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      A dual-color flow cytometry protocol for the simultaneous detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella typhimurium using aptamer conjugated quantum dots as labels.

      Analytica Chimica Acta
      Aptamers, Nucleotide, Flow Cytometry, methods, Quantum Dots, Salmonella typhimurium, isolation & purification, Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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          A sensitive, specific method for the collection and detection of pathogenic bacteria was demonstrated using quantum dots (QDs) as a fluorescence marker coupled with aptamers as the molecular recognition element by flow cytometry. The aptamer sequences were selected using a bacterium-based SELEX strategy in our laboratory for Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella typhimurium that, when applied in this method, allows for the specific recognition of the bacteria from complex mixtures including shrimp samples. Aptamer-modified QDs (QD-apt) were employed to selectively capture and simultaneously detect the target bacteria with high sensitivity using the fluorescence of the labeled QDs. The signal intensity is amplified due to the high photostability of QDs nanoparticles, resulting in improved sensitivity over methods using individual dye-labeled probes. This proposed method is promising for the sensitive detection of other pathogenic bacteria in food stuff if suitable aptamers are chosen. The method may also provide another potential platform for the application of aptamer-conjugated QDs in flow cytometry. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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          24267076
          10.1016/j.aca.2013.09.047

          Chemistry
          Aptamers, Nucleotide,Flow Cytometry,methods,Quantum Dots,Salmonella typhimurium,isolation & purification,Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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