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ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2018

Generation and characterization of a novel recombinant scFv antibody specific for Campylobacter jejuni.

Ruramayi M Nzuma, Fuquan Liu, Irene R Grant

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Article in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ruramayi M NzumaInstitute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7BL, UK.
Fuquan LiuInstitute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7BL, UK. f.liu@qub.ac.uk.
Irene R GrantInstitute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7BL, UK. i.grant@qub.ac.uk.
Queen's University Belfast · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of foodborne illness worldwide, mainly due to consumption and handling of contaminated raw chicken. Rapid detection methods for C. jejuni are vital for monitoring contamination levels in chicken products and reducing human Campylobacteriosis cases. The 'gold standard' culture-based method of Campylobacter detection takes 3-5 days and is too slow to permit effective intervention. Immuno-based methods are faster, but usually necessitate use of animals or hybridoma technology to produce antibodies; making them difficult and expensive to produce. Here, we report the generation and characterization of recombinant single-chain variable fragment (scFv) antibodies specific for C. jejuni cells, and evaluation of one scFv antibody for an immunomagnetic separation-quantitative PCR (IMS-qPCR) method to rapidly, sensitively, and specifically detect low numbers of C. jejuni. An scFv antibody phage-display library was constructed using spleen mRNA derived from a rabbit immunized with gamma-irradiated C. jejuni cells. This library was screened by surface biopanning against C. jejuni whole cells. Enriched clones were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Two scFv antibodies that strongly and specifically recognized C. jejuni cell were expressed in Escherichia coli. Western blot analysis showed that one antibody, scFv80, was expressed as a soluble protein and retained its specific and strong binding to C. jejuni cells. This recombinant monoclonal scFv antibody was purified and used to covalently coat paramagnetic beads to be used for IMS-qPCR. The IMS-qPCR method was able to specifically and sensitively detect C. jejuni in mixed cultures within 3 h.

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AnimalsCampylobacter InfectionsCampylobacter jejuniChickensEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFood MicrobiologyRecombinant ProteinsSingle-Chain AntibodiesRecombinant ProteinsSingle-Chain AntibodiesCampylobacter jejuniDetection specificityImmunomagnetic separation (IMS)Phage displayRecombinant scFv antibody

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