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Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter baumannii is a remarkable microorganism known for its diversity of habitat and its multi-drug resistance, resulting in hard-to-treat infections. Thus, a sensitive method for the identification and detection of Acinetobacter baumannii is vital. However, current methods used for the dete...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8703687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34947666 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11123317 |
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author | Ayed, Zeineb Malhotra, Shiana Dobhal, Garima Goreham, Renee V. |
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description | Acinetobacter baumannii is a remarkable microorganism known for its diversity of habitat and its multi-drug resistance, resulting in hard-to-treat infections. Thus, a sensitive method for the identification and detection of Acinetobacter baumannii is vital. However, current methods used for the detection of pathogens have not improved in the past decades and suffer from long process times and low detection limits. A cheap, quick, and easy detection mechanism is needed. In this work, we successfully prepared indium phosphide quantum dots with a zinc sulphide shell, conjugated to a targeting aptamer ligand, to specifically label Acinetobacter baumannii. The system retained both the photophysical properties of the quantum dots and the folded structure and molecular recognition function of the aptamer, therefore successfully targeting Acinetobacter baumannii. Confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed the fluorescent quantum dots surrounding the Acinetobacter baumannii cells confirming the specificity of the aptamer conjugated to indium phosphide quantum dots with a zinc sulphide shell. Controls were undertaken with a different bacteria species, showing no binding of the aptamer conjugated quantum dots. Our strategy offers a novel method to detect bacteria and engineer a scalable platform for fluorescence detection, therefore improving current methods and allowing for better treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-87036872021-12-25 Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii Ayed, Zeineb Malhotra, Shiana Dobhal, Garima Goreham, Renee V. Nanomaterials (Basel) Article Acinetobacter baumannii is a remarkable microorganism known for its diversity of habitat and its multi-drug resistance, resulting in hard-to-treat infections. Thus, a sensitive method for the identification and detection of Acinetobacter baumannii is vital. However, current methods used for the detection of pathogens have not improved in the past decades and suffer from long process times and low detection limits. A cheap, quick, and easy detection mechanism is needed. In this work, we successfully prepared indium phosphide quantum dots with a zinc sulphide shell, conjugated to a targeting aptamer ligand, to specifically label Acinetobacter baumannii. The system retained both the photophysical properties of the quantum dots and the folded structure and molecular recognition function of the aptamer, therefore successfully targeting Acinetobacter baumannii. Confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed the fluorescent quantum dots surrounding the Acinetobacter baumannii cells confirming the specificity of the aptamer conjugated to indium phosphide quantum dots with a zinc sulphide shell. Controls were undertaken with a different bacteria species, showing no binding of the aptamer conjugated quantum dots. Our strategy offers a novel method to detect bacteria and engineer a scalable platform for fluorescence detection, therefore improving current methods and allowing for better treatment. MDPI 2021-12-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8703687/ /pubmed/34947666 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11123317 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ayed, Zeineb Malhotra, Shiana Dobhal, Garima Goreham, Renee V. Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii |
title | Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii |
title_full | Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii |
title_fullStr | Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii |
title_full_unstemmed | Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii |
title_short | Aptamer Conjugated Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots with a Zinc Sulphide Shell as Photoluminescent Labels for Acinetobacter baumannii |
title_sort | aptamer conjugated indium phosphide quantum dots with a zinc sulphide shell as photoluminescent labels for acinetobacter baumannii |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8703687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34947666 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11123317 |
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