Antibody-quantum dot conjugates exhibit enhanced antibacterial effectvs. unconjugated quantum dots |
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Authors: | S. Dwarakanath J. G. Bruno T. N. Athmaram G. Bali D. Vattem P. Rao |
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Affiliation: | NanoScience Diagnostics Inc., Austin, TX 78758, USA |
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Abstract: | The effect of a 20-min exposure to antibody-quantum dot (Ab-QD) conjugates on colony counts of Escherichia coli was assessed by the spread-plate method and compared with exposure to unconjugated QDs having only amine or carboxyl groups on their surfaces. Under these conditions, Ab-QD conjugates generally exhibited >90% reduction in colony-forming units as compared to untreated E. coli and E. coli treated with unconjugated QDs after incubation for as long as 41 h. The antibacterial effect of Ab-QD conjugates vs. unconjugated QDs on Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium was also assessed by means of a disk-diffusion technique which demonstrated greater growth inhibition (approximately 3 mm greater) by Ab-QD conjugate-impregnated disks than by unconjugated-QD-only-impregnated disks at a 10-microg disk load. At a 25-microg disk load, both treatment groups exhibited nearly equal growth inhibition. |
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