Biosensor for Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus BacteriaRajesh Guntupalli 1, Iryna Sorokulova 1, Eric Olsen 2, Ludmila Globa 1, Oleg Pustovyy 1, Vitaly Vodyanoy 1
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.
