Volume 43, Issue 6 e13091
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Phagomagnetic separation in combination with real-time PCR assay for detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Typhimurium in dairy products

Yifeng Ding

Yifeng Ding

Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Zhiwei Li

Zhiwei Li

College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Chenxi Huang

Chenxi Huang

Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Yiming Zhang

Yiming Zhang

College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Jia Wang

Jia Wang

Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Xiaohong Wang

Corresponding Author

Xiaohong Wang

Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Xiaohong Wang, Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology and College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.

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First published: 24 September 2023
Citations: 1

Abstract

Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) and Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) are the most commonly reported serotypes detected for the occurrence of Salmonellosis through foodborne transmission in recent years. In this study, a phagomagnetic separation in combination with qPCR (PhMS-qPCR) based on phage T102 as a recognition element was developed for rapid enrichment and detection of Salmonella in dairy products. Phage T102 was coated onto magnetic beads for capturing Salmonella from samples through magnetic separation, with a capture efficiency of ~90% demonstrated. During the subsequent qPCR process, captured Salmonella was identified by detecting the OmpC gene, and specific sdf and STM4495 genes to further distinguish the serotypes of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) and Salmonella Typhimurium (ST), respectively. The whole procedure can be performed in 2.5 h with a low detection limit of 10 CFU/mL in PBS. Subsequently, this detection strategy was successfully applied for the detection of Salmonella and serotype identification in spiked milk samples. This cell separation and detection system offers a promising alternative for rapid and accurate detection of Salmonella or Salmonella spp.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors have declared no conflict of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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