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  • Title: Detection and isolation of Yersinia pestis without fraction 1 antigen by monoclonal antibody in foods and water.
    Author: Zhao T, Zhao P, Doyle MP.
    Journal: J Food Prot; 2012 Sep; 75(9):1555-61. PubMed ID: 22947461.
    Abstract:
    Most available immunoassays for Yersinia pestis are based on the detection of fraction 1 antigen (F1) when yersiniae are grown at 37°C. A monoclonal antibody (MAb) was developed based on the detection of surface antigens that are not F1. F1-deficient Y. pestis cells were induced and used to immunize BALB/c mice from which MAb (immunoglobulin G1), which specifically recognizes Y. pestis, with or without F1, was obtained. This MAb (6B5) did not cross-react with enteric bacteria, including Yersinia enterocolitica. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results revealed that MAb 6B5 is specific for Y. pestis, with the exception of a minor cross-reaction with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Western immunoblot analysis revealed that MAb 6B5 recognizes a Y. pestis outer membrane protein of ca. 30 kDa. Magnetic beads that were coated with MAb 6B5 were compared with beads coated with polyclonal antibody (PAb; rabbit) against Y. pestis for the isolation of Y. pestis in food and water samples by using a PATHATRIX cell concentration apparatus. Enrichment cultures of Y. pestis in different foods by using two different times (6 and 24 h) in brain heart infusion broth at 37°C were evaluated. Results revealed MAb 6B5-coated magnetic beads were equivalent to magnetic beads coated with PAb against Y. pestis A1122 whole cells in concentrating Y. pestis for isolation, especially when samples were enriched for 6 h. However, the selectivity for Y. pestis of the magnetic beads coated with MAb 6B5 was greater than that coated with PAb.
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