Antimicrobial peptide arrays for wide spectrum sensing of pathogenic bacteria.

In this study, we describe the use of a biosensor for single-step bacteria detection. The whole analysis is performed in less than 20 h, during the growth phase of the micro-organisms, using an array of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) coupled with a surface plasmon resonance imager (SPRI). A wide range of bacterial strains are assayed, showing differentiated affinity patterns with the immobilized peptides, which are confirmed by multivariate analysis. This work establishes the evidence that antimicrobial peptides, mostly used so far in the antibiotic drug industry, are suited for the wide-spectrum detection of unknown bacteria in samples, even at very low initial loads. Moreover, the small set of AMPs that were assayed provided a specific affinity profile for each pathogen, as confirmed by multivariate analyses. Furthermore, this work opens up the possibility of applying this method in more complex and relevant samples such as foodstuff, urine or blood. PMID: 31202346 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Talanta - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Talanta Source Type: research