Multilabel hybridization probes for sequence-specific detection of sepsis-related drug resistance genes in plasmids.

ABSTRACT: Emerging antimicrobial drug resistance is increasing the complexity involved in treating critical conditions such as bacterial induced sepsis. Methods for diagnosing specific drug resistance tend to be rapid or sensitive, but not both. Detection methods like sequence-specific single-molecule analysis could address this concern if they could be adapted to work on smaller targets similar to those produced in traditional clinical situations. In this work we demonstrate that a 120 bp double stranded polynucleotide with an overhanging single stranded 25 bp probe sequence can be created by immobilizing DNA with a biotin/streptavidin magnetic bead system, labeling with SYBR Gold, and rinsing the excess away while the probe retains multiple fluorophores. These probes with multiple fluorophores can

SUBMITTER: Hanson RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694561 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature