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... Circulating tumor cells (CTCs), as a type of tumor, have attracted wide attention because of their characteristics of shedding from the primary tumor and spreading to other tissues and organs through peripheral blood. The circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), the DNA released by CTCs and other tumor cells into the peripheral blood, was considered as a promising detection substance for clinical applicatio ...
DNA; Holothuria scabra; aquaculture; dimorphism; females; genomics; loop-mediated isothermal amplification; males; phenotype; rapid methods; reproduction; South East Asia
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... As one of the most economically significant sea cucumber species, Holothuria scabra are naturally distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region and are widely cultural in Southeast Asia. The appearances of female and male H. scabra have no obvious phenotypic dimorphism. Thus, identification of sex-specific markers and establishment of sex detection methods are beneficial to artificially induced repr ...
DNA; Helicobacter pylori; drug resistance; genotype; genotyping; mutation; rapid methods
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... Rapid detection of single-nucleotide mutations (SNMs) has played a vital role for point-of-care testing. We herein first introduced accelerated thermal cycling into conventional allele-specific qPCR (AS-qPCR), named accelerated cycling PCR (AC-PCR) to achieve rapid and sensitive detection of SNM. It could simultaneously detect 10 copies of H. pylori DNA and identify its clarithromycin-resistance g ...
... The “Horsemeat Scandal” makes people pay more attention to the meat authenticity. However, expensive equipment, complicated operations, and professional personnel of current methods limit their field testing. In this study, CRISPR/Cas12a combined with recombinase polymerase amplification was used to establish a sensitive and rapid detection method for pig-derived component. The detection limit can ...
Lucy Breakwell; Dennis Marke; Reinhard Kaiser; Alexandra Tejada-Strop; Matthew D. Pauly; Sonnia Jabbi; Sahr Yambasu; Hyacinte J. Kabore; Brock Stewart; Tom Sesay; Thomas T. Samba; Tonya Hayden; Saleem Kamili; Amara Jambai; Jan Drobeniuc; Tushar Singh; Rania A. Tohme; Annemarie Wasley
DNA; Hepatitis B virus; childhood; hepatitis B; rapid methods; risk; surface antigens; surveys; vaccination; vaccines; vertical disease transmission; Sierra Leone
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... Sierra Leone is highly endemic for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and thus recommends three doses of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB3) from 6 weeks of age but does not recommend a birth dose (HepB-BD) to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). We evaluated impact of the existing HepB3 schedule and risk for MTCT of HBV. We conducted a community-based serosurvey among 4–30-month-olds, their mother ...
... DNases are enzymes that cleave phosphodiesteric bonds of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules and are found everywhere in nature, especially in bodily fluids, i.e., saliva, blood, or sweat. Rapid and sensitive detection of DNase activity is highly important for quality control in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. For clinical diagnostics, recent reports indicate that increased DNase acti ...
... Vibrio parahaemolyticus is one of the major pathogenic Vibrio species that contaminate seafood. Rapid and accurate detection is crucial for avoiding foodborne diseases caused by pathogens and is important for food safety management and mariculture. In this study, we established a system that combines chemically enhanced clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and recombi ...
... Vibrio fluvialis is an emerging foodborne pathogen that causes severe infections. Serotyping based on surface polysaccharide antigens is important for the clinical detection and epidemiological surveillance of pathogens such as V. fluvialis. For example, variation of the O-antigen, which is highly polymorphic and is responsible for the majority of antigenic variability on the bacterial cell surfac ...
... Salmonella, as an important foodborne pathogen, can cause various diseases, such as severe enteritis. In recent years, various types of nucleicacid-intercalating dyes have been utilized to detect viable Salmonella. However, in principle, the performance of existing nucleic acid dyes is limited because they depend on the integrity of cell membrane. Herein, based on the metabolic activity of bacteri ...
... We present the first combination of a microfluidic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with a gold nanoslit-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for detecting the DNA sequence of latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1). The PCR microchannel was produced through a laser scribing technique, and the SPR nanoslit chip was manufactured via hot-embossing nanoimprinting lithography. Afterward, the LMP1 DNA ...
... Tomato is among the most produced and exported products in greenhouse cultivation in Turkey. Tomato leaf mold is one of the most important fungal diseases that can cause significant yield losses in greenhouse and hydroponic tomato cultivation. In this study, the mating types of 97 Fulvia fulva isolates obtained from different provinces in Turkey were determined. We found that 43 isolates were MAT1 ...
... Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis blight is a newly discovered disease in bamboos that has caused substantial economic loss to the affected areas. With the purpose of carrying out rapid detection of Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis blight caused by Arthrinium phaeospermum during the incubation period, three sets of detection assays were established: seminested PCR, r ...
... The cross-contamination of cell lines in culture is a persistent problem. Genetically modified L20B (Mouse) and RD (Human Rhabdomyosarcoma) cell lines are commonly used in poliovirus research, surveillance, and diagnostics. Cross-contamination between these cell lines leads to unreproducible results and unreliable surveillance data, negatively affecting public health. The gold standard method for ...
... Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium monophasic variants (Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:-) has increased dramatically, causing human salmonellosis and colonization in pigs. With a difference to S. Typhimurium, the monophasic variants of S. Typhimurium lose the gene cassettes encoding the second phase flagellin. To establish a rapid method to detect and differentiate the two serotypes, we analyzed the p ...
... Maize ear rot caused by Fusarium graminearum is one of the most severe maize diseases in global maize-growing regions. It reduces maize yield in the field and is also responsible for mycotoxin contamination of grains during the postharvest period. F. graminearum is one of the major deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV), and zearalenone (ZEN) producers. The ingestion of these mycotoxins represents ...
... The disease caused by strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) is one of the main virus diseases affecting the growth and development of strawberries, and the development of an on-site method for rapid detection of SVBV would be useful for breeding virus-free strawberry seedlings. In this study, we used isothermal recombinant polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with lateral flow strip (LF strip) t ...
... We developed a rapid insulated isothermal PCR (iiPCR) assay for on-site detection of Mannheimia haemolytica using a primer and probe set targeting the superoxide dismutase (sodA) gene. Our iiPCR assay detected M. haemolytica clinical isolates successfully and produced negative results on other bovine or ovine respiratory pathogens, including Histophilus somni, Bibersteinia trehalosi, Trueperella p ...
... Soil analysis is crucial for estimating the risk of crop damage by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla. Here, we developed an analysis assay based on Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP). The LAMP primers were verified for specificity against 10 different nematode species. A manual soil DNA extraction, referred to as SKMM, was developed and compared with a FastDNA kit followed by DNA ...
... For early diagnosis of infections, a rapid, sensitive and precise method to identify microbial DNA coming from veterinary clinical samples, such as milk of cows affected with mastitis, is fascinating. We developed an amplification-free visual assay for rapid and sensitive detection of specific DNA from Escherichia coli, particularly uid A gene encoding for beta-glucuronidase, isolated in milk of c ...
... We introduced here the first loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the identification of honey fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, a basidiomycote playing an important role in spruce declines in the Palaearctic region. In total, 101 isolates, representing three Armillaria species, were used to develop a new LAMP assay to determine species specific identification. We have here described L ...
... The peach root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne floridensis is an emerging pest of peach and other crops that is currently known to occur only in California, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, USA. Morphological and morphometric differentiation of this species from other related species is difficult and requires taxonomic expertise. Molecular methods can provide rapid and reliable diagnostics of M. fl ...
... As common toxigenic fungi genera, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium, have attracted the attention of governments and people all over the world due to their human carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and hepatotoxicity. Accordingly, effective and quantitative detection method for toxigenic fungi before mycotoxins produced should be established to ensure food safety. In this paper, two duplex-dropl ...
... Herein, a two-dimensional (2D) DNA structure with multiple ATP aptamers was elegantly designed to establish an electrochemical biosensor for rapid and sensitive detection of ATP based on ATP-induced structure switching. Concretely, the prepared 2D DNA structure containing numerous ATP aptamers as ATP-specific toehold switches could not only immobilize a large number of methylene blue (MB) for gene ...
... Based on the high recognition ability and flexible programmability of GR5 DNAzyme, two fluorescent biosensors were engineered for amplified detection of Pb²⁺ via incorporating Ti₃C₂TX MXenes and embedding 2-aminopurine (2-AP), respectively. The quencher-required approach relied on the DNA affinity and fluorescence quenching ability of Ti₃C₂TX MXenes. Benefiting from the low background signal modul ...
... One major drawback to the traditional loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) detection methods is the increased likelihood of detecting false-positive signals derived from non-specific amplification. Molecular beacon (MB) is increasingly being used in many applications and the MB-LAMP assay has proved itself as a target-specific method. The present work selected skipjack tuna as a case stud ...
... Boxwood blight is a devastating disease caused by fungal pathogens Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Cps) and Calonectria henricotiae (Che). Identification and detection of this pathogen from infected plant material could play a significant role in breeding and selection of resistant cultivars and development of disease management strategies in the ornamental nursery industry. We designed a simple, si ...
DNA; DNA fragmentation; Oplegnathus; Y chromosome; dimorphism; ecological value; females; fish; genes; genomics; males; myelin sheath; nerve tissue; nutritive value; rapid methods; sex determination
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... The spotted knifejaw (Oplegnathus punctatus) is a marine economic fish with high ecological value, food value, and fishing value, and its growth has obvious sex dimorphism. The rapid identification of its sex is beneficial to the development of sex determination and breeding. In this study, the method of comparative genomics and PCR amplification was used to further establish a rapid detection met ...
DNA; chemical species; energy transfer; enzymes; fluorescence; food chemistry; food contamination; gold; heavy metals; milk; nanorods; nanosilver; oligonucleotides; rapid methods; river water; tetracycline
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... A simple and low-cost fluorescence signal-on sensing strategy has been developed based on functional nucleic acids (FNAs) via energy transfer between DNA-templated silver nanoclusters (DNA-AgNCs) and gold nanorods (GNRs). FNAs were used as highly selective recognition probes, in which an aptamer was used to detect small molecules represented by tetracycline, and DNAzyme was used to detect heavy me ...
... Patulin (PAT) is an unsaturated lactone mycotoxin primarily produced by Penicillium expansum and Aspergillus clavatus. Given the potential health risks and economic losses associated with PAT, the rapid detection of PAT using fluorescent aptasensors is of significant importance in evaluating food safety. However, it easily increases the cost and complexity caused by signal labeling. We combined TC ...
... Rice false smut (RFS), caused by Villosiclava virens, is an important fungal disease in panicles of rice. V. virens is a heterothallic ascomycete controlled by two opposite idiomorphs, MAT1-1 and MAT1-2. Previous study showed that sexual reproduction of V. virens plays an important role in the epidemic of RFS. In this study, we developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to det ...
... Meat adulteration is a persistent problem in the food industry in many countries. This unfair practice can potentially not only affect the economy of a country but also the confidence and health of its citizens. Additionally, it can aggravate allergies or damage religious beliefs (e.g., Muslims). The aim of this study was to develop a simple and rapid technique for the on-site inspection of severa ...
... Developing rapid detection technology for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is crucial in quality supervision and food safety. Herein, an electrochemical aptasensor based on an aptazyme-catalyzed signal amplification strategy is constructed for ATP detection using polyethyleneimine-functionalized molybdenum disulfide (PEI-MoS₂)/Au@PtPd nanobipyramids (MoS₂/Au@PtPd NBPs) as a modification material. Addi ...
... Heterodera filipjevi continues to be a major threat to wheat production worldwide. Rapid detection and quantification of cyst nematodes are essential for more effective control against this nematode disease. In the present study, a TaqMan-minor groove binder (TaqMan-MGB) probe-based fluorescence quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was successfully developed and used for quantif ...
... Listeria monocytogenes represents a high risk in food and can trigger potentially fatal listeriosis. The objective of this study was to detect L. monocytogenes in food using the LAMP method in a fast, specific, sensitive manner and thus to preventively test food for the presence of the target species. The reaction was performed and established using the portable real-time fluorometer Genie® II (Op ...
DNA; analytical chemistry; automation; electric potential difference; fluorescence; gel electrophoresis; gels; geometry; microRNA; protein synthesis; rapid methods
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... MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of biomolecules that have high clinical and pharmaceutical significance because of their ability to regulate protein expression. Better methods are needed to quantify target miRNAs, but their similar sequence lengths and low concentrations in biomedical samples impede analysis. This report aimed to develop a simple, rapid method to directly quantify multiple miRNAs u ...
... Clustered regularly interspersed short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9 gene editing has become a common tool for rapid crop and animal breeding, but efficiently screening out and genotyping for the CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutant lines at a low cost remains challenging. Using rice (Oryza sativa L.) samples genetically edited at the Waxy locus as an example, we developed a single-tube duplex quantitati ...
... In this study, a recombinase aided amplification (RAA) assay with an improved propidium monoazide (PMAxx) treatment called PMAxx-RAA assay was developed to detect Salmonella in milk. The established method was performed at 39 °C and the detection time was less than 40 min. Compared with traditional detection methods, the PMAxx-RAA assay is fast, sensitive, and specific because of the gene invA tha ...
Kumarasan Yukgehnaish; Heera Rajandas; Sivachandran Parimannan; Ravichandran Manickam; Kasi Marimuthu; Bent Petersen; Martha R. J. Clokie; Andrew Millard; Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén
... The characterization of therapeutic phage genomes plays a crucial role in the success rate of phage therapies. There are three checkpoints that need to be examined for the selection of phage candidates, namely, the presence of temperate markers, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, and virulence genes. However, currently, no single-step tools are available for this purpose. Hence, we have develop ...
... In this work, a new photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensing platform based on an ordered two-dimensional (2D) ultrathin covalent organic framework (COF) film and AgInS₂ quantum dots (QDs) has been developed to enable dual-target detection of HIV and CEA. The porous COF film was firstly in situ generated on ITO, displaying super-stable and intense photocurrent with excellent repeatability. Moreover, ...
... Invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis is gaining worldwide attention as an emerging disease cluster among bloodstream infections. The disease has the highest burden among immunocompromised and malnourished children in resource-limited areas due to poor access to reliable and rapid diagnostics. Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics are promising for use in such low infrastructure laboratory settings. Howe ...
... DNA metabarcoding can provide a high-throughput and rapid method for characterizing responses of communities to environmental stressors. However, within bulk samples, DNA metabarcoding hardly distinguishes live from the dead organisms. Here, both DNA and RNA metabarcoding were applied and compared in experimental freshwater mesocosms conducted for assessment of ecotoxicological responses of zoopla ...
... Harmful algal blooms frequently occur in various coastal regions worldwide, deteriorating marine ecology and causing huge economic losses. Therefore, developing a potential method for rapid detection of harmful algae species is highly necessitated. In this study, a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method coupled with a lateral flow dipstick (LFD) was developed for detecting the harmfu ...
... Alterations in DNA methylation, a stable epigenetic marker, are important components in the development of cancer. It is vital to develop diagnostic systems with the ability to rapidly quantify DNA methylation with high sensitivity and selectivity. However, the analysis of DNA methylation must address two main challenges: (i) ultralow abundance and (ii) differentiating methylated cytosine from nor ...
... In this study a novel technique referred to as PCR combined with dot lateral flow strip (PCDS) is proposed and its application to the detection of harmful microalgae was explored. For this purpose, using Chattonella marina as a test algal species, PCR targeting the D1–D2 region of large subunit ribosomal gene of this alga was performed with the tagged specific primers. The amplicons were then anal ...
... The diverse matrices pose great challenges for rapid detection of low Salmonella level (<10 CFU) in fresh produce. The applicability of microarray-based PathogenDx system for detecting low contamination of Salmonella Newport from leafy greens was evaluated. A pre-PCR preparation protocol including enrichment in universal pre-enrichment broth for 3 h followed by sample concentration using an Innova ...
... Plants have an extensively large number of enzymes including glycosyltransferases that are important in the biosynthesis of natural products. However, it is time-consuming and challenging to study these enzymes and only a small percentage of them have been well-characterized. Here, we report a rapid method to screen plant glycosyltransferases using a linear DNA expression template (LET) based cell ...
... Target-specific detection of LAMP amplicons can be achieved through the use of target-specific probes or modified primers as biorecognition elements, decreasing the likelihood of detecting false-positive signals. The present work selected skipjack tuna as a case study, and developed a novel LAMP assay coupled with the self-quenching fluorogenic probe for rapid detection of skipjack tuna. Specifica ...
... Escherichia coli O157:H7, the causative agent of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans, generates a effective harm to community health because of its high pathogenicity. A real-time recombinase-aided amplification (rRAA) is an emerging method for nucleic acid detection. However, genomic DNA of bacteria could exist in food and the environment for a long time af ...
... During the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, several SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern emerged, including the Omicron variant, which has enhanced infectivity and immune invasion. Many antibodies and aptamers that bind the spike (S) of previous strains of SARS-CoV-2 either do not bind or bind with low affinity to Omicron S. In this study, we report a high-affinity SARS-CoV-2 Omicron RBD-bi ...
... Rapid, easy and direct DNA extraction protocols are required for use in routine analyses to detect plant pathogenic bacteria. For this purpose, five protocols for extracting bacterial DNA, which do not use toxic chemicals such as phenol and chloroform, were optimized for the detection of plant pathogenic bacteria quickly and directly from plant material using conventional polymerase chain reaction ...