双抗夹心ELISA法定量检测食品中大肠杆菌O157：H7初探

以鸡抗O157:H7特异性脂多糖(LPS)抗体(IgY)为捕获抗体,酶标抗体(HRP-IgY)为检测抗体建立双抗夹心ELISA法检测食品中大肠杆菌0157:H7的方法,确定了抗原浓度对数与OD450值的高度线性相关性,根据检测OD450值可从拟合回归曲线确定样品中的含菌量,含菌量≥104CFU/ml的食品样品可直接用双抗夹心法进行检测,含菌量≤104CFU/ml的食品样品可增菌14h后检测.     

检测食品中志贺氏菌的双抗夹心ELISA方法的研究

研究获得纯化抗志贺氏菌IgY,经检测10mg/mL纯化抗志贺氏菌IgY的效价为1∶320;以志贺氏菌免疫新西兰大耳白兔,获得抗志贺氏菌的兔抗体,效价可达1∶12800。以此两种抗体建立双抗夹心ELISA,正交试验分析表明,兔抗体包被条件为4℃过夜,采用不封闭,抗原与包被抗体结合条件为37℃、1h;加入检测抗体(IgY)的浓度为0.25mg/mL,其结合条件为37℃、1h。该方法对纯培养菌液检出限为105cfu/mL,具有良好的敏感性;10株其他菌株的检测结果表明,该方法只与志贺氏菌发生特异性反应,不与其他菌株的抗原发生交叉反应。染菌的食品样品经选择性增菌后进行双抗夹心ELISA检测,含0.1～1cfu/mL志贺氏菌的样品在增菌13h后可检出阳性反应,含1～10cfu/mL志贺氏菌的样品在增菌11h后可检出阳性反应。     

抗大肠杆菌O157:H7的卵黄特异性IgY的研究

以大肠杆菌O157:H7为抗原免疫产蛋母鸡,从鸡卵黄中提取免疫球蛋白,建立抗大肠杆菌O157:H7的特异性IgY的效价检测方法,并研究母鸡的免疫应答性,以及抗体的提取方法和体外抑菌效果.研究结果表明,初次免疫后第6d,在卵黄中可以检测到抗大肠杆菌O157:H7 IgY,效价为1:7200;经加强免疫后效价迅速上升,至第44d达到最高效价1:230400;免疫后360 d,效价仍维持在1:7200.用水稀释法、硫酸铵分级盐析和Sephadex G-25凝胶过滤以提取IgY,提纯后IgY的效价是之前的4倍.SDS-PAGE鉴定抗体的纯度,电泳图谱中出现抗体的轻链和重链两条带.体外抑菌实验表明,IgY能抑制大肠杆菌O157:H7的生长.     

食品中大肠杆菌O157:H7的两种检测方法研究

研究食品中大肠杆菌O157∶H7的两种检测方法,PCR法引物针对特异性粘附毒素基因(eaeA)扩增检测,双抗夹心ELISA采用鸡抗O157∶H7特异性脂多糖(LPS)抗体(IgY)检测,结果显示两种方法对纯培养物的检测灵敏度都在103～104cfu/mL之间,特异性能满足食品检测需求;PCR法的敏感度较ELISA法高,且较省时。经以牛奶为参考的食品模拟样品(37℃增菌14h)验证两种检测方法的最低检出限均为2.5cfu/25mL样品。     

双抗体夹心ELISA法检测食品中出血性大肠杆菌O15

以灭活重组基因工程菌EHEC O157Δler/stx(p BR322::stx1/2B::eae)免疫新西兰大耳白兔获得的兔多抗作为捕获抗体,以针对出血性大肠杆菌O157主要毒力因子的特异性单抗2H9为检测抗体,建立双抗体夹心ELISA方法并绘制标准曲线用于食品中出血性大肠杆菌O157的定量分析。标准曲线线性方程为y=0.3479x-0.4121,R~2=0.9862。该ELISA的重复性变异系数小于5%,稳定性良好。应用该方法测得出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7 EDL933的最小检出限为10~3cfu/m L。食品样品接种实验表明:牛肉或猪肉样品接种量为0.08 cfu/g,增菌8 h后可以检出阳性反应;蔬菜和牛奶样品接种量为0.12 cfu/g(m L),增菌10 h后可以检出阳性反应。     

基于实时荧光环介导等温扩增快速检测鸡肉中的大肠杆菌O157:H

以大肠杆菌O157:H7的VT2基因序列设计特异性引物,利用Midori Green新型核酸荧光染料,建立鸡肉中大肠杆菌O157:H7实时荧光定量环介导等温扩增(Rti-LAMP)检测方法。纯培养大肠杆菌O157:H7检测灵敏度达3.5 CFU/反应,需时45 min。模拟大肠杆菌O157:H7污染鸡肉样品,经37℃增菌4 h,用Whirl-pak无菌袋过滤离心得沉淀,提取样品DNA模板用于Rti-LAMP反应,检测大肠杆菌O157:H7灵敏度达140 CFU/g,整个检测流程约7 h。采用蒙脱石封闭的活性炭前处理污染鸡肉样品,不经增菌过程,结果表明:该Rti-LAMP检测方法灵敏度达12 CFU/g,整个检测耗时约4.5 h。市购鸡肉样品51份,以大肠杆菌国标检测法为对照,研究基于Rti-LAMP联合增菌或封闭活性炭预处理而不经增菌的两种方法,对比检测临床鸡肉样品大肠杆菌O157:H7污染率。结果:国标法和增菌的Rti-LAMP两种方法均检测到同一鸡肉样品为大肠杆菌O157:H7阳性,经封闭活性炭预处理而未经增菌的Rti-LAMP则检测到8份鸡肉样品大肠杆菌O157:H7阳性。研究表明,封闭活性炭预处理的Rti-LAMP检测方法较国标法更灵敏、快速、简便、特异地检测鸡肉中大肠杆菌O157:H7污染。     

贮藏于4℃的家制酸奶中低浓度大肠杆菌O157:H7的存活研究

牛奶预热后分装并分别接种体积分数3%的酸奶和2.15(lg(CFU/mL))的大肠杆菌O157:H7,在45℃下发酵5h后贮藏于4℃的冰箱中。利用Pathatrix大体积循环系统中偶联了抗体的免疫磁珠特异性地捕获这些酸奶中的大肠杆菌O157:H7。免疫磁珠重悬于1%的蛋白胨水后涂布于添加了新生霉素(5mg/L)的山梨醇麦康凯固体培养基中,培养基在37℃恒温培养箱中放置24h。实验结果表明,酸奶中大肠杆菌O157:H7的数量逐渐减少,12d后才检测不到。因此乳制品加工及保存过程中,需要加强对大肠杆菌O157:H7污染的监测,以保证乳制品的安全性。     

大肠杆菌O157:H7量子点免疫层析试纸条的研制

研制一种大肠杆菌O157:H7量子点免疫层析试纸。利用自制水溶性量子点静电偶联大肠杆菌O157:H7单克隆抗体,将大肠杆菌O157:H7单克隆抗体和羊抗兔二抗划线于硝酸纤维素膜分别作为检测线和质控线,制备双抗体夹心法检测大肠杆菌O157:H7的量子点免疫层析试纸。该试纸条能在5min内完成检测,检测限制为1×104 CFU/mL,对常见的8种食源菌无交叉反应。基于量子点的大肠杆菌O157:H7免疫层析试纸操作简便,灵敏度和特异性较好,可用于食品快速检测。     

基于可视化抗体宏阵列技术的出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7定量检测

目的：探索建立一种新的出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7（Escherichia coli O157∶H7）的快速定量检测技术。方法：以硝酸纤维素膜为基片,用生物芯片点样仪制作抗体宏阵列,采用“双抗夹心”原理,对出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7进行定量检测研究。结果：本方法对出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7的检出限为3.4×105 CFU/mL,在105～107CFU/mL细菌浓度范围内,宏阵列的灰度值与细菌浓度之间有较好的线性关系。该方法可在2.5 h内同步检测多个样品中出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7的浓度。结论：通过用标准菌株、模拟带菌等研究显示,用宏阵列技术快速定量检测出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7,结果肉眼可见,稳定准确,同时操作简便、成本低廉、无需大型设备,制作好的抗体宏阵列可用于快速评估食品中出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7的污染状况,尤其适合于基层实验室进行快速高通量样品筛查。     

流式分析技术快速定量检测牛乳中大肠杆菌O157:H7

建立一种基于流式分析技术的快速定量检测牛乳中大肠杆菌O157:H7的方法。用偶联有异硫氰酸荧光素的大肠杆菌O157单克隆抗体对大肠杆菌O157:H7进行特异性标记,通过优化抗体反应条件,建立流式检测方法,然后对磷酸盐缓冲溶液（phosphate buffer saline,PBS）和人工污染牛乳样品中不同浓度的大肠杆菌O157:H7进行定量检测。本研究建立的流式检测方法的在PBS中的检测范围为2.57×103～1.12×108?CFU/mL,灵敏度达到2.57×103?CFU/mL。将所建立的流式检测方法应用于牛乳样品检测,当人工污染牛乳样品中大肠杆菌O157:H7的浓度在2.31×104～1.48×108?CFU/mL之间时,流式检测方法与平板计数方法检测结果基本一致,方法的灵敏度为2.31×104?CFU/mL,检测时间为35?min。该方法能快速、定量地检测出牛乳样品中的大肠杆菌O157:H7,在食源性致病菌的快速筛查和监控中具有重要的应用价值。     

特异性抗肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7内毒素鸡卵黄抗体的制备

目的:比较研究LPS和O-SP的免疫原性,制备出特异性抗内毒素(LPS)鸡卵黄免疫球蛋白(eggyolkimmunoglobulin,IgY),用于对E.coliO157:H7的免疫预防及检测。方法:分别用灭活E.coliO157:H7菌体、不同浓度内毒素(LPS)及O-特异性多糖链(O-SP)与不完全弗氏佐剂充分乳化后作抗原免疫临产蛋母鸡,以水稀释法从卵黄中提取抗体,阴离子交换色谱法实现对抗体的纯化,间接ELISA及双向免疫扩散检测抗体产生效价与活性。结果与结论:所制内毒素(LPS)和O-SP均有较好的免疫原性,刺激鸡体后可产生高效价抗体,灭活菌体、600μg/mlLPS、1200μg/mlLPS、2000μg/mlLPS、O-SP抗体产生效价最高可分别达1:32000、1:28000、1:32000、1:12000、1:40000。结合离子交换色谱,用0.185mol/L的离子强度可实现一步洗脱纯化抗体,制备出高纯度、高活性、特异性强的鸡卵黄免疫球蛋白IgY,为大肠杆菌O157:H7的感染防治提供了可靠的保证,在此实验基础之上可进一步探讨应用特异性IgY对大肠杆菌O157:H7的检测。     

Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Listeria monocytogenes by PR-26, a synthetic antibacterial peptide.

This study reports the antibacterial effect of PR-26, a synthetic peptide derived from the first 26 amino acid sequence of PR-39, an antimicrobial peptide isolated from porcine neutrophils. A three-strain mixture of Escherichia coli O157:H7 or Listeria monocytogenes of approximately 10(8) CFU was inoculated to a final concentration of 10(7) CFU/ml in 1% peptone water (pH 7.0), containing 50 or 75 microg/ml of PR-26, and incubated at 37 degrees C for 0, 6, 12, and 24 h; at 24 degrees C for 0, 12, 24, and 36 h; or at 10 or 4 degrees C for 0, 24, 72, and 120 h. Control samples included 1% peptone water inoculated with each pathogen mixture but containing no PR-26. The surviving population of each pathogen at each sampling time was determined by plating on tryptic soy agar with incubation at 37 degrees C for 24 h. At 37 degrees C, PR-26 decreased E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes populations by >5.0 log CFU/ml at 12 h, with complete inactivation at 24 h. At 24 degrees C, PR-26 reduced E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes by approximately 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 log CFU/ml at the end of 12-, 24-, and 36-h incubations, respectively. At 4 and 10 degrees C, the inhibitory effect of PR-26 on E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than that at 37 and 24 degrees C: a 2- to 3-log CFU/ml reduction was observed at 120-h incubation. Results indicate that PR-26 could potentially be used as an antimicrobial agent, but applications in appropriate foods need to be validated.     

Sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by conventional plating techniques

The direct detection and estimation of concentration of Escherichia coli O157:H7 down to 1 CFU/g of cheese was achieved by conventional plating techniques. Cheese was manufactured with unpasteurized milk inoculated with E. coli O157: H7 at 34 +/- 3 CFU/ml. The numbers of E. coli O157:H7 were monitored during cheese ripening by plating on sorbitol MacConkey agar supplemented with cefixime and potassium tellurite (CT-SMAC) and on CT-O157:H7 ID medium. Using the pour plate method, E. coli O157:H7 colonies could easily be distinguished from non-O157:H7 colonies on CT-O157:H7 ID medium but not on CT-SMAC. Higher numbers of E. coli O157:H7 were detectable with O157:H7 ID medium. Latex agglutination and PCR were used to confirm the identification of typical E. coli O157:H7 colonies, and nontypical colonies as not being E. coli O157:H7. As few as 1 CFU/g of cheese could be detected. E. coli O157:H7 also was detected in deliberately contaminated milk at concentrations as low as 4 CFU/10 ml.     

Effect of repeated irrigation with water containing varying levels of total organic carbon on the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on baby spinach

The California lettuce and leafy greens industry has adopted the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA), which allows for 126 most-probable-number (MPN) Escherichia coli per 100 ml in irrigation water. Repeat irrigation of baby spinach plants with water containing E. coli O157:H7 and different levels of total organic carbon (TOC) was used to determine the epiphytic survival of E. coli O157:H7. Three irrigation treatments (0 ppm of TOC, 12 or 15 ppm of TOC, and 120 or 150 ppm of TOC) were prepared with bovine manure containing E. coli O157:H7 at either low (0 to 1 log CFU/100 ml) or high (5 to 6 log CFU/100 ml) populations, and sprayed onto baby spinach plants in growth chambers by using a fine-mist airbrush. MPN and direct plating techniques were used to determine the E. coli O157:H7 populations on the aerial plant tissue. Plants irrigated with high E. coli O157:H7 populations, regardless of TOC levels, showed a 3-log reduction within the first 24 h. Low levels of E. coli O157:H7 were observed for up to 16 days on all TOC treatments, ranging from 76.4 MPN per plant (day 1) to 0.40 MPN per plant (day 16). No viable cells were detected on spinach tissue 24 h after irrigation with water containing fewer than 126 CFU/100 ml E. coli O157:H7. Under growth chamber conditions in this study, E. coli O157:H7 populations in irrigation water that complies with the LGMA standards will not persist for more than 24 h when applied onto foliar surfaces of spinach plants.     

Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in traditional African yoghurt fermentation

Growth and survival of a nontoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (ATCC 43888) was determined in traditionally fermented pasteurized milk. Preheated milk was inoculated with 1% (v/v) of a mixed culture of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus (NCIMB 11778) and Streptococcus salivarius ssp. thermophilus (NCIMB 110368) and incubated at 25, 30, 37 or 43 degrees C for 24 h. E. coli O157:H7 (10(5) CFU/ml) were introduced into the milk pre- and post-fermentation. Fermented milk samples were subsequently stored at either 4 degrees C (refrigerator temperature) or 25 degrees C (to mimic African ambient temperature) for 5 days. After 24 h of fermentation, the pH of the samples fermented at the higher temperatures of 37-43 degrees C decreased from 6.8 to 4.4-4.0 ( +/- 0.2) whereas at the lower temperature of 25 degrees C, the pH decreased to pH 5.0 +/- 0.1. During this period, viable counts for E. coli O157:H7 increased from 10(5) to 10(8) - 10(9) CFU/ml except in milk fermented at 43 degrees C wherein viability declined to 10(4) CFU/ml. In fermented (25-30 degrees C) milk stored at 4 degrees C for 5 days, E. coli O157:H7 viability decreased from 10(8-9) to 10(6-7) CFU/ml whereas milk fermented at 43 degrees C resulted in loss of detectable cells. In contrast, storage of fermented milk samples at 25 degrees C for 5 days eventually resulted in complete loss of viability irrespective of fermentation temperature. Stationary phase E. coli O157:H7 inoculated post-fermentation (25 and 43 degrees C) survived during 4 degrees C storage, but not 25 degrees C storage. Fermentation temperature and subsequent storage temperature are critical to the growth and survival of E. coli O157:H7 in traditional fermented products involving yoghurt starter cultures.     

Acid and alcohol tolerance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in pulque, a typical Mexican beverage

Pulque is a traditional Mexican fermented alcoholic beverage produced from the nectar of maguey agave plants. No data exist on the behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in agave nectar and pulque. An initial trial was done of the behavior of E. coli O157:H7 during fermentation of nectar from a single producer, a nectar mixture from different producers and "seed" pulque. A second trial simulating artisanal pulque production was done by contaminating fresh nectar with a cocktail of three E. coli O157:H7 strains, storing at 16 ° and 22 °C for 14 h, adding seed pulque and fermenting until pulque was formed. A third trial used pulque from the second trial stored at 22 °C as seed to ferment fresh nectar at 22 °C for 48 h (fermentation cycle). This procedure was repeated for an additional two fermentation cycles. During incubation at 16 ° or 22 °C in the first trial, the E. coli O157:H7 strains multiplied in both the single producer nectar and nectar mixture, reaching maximum concentration at 12h. E. coli O157:H7 cell concentration then decreased slowly, although it survived at least 72 h in both fermented nectars. E. coli O157:H7 did not multiply in the seed pulque but did survive at least 72 h. In the second trial, the numbers of E. coli O157:H7 increased approximately 1.5 log CFU/ml at 22 °C and 1.2 log CFU/ml at 16 °C after 14 h. After seed pulque was added, E. coli O157:H7 concentration decreased to approximately 2 log CFU/ml, and then remained constant until pulque was produced. In the third trial, the E. coli O157:H7 cells multiplied and survived during at least three nectar fermentation cycles. The results suggest that E. coli O157:H7 can develop acid and alcohol tolerance in pulque, and constitutes a public health risk for pulque consumers.     

Comparison of methods for detection and isolation of cold- and freeze-stressed Escherichia coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef

A comparison was made of the relative efficiencies of three enrichment media, RapidChek Escherichia coli O157:H7 enrichment broth (REB), R&F broth (RFB), and modified E. coli broth containing novobiocin (mEC+n), and four selective plating media for detection of cold- and freeze-stressed E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef. Ground beef (25 g) was inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 at < or =0.5 and < or =2 CFU/g, and samples were then enriched immediately or were stored at 4 degrees C for 72 h or at -20 degrees C for 2 weeks and then enriched. After 8 or 20 h of enrichment, the cultures were plated onto R&F E. coli O157: H7 chromogenic plating medium, cefixime-tellurite sorbitol MacConkey agar, CHROMagar O157, and Rainbow agar O157 and tested using the RapidChek E. coli O157 lateral flow immunoassay and a multiplex PCR assay targeting the E. coli O157: H7 eae, stx1, and stx2 genes. Recovery of E. coli O157:H7 on the four agar media was 4.0 to 7.9 log CFU/ml with the REB enrichment, 1.4 to 7.4 log CFU/ml with RFB, 1.7 to 6.7 log CFU/ml with mEC+n incubated at 42 degrees C, and 1.3 to 3.3 log CFU/ml from mEC+n incubated at 35 degrees C. The percentages of positive ground beef samples containing nonstressed, cold-stressed, and freeze-stressed E. coli O157:H7 as obtained by plating, the immunoassay, and the PCR assay were 97, 88, and 97%, respectively, with REB, 92, 81, and 78%, respectively, with RFB, 97, 58, and 53%, respectively, with mEC+n incubated at 42 degrees C, and 22, 31, and 25%, respectively, with mEC+n incubated at 35 degrees C. Logistic regression analyses of the data indicated significant main effects of treatment, type of medium, enrichment time, inoculum concentration, and detection method. In particular, a positive result was 1.1 times more likely to occur after 20 h of enrichment than after 8 h, 25 times more likely with RFB and REB than with mEC+n at 35 degrees C, 3.7 times more likely with an initial inoculum of < or = 2.0 CFU/g than with < or = 0.5 CFU/g, 2.5 to 3 times more likely using freeze-stressed or nonstressed bacteria than with cold-stressed bacteria, and 2.5 times more likely by plating than by the immunoassay or the PCR assay. REB had better overall performance for enrichment of cold- and freeze-stressed E. coli O157:H7 present in ground beef than did the other media examined.     

Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in apple cider and orange juice as affected by ozone and treatment temperature

Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in apple cider and orange juice treated with ozone was evaluated. A five-strain mixture of E. coli O157:H7 or a five-serovar mixture of Salmonella was inoculated (7 log CFU/ml) into apple cider and orange juice. Ozone (0.9 g/h) was pumped into juices maintained at 4 degrees C, ambient temperature (approximately 20 degrees C), and 50 degrees C for up to 240 min, depending on organism, juice, and treatment temperature. Samples were withdrawn, diluted in 0.1% peptone water, and surface plated onto recovery media. Recovery of E. coli O157:H7 was compared on tryptic soy agar (TSA), sorbitol MacConkey agar, hemorrhagic coli agar, and modified eosin methylene blue agar; recovery of Salmonella was compared on TSA, bismuth sulfite agar, and xylose lysine tergitol 4 (XLT4) agar. After treatment at 50 degrees C, E. coli O157:H7 populations were undetectable (limit of 1.0 log CFU/ml; a minimum 6.0-log CFU/ml reduction) after 45 min in apple cider and 75 min in orange juice. At 50 degrees C, Salmonella was reduced by 4.8 log CFU/ml (apple cider) and was undetectable in orange juice after 15 min. E. coli O157:H7 at 4 degrees C was reduced by 4.8 log CFU/ml in apple cider and by 5.4 log CFU/ml in orange juice. Salmonella was reduced by 4.5 log CFU/ml (apple cider) and 4.2 log CFU/ml (orange juice) at 4 degrees C. Treatment at ambient temperature resulted in population reductions of less than 5.0 log CFU/ml. Recovery of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on selective media was substantially lower than recovery on TSA, indicating development of sublethal injury. Ozone treatment of apple cider and orange juice at 4 degrees C or in combination with mild heating (50 degrees C) may provide an alternative to thermal pasteurization for reduction of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in apple cider and orange juice.     

Efficacy of cetylpyridinium chloride in immersion treatment for reducing populations of pathogenic bacteria on fresh-cut vegetables.

The efficacy of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) immersion to reduce the numbers of three pathogenic bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Escherichia coli O157:H7) on three different fresh-cut vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and radishes) was studied. The fresh-cut vegetables were inoculated with one of the three pathogenic bacteria at a concentration of 10(5) CFU/ml for 1 h at room temperature and then treated with 0.1 or 0.5% CPC immersion for 1 min. Both Salmonella Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7 plates were incubated from 48 to 72 h at 37 degrees C, and L. monocytogenes plates were incubated from 72 to 96 h before being counted. The results of three experiments showed that for the average of the three vegetables treated with 0.1 and 0.5% CPC, L. monocytogenes was reduced by 2.85 and 3.70 log CFU/g, Salmonella Typhimurium by 2.37 and 3.15 log CFU/g, and E. coli O157:H7 by 1.01 and 1.56 log CFU/g, respectively, in comparison with the vegetables treated with water only. The 0.5% CPC treatment was significantly different (P < 0.05) from the 0.1% CPC treatment on reduction of L. monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, and E. coli O157:H7. The CPC residual on the treated vegetables and their washing solutions were evaluated by using high-performance liquid chromatography.