CRISPR/Cas12a and Hybridization Chain Reaction-Coregulated Magnetic Relaxation Switching Biosensor for Sensitive Detection of Viable Salmonella in Animal-Derived Foods

Aoting Gu, Yongzhen Dong, Letian Li, Deyang Yu, Jiangjiang Zhang*, Yiping Chen*

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Abstract

We combined a CRISPR/Cas12a system with a hybridization chain reaction (HCR) to develop an ultrasensitive magnetic relaxation switching (MRS) biosensor for detecting viable Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium). Magnetic nanoparticles of two sizes (30 and 1000 nm: MNP30 and MNP1000, respectively) were coupled through HCR. The S. typhimurium gene-activated CRISPR/Cas12a system released MNP30 from the MNP1000-HCR-MNP30 complex through a trans-cleavage reaction. After magnetic separation, released MNP30 was collected from the supernatant and served as a transverse relaxation time (T2) signal probe. Quantitative detection of S. typhimurium is achieved by establishing a linear relationship between the change in T2 and the target gene. The biosensor’s limit of detection was 77 CFU/mL (LOD = 3S/M, S = 22.30, M = 0.87), and the linear range was 102-108 CFU/mL. The accuracy for detecting S. typhimurium in real samples is comparable to that of qPCR. Thus, this is a promising method for the rapid and effective detection of foodborne pathogens.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20130-20139
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume72
Issue number36
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Sept 2024

Keywords

  • CRISPR/Cas12a
  • Salmonella typhimurium
  • animal-derived food
  • hybridization chain reaction
  • magnetic relaxation switching biosensor

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