LUIS JIMENEZ, YOOPA BOSKO, STACEY SMALLS, RAYMOND IGNAR, DONALD ENGLISH
{"title":"MOLECULAR DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER CONTAMINATION IN COSMETIC/PHARMACEUTICAL RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED PRODUCTS","authors":"LUIS JIMENEZ, YOOPA BOSKO, STACEY SMALLS, RAYMOND IGNAR, DONALD ENGLISH","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00370.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00370.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>A PCR-based assay using a one step sample preparation was developed and validated against standard methods for the rapid detection of Aspergillus niger contamination in cosmetic/pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products. Artificially contaminated samples were added to Sabouraud Dextrose Broth (SDB) with 10% Tween 20 and 3% Soy Lecithin. Samples were then agitated at 200 revolutions per minute for 24 h at 35C. Prior to the PCR assay, sample preparation consisted of adding 10 μL of the 24 h enrichment broth sample mixture to a lysis buffer containing Tris-EDTA and 0.4% SDS. DNA extraction was accomplished by boiling for 1 h to release the mycelial DNA. After DNA extraction, a 50 μL aliquot of the lysate was then added to a PCR tube containing the following ingredients: 4 Ready-To-Go PCR beads, 2 μL of two fungal primers, and 48 μL of sterile water. The DNA primers encoded for specific sequences of the Aspergillus spp. 18S rRNA gene. A 363 bp DNA fragment was detected in all of the artificially contaminated samples. Standard methods require 6–8 days to complete the isolation and identification of mold contamination. However, the PCR-based assay was completed within 27–30 h. Rapid detection of mold contamination in cosmetic/pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products can be used to optimize the quality evaluation of a sample to allow the release in 27–30 h.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 1","pages":"39-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00370.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63411923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
YIHUA CHE, ZHONGPING YANG, YANBIN LI, DAVID PAUL, MICHAEL SLAVIK
{"title":"RAPID DETECTION OF SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM USING AN IMMUNOELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD COUPLED WITH IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION","authors":"YIHUA CHE, ZHONGPING YANG, YANBIN LI, DAVID PAUL, MICHAEL SLAVIK","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00371.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00371.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>An immunoelectrochemical method coupled with magnetic separation was developed for rapid detection of</i> Salmonella typhimurium. <i>Samples containing</i> Salmonella <i>were mixed with anti</i>-Salmonella <i>coated magnetic beads (ASCMB) and alkaline phosphatase labeled anti</i>-Salmonella <i>(APLAS) simultaneously to form ASCMB</i>-Sdhaoaella-<i>APLAS conjugates by antibody-antigen reaction. The conjugates were separated by a magnetic field and were incubated with phenyl phosphate substrate to produce phenol. The number of</i> Salmonella <i>was determined by measuring the phenol concentration using an amperometric tyrosinase biosensor. This method could be completed within two hours with a detection limit of 5 times 10<sup>3</sup> cells/mL under optimized conditions (with ***1 mM MgCl<sub>2</sub>, 0.2 μg/mL APLAS and ***l mM phenyl phosphate in pH 7.0 TBS). A linear response on semi-log scale was found for</i> Salmonella <i>pure culture between 5 times 10<sup>3</sup> and 1 times 10<sup>6</sup> cells/mL.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 1","pages":"47-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00371.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63411996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GROWTH OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI IN VARIOUS MEDIA UNDER DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS","authors":"BURTON W. BLAIS, L.M. PHILLIPPE","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00400.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00400.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>The growth characteristics of several</i> Campylobacter jejuni <i>serotypes were examined using a variety of media and atmospheric conditions. The strains grew well in a variety of liquid media using a standard CO<sub>2</sub> incubator in an atmosphere of 5% CO<sub>2</sub> and moist air at 40C. When growth media were supplemented with a mixture of antibiotics for selectivity, it was found that the best growth was achieved in Hunt broth, and that the presence of blood enabled the strains to overcome the toxic effects of the antibiotics.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 4","pages":"291-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00400.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63412557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DEVELOPMENT OF A PCR ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA","authors":"EDNA F. ARCURI, MARTIN WIEDMANN, KATHRYN J. BOOR","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00397.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00397.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>Degenerate PCR primers were designed based on the published nucleotide sequences of the sporulation sigma factor ***o<sup>E</sup></i> (spoIIGB) <i>from</i> Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis, <i>and</i> Clostridium acetobutylicum. <i>The primer set was used in a Hot Start Touch Down-PCR to screen for the presence of the target gene in both spore-forming (eight</i> Bacillus <i>species, eight</i> Clostridium <i>species</i>, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum, Moorella thermoacetica) <i>and in nonspore-forming bacteria. Under optimized PCR conditions, all spore-forming bacteria tested yielded a PCR product of the expected size (∼360bp), although the nonspore-forming</i> Listeria monocytogenes <i>and</i> Lactococcus lactis <i>subsp.</i> lactis <i>also yielded PCR products of this approximate size. To improve the specificity and sensitivity of this assay, we Southern blotted gel electrophoresis-separated PCR products with a digoxigenin-labeled</i> B. subtilis spoIIGB <i>probe. This probe hybridized with the ∼ 360 bp PCR product from all spore-forming species but did not hybridize with PCR products of this approximate size from any nonspore-forming bacteria. The PCR-Southern blot assay was 100 to 1,000-fold more sensitive than PCR alone, yielding a lower detection limit of approximately 3 CFU spore-forming bacteria/PCR reaction. We conclude that, based on amplicon size and Southern hybridization, this strategy provides a viable approach for detecting spore-forming bacteria.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 4","pages":"251-262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00397.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63412812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thoughts on Someone Else's Retirement","authors":"DANIEL Y.C. FUNG","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00392.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00392.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 4","pages":"vii-viii"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00392.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"108146803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DETECTION OF IMMUNOMAGNETIC BEAD CAPTURED ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 BY LIGHT ADDRESSABLE POTENTIOMETRIC SENSOR†","authors":"SHU-I TU, JOSEPH UKNALIS, ANDREW GEHRING","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00376.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00376.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>A modified approach using a light addressable Potentiometric sensor (LAPS) method to detect</i> Escherichia coli <i>O157.H7 in solutions is described. The bacterial cells were captured by the specific antibody coated on magnetic beads. The immuno paramagnetic beads (IMB) were then concentrated by a magnetic separator. Fluorescein-labeled anti</i> E. coli <i>antibody and urease-conjugated anti-fluorescein antibody were then used to label the cells captured by the beads. After labeling, the mixtures were rapidly filtered through 0.45 or 1.0 μm nitrocellulose or polycarbonate filters. The production of NH<sub>3</sub> from urea by the conjugated urease associated with the captured bacteria was then analyzed. The results indicate that IMB approach can be used to increase the specificity of the LAPS method for pathogenic bacteria detection. With this procedure, the presence of about one</i> E. coli <i>O157:H7 CFU per g of hamburger meat can be detected after a 6 h incubation.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 2","pages":"69-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00376.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63412029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COMPARISON OF MINIMAL MEDIA AND INOCULUM CONCENTRATION TO DECREASE THE LYSINE GROWTH ASSAY RESPONSE TIME OF AN ESCHERICHIA COLI LYSINE AUXOTROPH MUTANT","authors":"X. LI, A.M. ERICKSON, S.C. RICKE","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00399.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00399.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>Microbiological assays involving an</i> Escherichia coli <i>lysine auxotroph have been developed previously for the estimation of lysine bioavailability. To facilitate routine use of an auxotrophic</i> E. coli <i>lysine mutant for a microbial assay, our objectives in this study were to improve the assay with respect to shortening the assay time via increasing inoculum levels, and examine two different minimal media, a minimal salts medium (M9) and a more extensively supplemented minimal medium (DM). The maximum optical density (MOD) response of the</i> E. coli <i>in M9 medium was significantly (p < 0.05) lower than the MOD in the DM medium. However, the time to reach MOD in M9 medium was significantly (p < 0.05) shortened when compared to the time in the DM medium. The total assay time was also significantly shortened from a mean time 13.98 h to 8.19 h by using higher inoculum levels. The results from the study indicated that the</i> E. coli <i>lysine auxotroph bioassay time is shortened by cultivation of the assay bacteria in a more minimal medium and utilization of a more concentrated inocula.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 4","pages":"279-290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00399.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63413038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PRELIMINARY PROGRAM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY XX GALA ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL RAPID METHODS AND AUTOMATION IN MICROBIOLOGY WORKSHOP AGENDA* JULY 6–14, 2000","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00373.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00373.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 2","pages":"vii-viii"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00373.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137503756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. CHASSEIGNAUX, Y. MICHEL, M.-T. TOQUIN, G. ERMEL, G. SALVAT, P. COLIN
{"title":"COMPARISON OF TWO RAPID METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES WITH A STANDARD PROCEDURE IN NATURALLY CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENTS OF RAW POULTRY PROCESSING","authors":"E. CHASSEIGNAUX, Y. MICHEL, M.-T. TOQUIN, G. ERMEL, G. SALVAT, P. COLIN","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00384.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00384.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>Two rapid methods (the VIDAS test, from bioMérieux and the Gen-Probe test, from AccuPROBE) were compared with a standard procedure (AFNOR V08-055) for the detection of</i> L. monocytogenes <i>in the environment of naturally contaminated raw poultry processing. Both methods were first tested with their given protocols. But as they are more adapted to food sampling than to environmental ones, these protocols were adapted. After adaptation, the results showed that these two tests performed equally well compared to the classical method.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 3","pages":"147-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00384.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63411719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. ENGLISH, C. SCALICI, J. HAMILTON, C. DESTRO, L. JIMENEZ
{"title":"EVALUATION OF THE TECRA™ VISUAL IMMUNOASSAY FOR DETECTING STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN COSMETIC/PHARMACEUTICAL RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED PRODUCTS","authors":"D. ENGLISH, C. SCALICI, J. HAMILTON, C. DESTRO, L. JIMENEZ","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00389.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00389.x","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract An assessment of the new TECRA™ Staphylococcus aureus Visual Immunoassay (VIA) was conducted to detect the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in cosmetic/pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products. Samples were inoculated with pure cultures of Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, a mixed bacterial inoculum of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was used to inoculate samples of raw materials and finished products. After a 24 h incubation period at 35C, each enrichment broth was analyzed for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus by the standard conventional method and the TECRA™ VIA. The following preenrichment broths were analyzed: the TECRA™ Staphylococcus Growth Medium, a modified version of the TECRA™ Staphylococcus Growth Medium with 4% Tween 20. Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB), and TSB with 4% Tween 20. Uninoculated enrichment broth samples were used as negative test controls. There was a 100% correlation between the visual immunoassay and the standard method in both pure and mixed culture studies for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus in preenrichment samples of the modified TECRA™ Staphylococcus Growth Medium and TSB. However, the TECRA™ VIA detected Staphylococcus aureus in 26 h while standard USP detection method required 4–5 days to be completed. These test results indicate that the TECRA™ Staphylococcus aureus VIA is equivalent to the conventional method for detecting the presence of Staphylococcus aureus contamination in cosmetic/pharmaceutical finished products and raw materials, but in a considerably shorter period of time. Furthermore, the TECRA™ Staphylococcus aureus VIA provides a user-friendly alternative to the standard conventional method for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus contamination.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 3","pages":"193-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00389.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63412085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}