Recommended Citation
July 1, 2012.
Abstract
Diagnostic testing for bioterrorism agents in food is essential for the safety and welfare of the general populace. Multiplex assays provide the means to test for multiple pathogen signatures with a single polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. PCR, Luminex xMAP ® infrared fluorophore bead technology, and flow cytometry, multiplex diagnostic assays are incredibly specific and sensitive to highly conserved regions at various loci in a microbe’s genome. In order to increase the effectiveness of the PCR and the resulting fluorescent response of the beads, different PCR master mix commercial kits were compared to the standard AgPath RT-PCR mix. This study specifically looks at Brucella abortus template 86/8/59 with the goal of finding the smallest concentration at which Brucella abortus can be detected and distinguished from Brucella melitensis.
Disciplines
Bacteriology | Biotechnology | Other Immunology and Infectious Disease
Mentor
Pejman Naraghi-Arani
Lab site
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Funding Acknowledgement
This material is based upon work supported by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0952013 and Grant No. 0833353. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation or the National Science Foundation. This project has also been made possible with support of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. The STAR program is administered by the Cal Poly Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CESaME) on behalf of the California State University (CSU).
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