RT Journal Article
T1 Species-specific optical genosensors for the detection of mycotoxigenic Fusarium fungi in food samples
A1 Peltomaa, Riikka Johanna
A1 Vaghini, Silvia
A1 Patiño Álvarez, Aurora Belén
A1 Benito-Peña, Elena
A1 Moreno-Bondi, María C.
AB Plant-pathogenic Fusarium species, Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum, are the major producers of fumonisins which are one of the most common mycotoxins found in maize. Herein, we report the development of specific and sensitive genosensors for detecting these two closely related Fusarium species in food samples. The sensors are based on species-specific capture and detection probes, which bind to the intergenic spacer region of rDNA (IGS). Oligonucleotide functionalized magnetic microbeads are used to capture the target DNA which is then detected using biotinylated detection probes and a streptavidin-coupled label. The developed genosensors had detection limits of 1.8 pM and 3.0 pM for F. proliferatum and F. verticillioides, respectively, using synthetic DNA targets. Furthermore, the biosensors were used to analyze natural fungal contamination of commercial maize samples. After amplification of the genomic DNA the sensors detected the presence of the fungi, in accordance with previous results obtained with PCR. No cross-reactivity between F. verticillioides and F. proliferatum, or other fungi species tested, was observed. The developed biosensors can provide a valuable tool to evaluate the potential for mycotoxin contamination in conditions where detection of mycotoxins directly is challenging.
PB Elsevier
SN 0003-2670, ESSN: 1873-4324
YR 2016
FD 2016-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/17742
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/17742
LA eng
NO Unión Europea. FP7
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 abr 2025