Detection of protein A produced by Staphylococcus aureus with a fiber-optic-based biosensor |
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Authors: | YH Chang TC Chang EF Kao C Chou |
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Affiliation: | School of Medical Technology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen important in causing human infections and intoxication. A sensitive fiber-optic that produces evanescent waves was developed for the detection of protein A, a product secreted only by S. aureus. In the immunosensor, a 40-mV argon-ion laser that generated laser light at 488 nm was used together with plastic optical fiber and antibodies to protein A were physically adsorbed onto the fiber. The principle of the detection involved a sandwich immunoassay with fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugated with anti-(protein A) immunoglobulin G to produce signals of the antigen-antibody reaction. The detection limit was 1 ng of protein A per milliliter. The fiber-optic immunosensor could be used for rapid and specific detection of S. aureus in clinical specimens and foods. |
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