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Bioengineering

Biosensor for Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Bacteria

Rajesh Guntupalli¹, Iryna Sorokulova¹, Eric Olsen², Ludmila Globa¹, Oleg Pustovyy¹, Vitaly Vodyanoy¹

¹Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University , ²Clinical Research Laboratory, 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base

Lytic phage biosensors and antibody beads are able to discriminate between methicillin resistant (MRSA) and sensitive staphylococcus bacteria. The phages were immobilized by a Langmuir-Blodgett method onto a surface of a quartz crystal microbalance sensor and worked as broad range staphylococcus probes. Antibody beads recognize MRSA.