Issue 20, 2014

Development of an ELISA microarray assay for the sensitive and simultaneous detection of ten biodefense toxins

Abstract

Plant and microbial toxins are considered bioterrorism threat agents because of their extreme toxicity and/or ease of availability. Additionally, some of these toxins are increasingly responsible for accidental food poisonings. The current study utilized an ELISA-based protein antibody microarray for the multiplexed detection of ten biothreat toxins, botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) A, B, C, D, E, F, ricin, shiga toxins 1 and 2 (Stx), and staphylococcus enterotoxin B (SEB), in buffer and complex biological matrices. The multiplexed assay displayed a sensitivity of 1.3 pg mL−1 (BoNT/A, BoNT/B, SEB, Stx-1 and Stx-2), 3.3 pg mL−1 (BoNT/C, BoNT/E, BoNT/F) and 8.2 pg mL−1 (BoNT/D, ricin). All assays demonstrated high accuracy (75–120 percent recovery) and reproducibility (most coefficients of variation <20%). Quantification curves for the ten toxins were also evaluated in clinical samples (serum, plasma, nasal fluid, saliva, stool, and urine) and environmental samples (apple juice, milk and baby food) with overall minimal matrix effects. The multiplex assays were highly specific, with little cross-reactivity observed between the selected toxin antibodies. The results demonstrate a multiplex microarray that improves current immunoassay sensitivity for biological warfare agents in buffer, clinical, and environmental samples.

Graphical abstract: Development of an ELISA microarray assay for the sensitive and simultaneous detection of ten biodefense toxins

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Jul 2014
Accepted
29 Jul 2014
First published
30 Jul 2014

Analyst, 2014,139, 5093-5102

Author version available

Development of an ELISA microarray assay for the sensitive and simultaneous detection of ten biodefense toxins

K. L. Jenko, Y. Zhang, Y. Kostenko, Y. Fan, C. Garcia-Rodriguez, J. Lou, J. D. Marks and S. M. Varnum, Analyst, 2014, 139, 5093 DOI: 10.1039/C4AN01270D

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