Dual-Approach Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Patient-Derived Biological Specimens : Proof of Concept for a Generalizable Method to Detect and Identify Bacterial Pathogens

The recent surge in infectious disease-causing pathogens, resulting in global catastrophe, has merited a pivotal quest toward point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is still the top bacterium-based infectious disease-causing pathogen worldwide. In a concerted effort toward simplifying and decentralizing the discriminatory screening of MTB causing pathogens, electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman scattering (EC-SERS) was adopted to create a customized screening tool. The development strategy combined five key factors, including (i) a simplified Tollens'-based chemical synthesis method for bulk supply of silver nanoparticles, (ii) the deliberate surface modification of nanoparticles with carefully selected polyelectrolytes to resemble the conditioning layer usually found on a natural substratum, (iii) uniform SERS-active films formed through simple unprogrammed assembly, (iv) the controlled manipulation of the local electric field through applied voltage using a technique that does not conform to the limitations of classical EC-SERS, and (v) the inherent specificity of the target-specific SERS vibrational signature. The EC-SERS platform was able to discriminatively detect and identify TB-derived mycobacteria, including three clinically relevant MTB strains, TB-H37Rv, TB-HN878, and TB-CDC1551. Moreover, a customized voltage stepping protocol, compatible with either the inclusion of a short preincubation step or with in situ EC-SERS is illustrated. From the obtained SERS vibrational signatures, a band indicating a mode unique to TB-derived/TB-affiliated mycobacteria and thus not observed for other bacterial types used in this study was illustrated. Furthermore, provisional investigation, done as prelude for assessing the potential for translational adaptability of the EC-SERS technique toward POC clinical settings for sputum and urine specimens, was carried out.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

ACS sensors - 7(2022), 5 vom: 27. Mai, Seite 1403-1418

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hendricks-Leukes, Nicolette R [VerfasserIn]
Jonas, Mario R [VerfasserIn]
Mlamla, Zandile C [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Muneerah [VerfasserIn]
Blackburn, Jonathan M [VerfasserIn]

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3M4G523W1G
EC-SERS
Journal Article
Label-free SERS detection
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Polyelectrolyte-wrapped silver nanoparticles
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sequence-based voltage stepping
Silver
Sputum
Urine

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Date Completed 30.05.2022

Date Revised 06.06.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acssensors.2c00121

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340839724