: their unique evolutionary trajectory, vast diversity and economic impact—as a harvested food source and also as one of the most prolific macroscopic hard biofouling organisms. A common, yet novel, trait among barnacles is adhesion, which has enabled a sessile adult existence and global colonization of the oceans. Barnacle adhesive is primarily composed of proteins, but knowledge of how the adhesive proteome varies across the tree of life is unknown due to a lack of genomic information. Here, we supplement previous mass spectrometry analyses of barnacle adhesive with recently sequenced genomes to compare the adhesive proteomes of Pollicipes pollicipes (Pedunculata) and Amphibalanus amphitrite (Sessilia). Although both species contain the same broad protein categories, we detail differences that exist between these species. The barnacle-unique cement proteins show the greatest difference between species, although these differences are diminished when amino acid composition and glycosylation potential are considered. By performing an in-depth comparison of the adhesive proteomes of these distantly related barnacle species, we show their similarities and provide a roadmap for future studies examining sequence-specific differences to identify the proteins responsible for functional differences across the barnacle tree of life.
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- Janna N Schultzhaus
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Washington MA, Taitt CR, Blythe J, Hering K, Barnhill J. Escherichia coli as a Potential Reservoir of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes on the Island of O'ahu. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf 2021; 80:9-14. [PMID: 33490961 PMCID: PMC7811132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The problem of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria has not been adequately explored in the tropical island environment. To date, there has not been a systematic investigation into the prevalence and distribution of antimicrobial resistance determinants in the Hawaiian Islands. Urinary isolates are the most common bacterial pathogens encountered in the clinical laboratory. Therefore, the antimicrobial resistance determinant profiles of these organisms can serve as a sentinel of the overall antimicrobial resistance situation in a localized patient population. In this study, 82 clinical isolates of Escherichia coli derived from 82 distinct patients were collected at a large medical center on the island of O'ahu. Each isolate was evaluated for the presence of antimicrobial resistance genes using a microarray-based approach. A total of 36 antimicrobial resistance genes covering 10 classes of antimicrobial compounds were identified. Most isolates were found to harbor between 3 and 5 antimicrobial resistance genes. Only a few isolates were found to harbor more than 12 genes. Significantly, a high rate of phenotypic resistance to one of the first-line treatments for uncomplicated urinary tract infection (sulfamethoxazole) was identified. This phenotype was correlated to the presence of sulfonamides and trimethoprim resistance determinants. Since E. coli is one of the most encountered pathogens in the hospital environment, the presence of clinically relevant resistance determinants in isolates of this organism from a clinical setting on O'ahu is a significant finding that warrants further investigation.
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- Michael A. Washington
- Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (MAW, KH, JB)
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- Department of Clinical Investigation, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI (JB)
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- Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (MAW, KH, JB)
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- Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (MAW, KH, JB)
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Taitt CR, Leski TA, Prouty MG, Ford GW, Heang V, House BL, Levin SY, Curry JA, Mansour A, Mohammady HE, Wasfy M, Tilley DH, Gregory MJ, Kasper MR, Regeimbal J, Rios P, Pimentel G, Danboise BA, Hulseberg CE, Odundo EA, Ombogo AN, Cheruiyot EK, Philip CO, Vora GJ. Tracking Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Diarrheal Pathogens: A Cross-Institutional Pilot Study. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21165928. [PMID: 32824772 PMCID: PMC7460656 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Infectious diarrhea affects over four billion individuals annually and causes over a million deaths each year. Though not typically prescribed for treatment of uncomplicated diarrheal disease, antimicrobials serve as a critical part of the armamentarium used to treat severe or persistent cases. Due to widespread over- and misuse of antimicrobials, there has been an alarming increase in global resistance, for which a standardized methodology for geographic surveillance would be highly beneficial. To demonstrate that a standardized methodology could be used to provide molecular surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, we initiated a pilot study to test 130 diarrheal pathogens (Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Shigella spp.) from the USA, Peru, Egypt, Cambodia, and Kenya for the presence/absence of over 200 AMR determinants. We detected a total of 55 different determinants conferring resistance to ten different categories of antimicrobials: genes detected in ≥ 25 samples included blaTEM, tet(A), tet(B), mac(A), mac(B), aadA1/A2, strA, strB, sul1, sul2, qacEΔ1, cmr, and dfrA1. The number of determinants per strain ranged from none (several Campylobacter spp. strains) to sixteen, with isolates from Egypt harboring a wider variety and greater number of genes per isolate than other sites. Two samples harbored carbapenemase genes, blaOXA-48 or blaNDM. Genes conferring resistance to azithromycin (ere(A), mph(A)/mph(K), erm(B)), a first-line therapeutic for severe diarrhea, were detected in over 10% of all Enterobacteriaceae tested: these included >25% of the Enterobacteriaceae from Egypt and Kenya. Forty-six percent of the Egyptian Enterobacteriaceae harbored genes encoding CTX-M-1 or CTX-M-9 families of extended-spectrum β-lactamases. Overall, the data provide cross-comparable resistome information to establish regional trends in support of international surveillance activities and potentially guide geospatially informed medical care.
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- Chris R. Taitt
- US Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, Washington, DC 20375, USA; (T.A.L.); (G.J.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-011-202-404-4208
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- US Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, Washington, DC 20375, USA; (T.A.L.); (G.J.V.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2-Phnom Penh, Blvd Kim Il Sung, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; (M.G.P.); (G.W.F.); (V.H.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2-Phnom Penh, Blvd Kim Il Sung, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; (M.G.P.); (G.W.F.); (V.H.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2-Phnom Penh, Blvd Kim Il Sung, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; (M.G.P.); (G.W.F.); (V.H.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 95030 Sigonella, Italy; (B.L.H.); (S.Y.L.); (J.A.C.); (A.M.); (H.E.M.); (M.W.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 95030 Sigonella, Italy; (B.L.H.); (S.Y.L.); (J.A.C.); (A.M.); (H.E.M.); (M.W.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 95030 Sigonella, Italy; (B.L.H.); (S.Y.L.); (J.A.C.); (A.M.); (H.E.M.); (M.W.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 95030 Sigonella, Italy; (B.L.H.); (S.Y.L.); (J.A.C.); (A.M.); (H.E.M.); (M.W.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 95030 Sigonella, Italy; (B.L.H.); (S.Y.L.); (J.A.C.); (A.M.); (H.E.M.); (M.W.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 95030 Sigonella, Italy; (B.L.H.); (S.Y.L.); (J.A.C.); (A.M.); (H.E.M.); (M.W.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 Peru, Lima 07001, Peru; (D.H.T.); (M.J.G.); (M.R.K.); (J.R.); (P.R.); (G.P.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 Peru, Lima 07001, Peru; (D.H.T.); (M.J.G.); (M.R.K.); (J.R.); (P.R.); (G.P.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 Peru, Lima 07001, Peru; (D.H.T.); (M.J.G.); (M.R.K.); (J.R.); (P.R.); (G.P.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 Peru, Lima 07001, Peru; (D.H.T.); (M.J.G.); (M.R.K.); (J.R.); (P.R.); (G.P.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 Peru, Lima 07001, Peru; (D.H.T.); (M.J.G.); (M.R.K.); (J.R.); (P.R.); (G.P.)
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 Peru, Lima 07001, Peru; (D.H.T.); (M.J.G.); (M.R.K.); (J.R.); (P.R.); (G.P.)
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- US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Kenya, Kericho 20200, Kenya; (B.A.D.); (C.E.H.); (E.A.O.); (A.N.O.); (E.K.C.); (C.O.P.)
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- US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Kenya, Kericho 20200, Kenya; (B.A.D.); (C.E.H.); (E.A.O.); (A.N.O.); (E.K.C.); (C.O.P.)
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- US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Kenya, Kericho 20200, Kenya; (B.A.D.); (C.E.H.); (E.A.O.); (A.N.O.); (E.K.C.); (C.O.P.)
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- US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Kenya, Kericho 20200, Kenya; (B.A.D.); (C.E.H.); (E.A.O.); (A.N.O.); (E.K.C.); (C.O.P.)
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- US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Kenya, Kericho 20200, Kenya; (B.A.D.); (C.E.H.); (E.A.O.); (A.N.O.); (E.K.C.); (C.O.P.)
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- US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Kenya, Kericho 20200, Kenya; (B.A.D.); (C.E.H.); (E.A.O.); (A.N.O.); (E.K.C.); (C.O.P.)
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- US Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, Washington, DC 20375, USA; (T.A.L.); (G.J.V.)
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Schultzhaus JN, Taitt CR, Orihuela B, Smerchansky M, Schultzhaus ZS, Rittschof D, Wahl KJ, Spillmann CM. Comparison of seven methods for DNA extraction from prosomata of the acorn barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitrite. Anal Biochem 2019; 586:113441. [PMID: 31539523 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2019.113441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies can provide an understanding of the molecular processes involved in marine fouling by Amphibalanus spp. barnacles. Here, seven methods for extracting DNA from A. amphitrite prosomata were assessed with respect to recovery, purity and size distribution. Methods incorporating organic extractions generally resulted in low recovery of fragmented DNA. The most promising method was the commercial E.Z.N.A. Blood DNA Mini kit, which provided tens of micrograms of DNA of sufficient molecular weight for use in long-read NGS library preparation. Other kits resulted in DNA preps suitable for short read length NGS platforms.
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- Janna N Schultzhaus
- National Research Council Research Associateship Program, Washington, DC, 20001, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program, American Society for Engineering Education, 1818 N St. NW, Washington, DC, 20036, USA
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- National Research Council Research Associateship Program, Washington, DC, 20001, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA.
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Taitt CR, Leski TA, Colston SM, Bernal M, Canal E, Regeimbal J, Rios P, Vora GJ. A comparison of methods for DNA preparation prior to microarray analysis. Anal Biochem 2019; 585:113405. [PMID: 31445900 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2019.113405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Microarrays are a valuable tool for analysis of both bacterial and eukaryotic nucleic acids. As many of these applications use non-specific amplification to increase sample concentration prior to analysis, the methods used to fragment and label large amplicons are important to achieve the desired analytical selectivity and specificity. Here, we used eight sequenced ESKAPE pathogens to determine the effect of two methods of whole genome amplicon fragmentation and three methods of subsequent labeling on microarray performance; nick translation was also assessed. End labeling of both initial DNase I-treated and sonication-fragmented amplicons failed to provide detectable material for a significant number of sequence-confirmed genes. However, processing of amplicons by nick translation, or by sequential fragmentation and labeling by Universal Labeling System or Klenow fragment/random primer provided good sensitivity and selectivity, with marginally better results obtained by Klenow fragment labeling. Nick-translation provided 91-100% sensitivity and 100% specificity in the tested strains, requiring half as many manipulations and less than 4h to process samples for hybridization; full sample processing from whole genome amplification to final data analysis could be performed in less than 10h. The method of template denaturation before amplification did affect detection sensitivity/selectivity of nick-labeled amplicons, however.
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- Chris R Taitt
- Center for BioMolecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
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- Center for BioMolecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- National Research Council Research Associateship Program, Washington, DC, 20001, USA
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- Center for BioMolecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Wang C, Schultzhaus JN, Taitt CR, Leary DH, Shriver-Lake LC, Snellings D, Sturiale S, North SH, Orihuela B, Rittschof D, Wahl KJ, Spillmann CM. Characterization of longitudinal canal tissue in the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208352. [PMID: 30532169 PMCID: PMC6287898 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The morphology and composition of tissue located within parietal shell canals of the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite are described. Longitudinal canal tissue nearly spans the length of side shell plates, terminating near the leading edge of the specimen basis in proximity to female reproductive tissue located throughout the peripheral sub-mantle region, i.e. mantle parenchyma. Microscopic examination of stained longitudinal canal sections reveal the presence of cell nuclei as well as an abundance of micron-sized spheroids staining positive for basic residues and lipids. Spheroids with the same staining profile are present extensively in ovarioles, particularly within oocytes which are readily identifiable at various developmental stages. Mass spectrometry analysis of longitudinal canal tissue compared to tissue collected from the mantle parenchyma reveals a nearly 50% overlap of the protein profile with the greatest number of sequence matches to vitellogenin, a glycolipoprotein playing a key role in vitellogenesis–yolk formation in developing oocytes. The morphological similarity and proximity to female reproductive tissue, combined with mass spectrometry of the two tissues, provides compelling evidence that one of several possible functions of longitudinal canal tissue is supporting the female reproductive system of A. amphitrite, thus expanding the understanding of the growth and development of this sessile marine organism.
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- Chenyue Wang
- National Research Council Research Associateship Program, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- National Research Council Research Associateship Program, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, N.C., United States of America
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- Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, N.C., United States of America
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Ansumana R, Dariano DF, Jacobsen KH, Leski TA, Lamin JM, Lahai J, Bangura U, Bockarie AS, Taitt CR, Yasuda C, Bockarie MJ, Stenger DA. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:113. [PMID: 29422083 PMCID: PMC5806241 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3218-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among febrile individuals tested at Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory (MHRL) in Bo, Sierra Leone. RESULTS A total of 860 febrile individuals ages 5 years and older were tested by MHRL between July 2012 and June 2013 with a Standard Diagnostics Bioline HBsAg rapid diagnostic test. The overall HBsAg prevalence rate was 13.7%, including a rate of 15.5% among males and 12.6% among females. The HBsAg rate did not differ by child or adult age group (p > 0.5). The prevalence rate in Bo was similar to the 11-15% HBsAg prevalence rates reported in the past decade from other studies across West Africa. Scaling up the infant hepatitis B vaccination program in Sierra Leone will be important for reducing the future burden of disease and premature death attributable to chronic viral hepatitis B disease.
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- Rashid Ansumana
- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone. .,Department of Community Health and Clinical Studies, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone.
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Global & Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone.,Department of Community Health and Clinical Studies, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Ansumana R, Dariano DF, Jacobsen KH, Leski TA, Taitt CR, Lamin JM, Lahai J, Bangura U, Bockarie AS, Yasuda C, Bockarie MJ, Stenger DA. Prevalence of markers of HIV infection among febrile adults and children in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:565. [PMID: 29110721 PMCID: PMC5674775 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2912-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence of HIV among febrile patients seeking care in Mercy Hospital, Bo, Sierra Leone, in 2012-2013. RESULTS A total of 1207 febrile persons were tested for HIV with Determine™ and SD Bioline rapid diagnostic tests kits that detect the presence of HIV antibodies and HIV p24 antigens. The overall prevalence of HIV among the tested patients was 8.9%, which is considerably higher than the < 2% prevalence of HIV reported previously in the general population. While these results are not sufficient to prove a causal relationship, the obtained data imply that HIV positive individuals may be more likely to suffer from febrile infectious diseases than individuals without HIV infection. Increasing the availability and use of HIV testing services will allow antiretroviral therapy to be accessed in a timely manner and improve health status among people living with HIV.
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- Rashid Ansumana
- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone. .,Department of Community Health and Clinical Studies, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone.
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Global & Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone.,Department of Community Health and Clinical Studies, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 5 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L35QA, United Kingdom
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Dariano DF, Taitt CR, Jacobsen KH, Bangura U, Bockarie AS, Bockarie MJ, Lahai J, Lamin JM, Leski TA, Yasuda C, Stenger DA, Ansumana R. Surveillance of Vector-Borne Infections (Chikungunya, Dengue, and Malaria) in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 97:1151-1154. [PMID: 29031286 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in West Africa, but the contribution of other vector-borne infections (VBIs) to the burden of disease has been understudied. We used rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for three VBIs to test blood samples from 1,795 febrile residents of Bo City, Sierra Leone, over a 1-year period in 2012-2013. In total, 24% of the tests were positive for malaria, fewer than 5% were positive for markers of dengue virus infection, and 39% were positive for IgM directed against chikungunya virus (CHIKV) or a related alphavirus. In total, more than half (55%) of these febrile individuals tested positive for at least one of the three VBIs, which highlights the very high burden of vector-borne diseases in this population. The prevalence of positives on the Chikungunya IgM and dengue tests did not vary significantly with age (P > 0.36), but higher rates of malaria were observed in children < 15 years of age (P < 0.001). Positive results on the Chikungunya IgM RDTs were moderately correlated with rainfall (r2 = 0.599). Based on the high prevalence of positive results on the Chikungunya IgM RDTs from individuals Bo and its environs, there is a need to examine whether an ecological shift toward a greater burden from CHIKV or related alphaviruses is occurring in other parts of Sierra Leone or the West African region.
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- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Njala University, Bo Campus, Sierra Leone.,Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone.,Njala University, Bo Campus, Sierra Leone.,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Johnson BJ, Taitt CR, Gleaves A, North SH, Malanoski AP, Leska IA, Archibong E, Monk SM. Porphyrin-modified antimicrobial peptide indicators for detection of bacteria. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Leski TA, Taitt CR, Bangura U, Stockelman MG, Ansumana R, Cooper WH, Stenger DA, Vora GJ. High prevalence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from outpatient urine samples but not the hospital environment in Bo, Sierra Leone. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:167. [PMID: 27090787 PMCID: PMC4836052 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1495-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The rising level of antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens is one of the most significant public health problems globally. While the antibiotic resistance of clinically important bacteria is closely tracked in many developed countries, the types and levels of resistance and multidrug resistance (MDR) among pathogens currently circulating in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa are virtually unknown. METHODS From December 2013 to April 2014, we collected 93 urine specimens from all outpatients showing symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) and 189 fomite swabs from a small hospital in Bo, Sierra Leone. Culture on chromogenic agar combined with biochemical and DNA sequence-based assays was used to detect and identify the bacterial isolates. Their antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined using a panel of 11 antibiotics or antibiotic combinations. RESULTS The 70 Enterobacteriaceae urine isolates were identified as Citrobacter freundii (n = 22), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 15), Enterobacter cloacae (n = 15), Escherichia coli (n = 13), Enterobacter sp./Leclercia sp. (n = 4) and Escherichia hermannii (n = 1). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing demonstrated that 85.7 % of these isolates were MDR while 64.3 % produced an extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL). The most notable observations included widespread resistance to sulphonamides (91.4 %), chloramphenicol (72.9 %), gentamycin (72.9 %), ampicillin with sulbactam (51.4 %) and ciprofloxacin (47.1 %) with C. freundii exhibiting the highest and E. coli the lowest prevalence of multidrug resistance. The environmental cultures resulted in only five Enterobacteriaceae isolates out of 189 collected with lower overall antibiotic resistance. CONCLUSIONS The surprisingly high proportion of C. freundii found in urine of patients with suspected UTI supports earlier findings of the growing role of this pathogen in UTIs in low-resource countries. The isolates of all analyzed species showed worryingly high levels of resistance to both first- and second-line antibiotics as well as a high frequency of MDR and ESBL phenotypes, which likely resulted from the lack of consistent antibiotic stewardship policies in Sierra Leone. Analysis of hospital environmental isolates however suggested that fomites in this naturally ventilated hospital were not a major reservoir for Enterobacteriaceae or antibiotic resistance determinants.
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- Tomasz A Leski
- Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6910, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20375, USA.
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6910, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone.,Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6910, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone.,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.,Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6910, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6910, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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North SH, Taitt CR. Application of circular dichroism for structural analysis of surface-immobilized cecropin A interacting with lipoteichoic acid. Langmuir 2015; 31:10791-10798. [PMID: 26362347 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The development of biomaterials integrating antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for improved pathogen detection or use as therapeutic agents requires an understanding of how a peptide may behave once immobilized. Here, we use a combination of circular dichroism and capture assays to assess the structure-function relationship of the cationic amphipathic AMP, cecropin A (cecA), upon interaction with Gram-positive lipoteichoic acids (LTAs). In solution, cecA peptides underwent a change from a largely unstructured conformation in water to structures with significant α-helical content in the presence of both Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus LTAs. After surface immobilization, cecA peptides attached by either C- or N-terminus were able to capture both LTAs as well as to undergo conformational changes in the presence of SDS similar to those observed in solution. However, in spite of demonstrated LTA binding activity and the ability to undergo conformational changes (i.e., with SDS), no structural changes were observed when cecA immobilized by its N-terminus was treated with either LTA preparation. On the other hand, cecA immobilized by its C-terminus underwent a conformational change in the presence of S. aureus, but not B. subtilis, LTA. These results indicate that after immobilization recognition of different targets by cationic AMPs may occur by mechanisms quite different from those in solution and that selectivity of these mechanisms is further dependent on the orientation of the immobilized peptide.
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- Stella H North
- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory , 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory , 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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Immunoassays have been well established for many years as the cornerstone of detection technologies. These assays are sensitive, selective and, in general, highly resistant to interference from complex sample matrices when compared with nucleic acid-based tests. However, both antibody- and nucleic acid-based detection systems require a priori knowledge of the target and development of specific reagents; multiplexed assays can become increasingly problematic when attempting to detect a plethora of different targets, the identities of which are unknown. In an effort to circumvent many of the limitations inherent in these conventional assays, other recognition reagents are being explored as alternatives, or indeed as adjuncts, to antibodies for pathogen and toxin detection. This article will review a number of different recognition systems ranging in complexity from small molecules, such as nucleic-acid aptamers, carbohydrates and peptides, to systems as highly complicated as whole cells and organisms. All of these alternative systems have tremendous potential to achieve superior sensitivity, selectivity, and stability, but are also subject to their own limitations, which are also discussed. In short, while in its infancy, this field holds great promise for the development of rapid, fieldable assays that are highly complementary to existing antibody- and nucleic acid-based technologies.
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- Miriam M Ngundi
- US Food and Drug Administration, N29 RM418 HFM-434 8800 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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North SH, Wojciechowski J, Chu V, Taitt CR. Surface immobilization chemistry influences peptide-based detection of lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid. J Pept Sci 2012; 18:366-72. [PMID: 22565661 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2011] [Revised: 11/27/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have recently gained attention as potentially valuable diagnostic and therapeutic agents. The utilization of these peptides for diagnostic purposes relies on the ability to immobilize them on the surface of a detection platform in a predictable and reliable manner that facilitates target binding. The method for attachment of peptides to a solid support is guided by peptide length, amino acid composition, secondary structure, and the nature of the underlying substrate. While immobilization methods that target amine groups of amino acid sequences are widely used, they can result in heterogeneous conjugation at multiple sites on a peptide and have direct implications for peptide presentation and function. Using two types of commercial amine-reactive microtiter plates, we described the effects of analogous immobilization chemistries on the surface attachment of AMPs and their differential binding interaction with Gram-specific bacterial biomarkers, lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid. As might be expected, differences in overall binding affinities were noted when comparing AMPs immobilized on the two types of plates. However, the two-amine-targeted linking chemistries also affected the specificity of the attached peptides; lipopolysaccharide generally demonstrated a preference for peptides immobilized on one type of plate, while (when observed at all) lipoteichoic acid bound preferentially to AMPs immobilized on the other type of plate. These results demonstrate the potential for tuning not only the binding affinities but also the specificities of immobilized AMPs by simple alterations in linking strategy.
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- Stella H North
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from an event that causes rapid acceleration and deceleration of the brain or penetration of the skull with an object. Responses to stimuli and questions, loss of consciousness, and altered behavior are symptoms currently used to justify brain imaging for diagnosis and therapeutic guidance. Tests based on such symptoms are susceptible to false-positive and false-negative results due to stress, fatigue, and medications. Biochemical markers of neuronal damage and the physiological response to that damage are being identified. Biosensors capable of rapid measurement of such markers in the circulation offer a solution for on-site triage, as long as three criteria are met: (a) Recognition reagents can be identified that are sufficiently sensitive and specific, (b) the biosensor can provide quantitative assessment of multiple markers rapidly and simultaneously, and (c) both the sensor and reagents are designed for use outside the laboratory.
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- Stella H North
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5348, USA.
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Shriver-Lake LC, North SH, Dean SN, Taitt CR. Antimicrobial Peptides for Detection and Diagnostic Assays. Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/5346_2012_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Taitt CR, Shriver-Lake LC, Anderson GP, Ligler FS. Surface modification and biomolecule immobilization on polymer spheres for biosensing applications. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 726:77-94. [PMID: 21424444 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-052-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Microspheres and nanospheres are being used in many of today's biosensing applications for automated sample processing, flow cytometry, signal amplification in microarrays, and labeling in multiplexed analyses. The surfaces of the spheres/particles need to be modified with proteins and other biomolecules to be used in these sensing applications. This chapter contains protocols to modify carboxyl- and amine-coated polymer spheres with proteins and peptides.
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- Chris R Taitt
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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North SH, Lock EH, Cooper CJ, Franek JB, Taitt CR, Walton SG. Plasma-based surface modification of polystyrene microtiter plates for covalent immobilization of biomolecules. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2010; 2:2884-2891. [PMID: 20879718 DOI: 10.1021/am100566e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In recent years, polymer surfaces have become increasingly popular for biomolecule attachment because of their relatively low cost and desirable bulk physicochemical characteristics. However, the chemical inertness of some polymer surfaces poses an obstacle to more expansive implementation of polymer materials in bioanalytical applications. We describe use of argon plasma to generate reactive hydroxyl moieties at the surface of polystyrene microtiter plates. The plates are then selectively functionalized with silanes and cross-linkers suitable for the covalent immobilization of biomolecules. This plasma-based method for microtiter plate functionalization was evaluated after each step by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, water contact angle analysis, atomic force microscopy, and bioimmobilization efficacy. We further demonstrate that the plasma treatment followed by silane derivatization supports direct, covalent immobilization of biomolecules on microtiter plates and thus overcomes challenging issues typically associated with simple physisorption. Importantly, biomolecules covalently immobilized onto microtiter plates using this plasma-based method retained functionality and demonstrated attachment efficiency comparable to commercial preactivated microtiter plates.
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- Stella H North
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering and Plasma Physics Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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North SH, Lock EH, Taitt CR, Walton SG. Critical aspects of biointerface design and their impact on biosensor development. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 397:925-33. [PMID: 20349179 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-3637-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Revised: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 03/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The stable integration of a biological recognition element on a transducing substrate surface is the single most important step in the creation of a high-functioning sensor surface. The key factors affecting biotic and abiotic functionalities at the biointerface are both chemical and physical. Understanding the interactions between biomolecules and surfaces, and their emergent complexity, is critical for biointerface implementation for sensing applications. In this overview, we highlight materials and methods typically used for biosensor development. Particular emphasis has been given to the experimental evaluation of biointerfacial properties and functionality. Promising research directions for application of biointerfaces to biosensing are suggested.
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- Stella H North
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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North SH, Lock EH, King TR, Franek JB, Walton SG, Taitt CR. Effect of physicochemical anomalies of soda-lime silicate slides on biomolecule immobilization. Anal Chem 2010; 82:406-12. [PMID: 20000446 DOI: 10.1021/ac902324r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Glass microscope slides are considered by many as the substrate of choice for microarray manufacturing due to their amenability to various surface chemistry modifications. The use of silanes to attach various functional groups onto glass slides has provided a versatile tool for the covalent immobilization of many diverse biomolecules of interest. We recently noted a dramatic reduction in biomolecule immobilization efficiency on standard microscope slides prepared using a well-characterized silanization method. A survey of commercial soda-lime slides yielded the surprising result that slides purchased prior to 2008 had superior immobilization efficiencies when compared to those purchased after 2008. Characterization of the slides by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle measurements, and atomic force microscopy (AFM), revealed a significant correlation (R > 0.9) between magnesium content, surface roughness, and bioimmobilization efficiency. High performance slides had higher magnesium content and higher root-mean-square (rms) roughness (P < 0.005) than slides with lower bioimmobilization efficiencies. Although the exact mechanism of how magnesium content and surface roughness affect silane deposition has not yet been defined, we show that recent changes in the chemical and physical properties of commercial soda-lime slides affect the ability of these slides to be covalently modified.
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- Stella H North
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20375, USA
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Cooper J, Yazvenko N, Peyvan K, Maurer K, Taitt CR, Lyon W, Danley DL. Targeted deposition of antibodies on a multiplex CMOS microarray and optimization of a sensitive immunoassay using electrochemical detection. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9781. [PMID: 20333309 PMCID: PMC2841648 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The CombiMatrix ElectraSense microarray is a highly multiplex, complementary metal oxide semiconductor with 12,544 electrodes that are individually addressable. This platform is commercially available as a custom DNA microarray; and, in this configuration, it has also been used to tether antibodies (Abs) specifically on electrodes using complementary DNA sequences conjugated to the Abs. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS An empirical method is described for developing and optimizing immunoassays on the CombiMatrix ElectraSense microarray based upon targeted deposition of polypyrrole (Ppy) and capture Ab. This process was automated using instrumentation that can selectively apply a potential or current to individual electrodes and also measure current generated at the electrodes by an enzyme-enhanced electrochemical (ECD) reaction. By designating groups of electrodes on the array for different Ppy deposition conditions, we determined that the sensitivity and specificity of a sandwich immunoassay for staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is influenced by the application of different voltages or currents and the application time. The sandwich immunoassay used a capture Ab adsorbed to the Ppy and a reporter Ab labeled for fluorescence detection or ECD, and results from these methods of detection were different. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Using Ppy deposition conditions for optimum results, the lower limit of detection for SEB using the ECD assay was between 0.003 and 0.01 pg/ml, which represents an order of magnitude improvement over a conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay. In the absence of understanding the variables and complexities that affect assay performance, this highly multiplexed electrode array provided a rapid, high throughput, and empirical approach for developing a sensitive immunoassay.
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- John Cooper
- CombiMatrix Corporation, Mukilteo, Washington, United States of America
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, Mukilteo, Washington, United States of America
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, Mukilteo, Washington, United States of America
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, Mukilteo, Washington, United States of America
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- United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, Mukilteo, Washington, United States of America
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Anderson GP, Kowtha VA, Taitt CR. Detection of fumonisin b1 and ochratoxin a in grain products using microsphere-based fluid array immunoassays. Toxins (Basel) 2010; 2:297-309. [PMID: 22069585 PMCID: PMC3202808 DOI: 10.3390/toxins2020297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Revised: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Grain products are a staple of diets worldwide and therefore, the ability to accurately and efficiently detect foodborne contaminants such as mycotoxins is of importance to everyone. Here we describe an indirect competitive fluid array fluoroimmunoassay to quantify the mycotoxins, fumonisin B1 and ochratoxin A. Both toxins were immobilized to the surface of microspheres using a variety of intermediate molecules and binding of biotinylated "tracer" antibody tracers determined through flow cytometry using streptavidin-phycoerythrin conjugates and the Luminex100 flow cytometer. Competitive assays were developed where the binding of biotinylated monoclonal antibodies to fumonisin B and ochratoxin A was competitively inhibited by different concentrations of those toxins in solution. Concentrations of fumonisin giving 50% inhibition were 300 pg/mL in buffer, 100 ng/g in spiked oats, and 1 μg/g in spiked cornmeal; analogous concentrations for ochratoxin A were 30 ng/mL in buffer, 30 ng/g in spiked oats, and 10 ng/g in spiked corn. The future challenge will be to expand the number of mycotoxins tested both individually and in multiplexed format using this platform.
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- George P Anderson
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 20375, USA.
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Taitt CR, Malanoski AP, Lin B, Stenger DA, Ligler FS, Kusterbeck AW, Anderson GP, Harmon SE, Shriver-Lake LC, Pollack SK, Lennon DM, Lobo-Menendez F, Wang Z, Schnur JM. Discrimination between biothreat agents and 'near neighbor' species using a resequencing array. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 54:356-64. [PMID: 19049648 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2008.00486.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Timely identification of biothreat organisms from large numbers of clinical or environmental samples in potential outbreak or attack scenario is critical for effective diagnosis and treatment. This study aims to evaluate the potential of resequencing arrays for this purpose. Albeit suboptimal, this report demonstrated that respiratory pathogen microarray version 1 can identify Bacillus anthracis, Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis and distinguish them from benign 'near neighbor' species in a single assay. Additionally, the sequence information can discriminate strains and possibly the sources of the strains. With further development, it is possible to use resequencing microarrays for biothreat surveillance.
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- Chris R Taitt
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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Several methods are described in which a biological recognition molecule--a critical element in any biosensor--is immobilized onto a silica or silica-based sensing substrate. Although several variations are described, the methods for covalent immobilization share a common theme and are generally composed of three steps: modification of the surface to add specific functional groups (using appropriate silanes or an amine or carboxyl-containing hydrogel), covalent attachment of a crosslinker through one of its reactive moieties, and finally, covalent linking of the biomolecule (recognition element) to the remaining reactive moiety of the crosslinker. One final method is presented in which the surface is modified with a highly hydrophobic silane and a glycolipid recognition element immobilized, essentially irreversibly, by hydrophobic interactions. All of the methods described have been successfully used to immobilize biological recognition molecules onto sensing surfaces, with full functionality in biosensor-binding assays.
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- Lisa C Shriver-Lake
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Arrays of immobilized antimicrobial peptides are used to detect bacterial, viral, and rickettsial pathogens, including inactivated biothreat agents. These arrays differ from the many combinatorial peptide arrays described in the literature in that the peptides used here have naturally evolved to interact with and disrupt microbial membranes with high affinity but broad specificity. The interaction of these naturally occurring peptides with membranes of pathogens has been harnessed for the purpose of detection, with immobilized antimicrobial peptides acting as "capture" molecules in detection assays. Methods are presented for immobilizing the antimicrobial peptides in planar arrays, performing direct and sandwich assays, and detecting bound targets.
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Anderson GP, Taitt CR. Amplification of microsphere-based microarrays using catalyzed reporter deposition. Biosens Bioelectron 2008; 24:324-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2007] [Revised: 03/28/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Shriver‐Lake LC, Erickson JS, Sapsford KE, Ngundi MM, Shaffer KM, Kulagina NV, Hu JE, Gray SA, Golden JP, Ligler FS, Taitt CR. Blind Laboratory Trials for Multiple Pathogens in Spiked Food Matrices. ANAL LETT 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/00032710701672798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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With recent advances in surface chemistry, microfluidics, and data analysis, there are ever increasing reports of array-based methods for detecting and quantifying multiple targets. However, only a few systems have been described that require minimal preparation of complex samples and possess a means of quantitatively assessing matrix effects. The NRL Array Biosensor has been developed with the goal of rapid and sensitive detection of multiple targets from multiple samples analyzed simultaneously. A key characteristic of this system is its two-dimensional configuration, which allows controls and standards to be analyzed in parallel with unknowns. Although the majority of our work has focused on instrument automation and immunoassay development, we have recently initiated efforts to utilize alternative recognition molecules, such as peptides and sugars, for detection of a wider variety of targets. The array biosensor has demonstrated utility for a variety of applications, including food safety, disease diagnosis, monitoring immune response, and homeland security, and is presently being transitioned to the commercial sector for manufacturing.
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- Frances S Ligler
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Kulagina NV, Shaffer KM, Ligler FS, Taitt CR. Antimicrobial peptides as new recognition molecules for screening challenging species. Sens Actuators B Chem 2007; 121:150-157. [PMID: 18231571 PMCID: PMC1826611 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2006.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The goal of this study was to evaluate binding of four targets of biodefense interest to immobilized antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in biosensor assays. Polymyxins B and E, melittin, cecropins A, B, and P, parasin, bactenecin and magainin-1, as well as control antibodies, were used as capture molecules for detection of Cy3-labeled Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEE), vaccinia virus, C. burnetti and B. melitensis. Although VEE, vaccinia virus and C. burnetti did not show any binding activity to their corresponding capture antibodies, B. melitensis bound to immobilized anti-Brucella monoclonal antibodies. The majority of the immobilized AMPs included in this study bound labeled VEE, vaccinia virus and C. burnetti in a concentration-dependent manner, and B. melitensis bound to polymyxin B, polymyxin E, and bactenecin. No binding was observed on immobilized magainin-1. In contrast to all bacterial targets tested to date, VEE and vaccinia virus demonstrated similar patterns of binding to all peptides. While the direct assay is generally replaced by a sandwich assay for analysis of real-world samples, direct binding experiments are commonly used to characterize specificity and sensitivity of binding molecules. In this case, they clearly demonstrate the capability of AMPs as recognition molecules for four biothreat agents.
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- Nadezhda V Kulagina
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 20375-5348 USA
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Contamination of food by mycotoxins occurs in minute quantities, and therefore, there is a need for a highly sensitive and selective device that can detect and quantify these organic toxins. We report the development of a rapid and highly sensitive array biosensor for the detection and quantitation of ochratoxin A (OTA). The array biosensor utilizes a competitive immunoassay format. Immobilized OTA derivatives compete with toxin in solution for binding to fluorescent anti-OTA antibody spiked into the sample. This competition is quantified by measuring the formation of the fluorescent immunocomplex on the waveguide surface. The fluorescent signal is inversely proportional to the concentration of OTA in the sample. Analyses for OTA in buffer and a variety of food and beverage samples were performed. Samples were extracted with methanol, without any sample cleanup or preconcentration step prior to analysis. The limit of detection for OTA in several cereals ranged from 3.8 to 100 ng/g, while in coffee and wine, detection limits were 7 and 38 ng/g, respectively.
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- Miriam M Ngundi
- Center of Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, USA
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The occurrence of different mycotoxins in cereal products calls for the development of a rapid, sensitive, and reliable detection method that is capable of analyzing samples for multiple toxins simultaneously. In this study, we report the development and application of a multiplexed competitive assay for the simultaneous detection of ochratoxin A (OTA) and deoxynivalenol (DON) in spiked barley, cornmeal, and wheat, as well as in naturally contaminated maize samples. Fluoroimmunoassays were performed with the Naval Research Laboratory array biosensor, by both a manual and an automated version of the system. This system employs evanescent-wave fluorescence excitation to probe binding events as they occur on the surface of a waveguide. Methanolic extracts of the samples were diluted threefold with buffer containing a mixture of fluorescent antibodies and were then passed over the arrays of mycotoxins immobilized on a waveguide. Fluorescent signals of the surface-bound antibody-antigen complexes decreased with increasing concentrations of free mycotoxins in the extract. After sample analysis was completed, surfaces were regenerated with 6 M guanidine hydrochloride in 50 mM glycine, pH 2.0. The limits of detection determined by the manual biosensor system were as follows: 1, 180, and 65 ng/g for DON and 1, 60, and 85 ng/g for OTA in cornmeal, wheat, and barley, respectively. The limits of detection in cornmeal determined with the automated array biosensor were 15 and 150 ng/g for OTA and DON, respectively.
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- Miriam M Ngundi
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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The Naval Research Laboratory has developed an array-based biosensor system capable of detecting multiple pathogenic and toxic species in complex matrices. Sandwich fluoroimmunoassays are performed on the surface of a patterned microscope slide that acts as an optical waveguide. Fluorescence from immunocomplexes formed on the slide surface is excited using the evanescent field, an electromagnetic component of light, and the pattern of fluorescence is imaged using a charge-coupled device camera. Using the evanescent wave for excitation allows real-time imaging. Alternatively, a confocal scanner can also be used to detect and quantify fluorescent spots. A method for immobilizing capture antibodies, performing assays, and detecting bound targets is presented.
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- Miriam M Ngundi
- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Charles PT, Velez F, Soto CM, Goldman ER, Martin BD, Ray RI, Taitt CR. A galactose polyacrylate-based hydrogel scaffold for the detection of cholera toxin and staphylococcal enterotoxin B in a sandwich immunoassay format. Anal Chim Acta 2006; 578:2-10. [PMID: 17723688 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.04.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2006] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 04/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A galactoside-based polyacrylate hydrogel was used as a scaffold to immobilize antibodies for the development of a sandwich immunoassay to detect cholera toxin (CT) and staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB). The hydrogel possesses large pores and simulates a solution-like environment allowing easy penetration of large biomolecules. Highly crosslinked hydrogels containing pendant amine or carboxyl functionalities were polymerized through a free-radical polymerization process. Covalent crosslinking of the antibodies on hydrogel films was accomplished using a homobifunctional crosslinker or carbodiimide chemistry. Utilizing the two different crosslinking methodologies, our results demonstrated the effectiveness of repetitive additions of crosslinker reactant into a single location on the gel surface. This approach in fact increased the amount of immobilized antibody. Patterned arrays of the immobilized antibodies for sandwich immunoassay development were achieved using a PDMS template containing micro-channels. This template provided a suitable means for applying reagents in multiple cycles. Fluorescence and three-dimensional (3D) imaging by confocal microscopy and laser scanning confocal microscopy of Cy3-labeled anti-CT and/or Cy3-anti-SEB tracer molecules provided qualitative and quantitative measurements on the efficiency of protein immobilization, detection sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratios. As a result of using the galactose polyacrylate-base hydrogel as a platform for immunoassay development, we have successfully been able to achieve low limits of detection for SEB and cholera toxins (1.0 ng mL(-1)). Repetitive additions (>3 cycles) of the crosslinker and antibody have also shown a dramatic increase in the immobilization of antibody resulting in improved immunoassay sensitivity. Fluorescence signal-to-noise ratios using the hydrogel-based immunoassays have been observed as high a 40:1.
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- Paul T Charles
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Kulagina NV, Shaffer KM, Anderson GP, Ligler FS, Taitt CR. Antimicrobial peptide-based array for Escherichia coli and Salmonella screening. Anal Chim Acta 2006; 575:9-15. [PMID: 17723565 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2006] [Revised: 05/12/2006] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Numerous bacteria, plants, and higher organisms produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as part of their innate immune system, providing a chemical defense mechanism against microbial invasion. Many AMPs exert their antimicrobial activity by binding to components of the microbe's surface and disrupting the membrane. The goal of this study was to incorporate AMPs into screening assays for detection of pathogenic species. Surface-immobilized AMPs such as polymyxins B and E could be used to detect Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in two assay formats: direct and sandwich. Both types of assay confirmed that the peptides were immobilized in active form and could bind cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Cell binding to the AMPs was peptide-density dependent. This method for monitoring pathogen binding was extended to include other cationic AMPs such as cecropin A, magainin I and parasin. Detection limits (LODs) for E. coli O157:H7 and S. typhimurium obtained with AMPs during sandwich assays were in the ranges of 5x10(4) to 5x10(5) and 1x10(5) to 5x10(6)cells mL(-1), respectively. The different AMPs showed significantly different affinities for the two bacterial species; the potential for classification of pathogens based on different binding patterns to AMPs is discussed.
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- Nadezhda V Kulagina
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Code 6900, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5348, USA
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Sapsford KE, Taitt CR, Fertig S, Moore MH, Lassman ME, Maragos CM, Shriver-Lake LC. Indirect competitive immunoassay for detection of aflatoxin B1 in corn and nut products using the array biosensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2006; 21:2298-305. [PMID: 16495044 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2005.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2005] [Revised: 10/24/2005] [Accepted: 10/31/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Because of the potential health risks of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), it is essential to monitor the level of this mycotoxin in a variety of foods. An indirect competitive immunoassay has been developed using the NRL array biosensor, offering rapid, sensitive detection and quantification of AFB1 in buffer, corn and nut products. AFB1-spiked foods were extracted with methanol and Cy5-anti-AFB1 added to the resulting sample. The extracted sample/antibody mix was passed over a waveguide surface patterned with immobilized AFB1. The resulting fluorescence signal decreased as the concentration of AFB1 in the sample increased. The limit of detection for AFB1 in buffer, 0.3 ng/ml, was found to increase to between 1.5 and 5.1 ng/g and 0.6 and 1.4 ng/g when measured in various corn and nut products, respectively.
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- Kim E Sapsford
- George Mason University, 10910 University Blvd, MS 4E3, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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Ngundi MM, Qadri SA, Wallace EV, Moore MH, Lassman ME, Shriver-Lake LC, Ligler FS, Taitt CR. Detection of deoxynivalenol in foods and indoor air using an array biosensor. Environ Sci Technol 2006; 40:2352-6. [PMID: 16646473 DOI: 10.1021/es052396q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Deoxynivalenol (DON), a mycotoxin produced by several Fusaruim species, is a worldwide contaminant of foods and feeds. Because of the potential dangers due to accidental or intentional contamination of foods with DON, there is a need to develop a rapid and highly sensitive method for easy identification and quantification of DON. In this study, we have developed and utilized a competitive immunoassay technique to detect DON in various food matrixes and indoor air samples using an array biosensor. A DON-biotin conjugate, immobilized on a NeutrAvidin-coated optical waveguide, competed with the DON in the sample for binding to fluorescently labeled DON monoclonal antibodies. To demonstrate a simple procedure amenable for on-site use, DON-spiked cornmeal, cornflakes, wheat, barley, and oats were extracted with methanol-water (3:1) and assayed without cleanup or preconcentration. The limits of detection ranged from 0.2 ng/mL in buffer to 50 ng/g in oats. The detection limit of DON spiked into an aqueous effluent from an air sampler was 4 ng/mL.
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- Miriam M Ngundi
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory,Washington, DC 20375, USA
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Anderson GP, Moreira SC, Charles PT, Medintz IL, Goldman ER, Zeinali M, Taitt CR. TNT Detection Using Multiplexed Liquid Array Displacement Immunoassays. Anal Chem 2006; 78:2279-85. [PMID: 16579609 DOI: 10.1021/ac051995c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The presence of trace contamination of soil and groundwater with explosives is an ongoing concern, for which improved methods are required to facilitate their detection and quantification. This is true both for the monitoring of remediation and for site characterization. Immunosensors have been found effective for solution-phase detection of environmental contaminants. Our work utilized the Luminex100 (flow cytometer) to detect TNT in a multiplexed displacement immunoassay format. The Luminex100 can perform a multiplexed assay by discriminating between up to 100 different bead sets. We used this capability to evaluate four different TNT monoclonal antibodies, two recombinant TNT antibodies, and a control antibody simultaneously for the rapid detection of TNT and other nitroaromatics. TNT could be detected at 0.1 ppb and quantified over the range of 1.0 ppb to 10 ppm. In addition, the assay was shown to be effective in various matrixes such as lake water, seawater, and acetone extracts of soil. Seawater required dilution with two parts buffer to avoid loss of microspheres, while the acetone extracts were diluted 100-fold or more to minimize solvent affects.
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- George P Anderson
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Ngundi MM, Taitt CR, Ligler FS. Simultaneous determination of kinetic parameters for the binding of cholera toxin to immobilized sialic acid and monoclonal antibody using an array biosensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2006; 22:124-30. [PMID: 16431098 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2005.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2005] [Revised: 11/26/2005] [Accepted: 12/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interactions between protein toxins and carbohydrate receptors are often semi-selective processes and the kinetic parameters that define the binding of a receptor to different toxins may vary with each interaction. In this study, we have determined the affinity constants for binding of cholera toxin (CT) to immobilized sialic acid and to anti-CT antibody (as a simultaneous reference) by measuring real-time binding processes using an array biosensor. N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac), a member of the sialic acid family, was covalently immobilized onto maleimide-activated planar waveguides via a thiol-terminated linker attached to the anomeric carbon of the sugar. Control antibodies were immobilized using two different approaches: covalent attachment onto maleimide-activated slides via the thiol on cysteine residues and non-covalent attachment using a biotin-NeutrAvidin linkage. Cy5-labeled CT was flowed over the immobilized receptors and the fluorescent intensity of the bound CT-receptor complex was recorded as a function of time. The association constants for CT binding to covalently attached Neu5Ac, to covalently attached anti-CT monoclonal antibody, and to antibody tethered by biotin-NeutrAvidin interactions were determined to be 1.3 x 10(8), 2.1 x 10(8) and 5.7 x 10(8)M(-1), respectively.
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- Miriam M Ngundi
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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Immunoassays were developed for the simultaneous detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B and botulinum toxoid A in buffer, with limits of detection of 0.1 ng/ml and 20 ng/ml, respectively. The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna.
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- Kim E Sapsford
- George Mason University, 10910 University Boulevard, MS 4E3, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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Ngundi MM, Taitt CR, McMurry SA, Kahne D, Ligler FS. Detection of bacterial toxins with monosaccharide arrays. Biosens Bioelectron 2005; 21:1195-201. [PMID: 15946840 PMCID: PMC1550354 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2005.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2005] [Revised: 04/15/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A large number of bacterial toxins, viruses and bacteria target carbohydrate derivatives on the cell surface to attach and gain entry into the cell. We report here the use of a monosaccharide-based array to detect protein toxins. The array-based technique provides the capability to perform simultaneous multianalyte analyses. Arrays of N-acetyl galactosamine (GalNAc) and N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) derivatives were immobilized on the surface of a planar waveguide and were used as receptors for protein toxins. These arrays were probed with fluorescently labeled bacterial cells and protein toxins. While Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) did not bind to either of the monosaccharides, both cholera toxin and tetanus toxin bound to GalNAc and Neu5Ac. The results show that the binding of the toxins to the carbohydrates is density dependent and semi-selective. Both toxins were detectable at 100 ng/ml.
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- Miriam M. Ngundi
- Center of Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Center of Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Center of Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
- * Corresponding author: Tel.: +1-202-404-6002; Fax: +1-202-404-8897; e-mail:
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Charles PT, Goldman ER, Rangasammy JG, Schauer CL, Chen MS, Taitt CR. Fabrication and characterization of 3D hydrogel microarrays to measure antigenicity and antibody functionality for biosensor applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2005; 20:753-64. [PMID: 15522590 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report the fabrication, characterization and evaluation of three-dimensional (3D) hydrogel thin films used to measure protein binding (antigenicity) and antibody functionality in a microarray format. Protein antigenicity was evaluated using the protein toxin, staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), as a model on highly crosslinked hydrogel thin films of polyacrylamide and on two-dimensional (2D) glass surfaces. Covalent crosslinking conditions were optimized and quantified. Interrogation of the modified 3D hydrogel was measured both by direct coupling of a Cy5-labeled SEB molecule and Cy5-anti-SEB antibody binding to immobilized unlabeled SEB. Antibody functionality experiments were conducted using three chemically modified surfaces (highly crosslinked polyacrylamide hydrogels, commercially available hydrogels and 2D glass surfaces). Cy3-labeled anti-mouse IgG (capture antibody) was microarrayed onto the hydrogel surfaces and interrogated with the corresponding Cy5-labeled mouse IgG (antigen). Five different concentrations of Cy5-labeled mouse IgG were applied to each microarrayed surface and the fluorescence quantified by scanning laser confocal microscopy. Experimental results showed fluorescence intensities 3-10-fold higher for the 3D films compared to analogous 2D surfaces with attomole level sensitivity measured in direct capture immunoassays. However, 2D surfaces reported equal or greater sensitivity on a per-molecule basis. Reported also are the immobilization efficiencies, inter-and intra-slide variability and detection limits.
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- Paul T Charles
- The US Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering (Code 6900), 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Goldman ER, O'Shaughnessy TJ, Soto CM, Patterson CH, Taitt CR, Spector MS, Charles PT. Detection of proteins cross-linked within galactoside polyacrylate-based hydrogels by means of a quantum dot fluororeagent. Anal Bioanal Chem 2004; 380:880-6. [PMID: 15551074 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-004-2850-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2004] [Revised: 08/23/2004] [Accepted: 09/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Protein toxins have been immobilized in a galactoside polyacrylate hydrogel in a microarray format. The large pore size and solution-like environment of these novel hydrogels allow for easy penetration of large proteins and detection reagents. Confocal microscopy provided three-dimensional visualization of dye-labeled toxins cross-linked within the gel and of streptavidin-coated quantum dot (QD) fluorophores used to visualize the toxins after incubation with biotinylated anti-toxin antibodies. Fluorescence microscopy was utilized to visualize arrays of toxins detected by a biotinylated antibody and then exposure to streptavidin-conjugated QDs. The intensity of the QD fluorescence was quantified, and binding to two toxins on three types of hydrogels was examined.
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- Ellen R Goldman
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Sapsford KE, Shubin YS, Delehanty JB, Golden JP, Taitt CR, Shriver-Lake LC, Ligler FS. Fluorescence-based array biosensors for detection of biohazards. J Appl Microbiol 2004; 96:47-58. [PMID: 14678158 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- K E Sapsford
- Center for Bioresource Development, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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Taitt CR, Golden JP, Shubin YS, Shriver-Lake LC, Sapsford KE, Rasooly A, Ligler FS. A portable array biosensor for detecting multiple analytes in complex samples. Microb Ecol 2004; 47:175-85. [PMID: 14765282 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-003-1011-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2003] [Accepted: 04/01/2003] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The Multi-Analyte Array Biosensor (MAAB) has been developed at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with the goal of simultaneously detecting and identifying multiple target agents in complex samples with minimal user manipulation. This paper will focus on recent improvements in the biochemical and engineering aspects of this instrument. These improvements have enabled the expansion of the repertoire of analytes detected to include Salmonella typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes, and also expanded the different sample matrices tested. Furthermore, all components of the biochemical assays could be prepared well in advance of sample testing, resulting in a "plug-and-play" methodology. Simultaneous detection of three toxins (ricin, staphylococcal enterotoxin B, and cholera toxin) was demonstrated using a novel fluidics cube module that limits the number of manipulations to only the initial sample loading. This work demonstrates the utility of the MAAB for rapid analysis of complex samples with multianalyte capability, with a minimum of operator manipulations required for either sample preparation or final analysis.
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- C R Taitt
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5348, USA.
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Charles PT, Taitt CR, Goldman ER, Rangasammy JG, Stenger DA. Immobilization strategy and characterization of hydrogel-based thin films for interrogation of ligand binding with staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) in a protein microarray format. Langmuir 2004; 20:270-272. [PMID: 15745033 DOI: 10.1021/la0350195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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- Paul T Charles
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio / Molecular Science & Engineering (Code 6910), 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20375, USA.
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Sapsford KE, Rasooly A, Taitt CR, Ligler FS. Detection of Campylobacter and Shigella Species in Food Samples Using an Array Biosensor. Anal Chem 2003; 76:433-40. [PMID: 14719894 DOI: 10.1021/ac035122z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Campylobacter and Shigella bacteria are common causes of food- and water-borne illness worldwide. There is a current need in food, medical, environmental, and military markets for a rapid and user-friendly method of detecting such pathogens. The array biosensor developed at the NRL encompasses these qualities. In this study, 25-min, sandwich immunoassays were developed for the detection of Campylobacter and Shigella species in both buffer and a variety of food and beverage samples. The limit of detection for Shigella dysenteriae in buffer and chicken carcass wash was 4.9 x 10(4) cfu mL(-)(1), whereas Campylobacter jejuni could be measured at concentrations as low as 9.7 x 10(2) cfu mL(-)(1). The limits of detection and dynamic range were found to vary depending on the sample matrix, but could be improved by running the sample over the waveguide surface for longer periods of time. Samples were run with no preconcentration or enrichment steps and little-to-no sample pretreatment prior to analysis.
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- Kim E Sapsford
- George Mason University, 10910 University Boulevard, MS 4E3, Manassas, Virginia 20110, USA
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