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The present study was aimed to develop and evaluate dot–blot assays for rapid detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin-A (SEA) in food. Dot blots were developed in two formats, indirect and sandwich utilizing mouse monoclonal anti-SEA and rabbit polyclonal anti-SEA antibodies. In indirect dot–blot format, recombinant SEA was directly coated on NCM dot–blot strip and detection was carried out by anti-SEA antibodies. In sandwich dot–blot format, SEA was trapped between anti-SEA capture and detection antibodies. Both the dot–blot assays exhibited a sensitivity of ~48 ng ml−1 when tested in different food matrices. The developed assays were highly specific as no cross-reactivity was detected with other classical staphylococcal enterotoxins, toxigenic bacteria and foodborne pathogens. Sensitivity and specificity of developed indirect and sandwich dot–blot assays with respect to PCR was found to be 100 and 99%, respectively. The results shows that the developed dot–blot assays can be used as rapid preliminary screening tests for detection of SEA in food or determining the toxigenic potential of staphylococci, especially in resource-limited settings.
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The authors sincerely acknowledge the Director and Joint Director (Research), IVRI, Izatnagar 243122 Bareilly (UP) India for providing funds and necessary infrastructural facilities to carry out the present study.
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Singh, M., Agrawal, R.K., Singh, B.R. et al. Development and Evaluation of Simple Dot–Blot Assays for Rapid Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-A in Food. Indian J Microbiol 57, 507–511 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-017-0671-3
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