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Anal Biochem ; 388(2): 339-41, 2009 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19268419

ABSTRACT

We propose cost-effective protocols for preparing and resolving the PulseNet universal DNA size standard in contour-clamped homogeneous electric field (CHEF) minichambers. Intact DNA molecules were prepared with protease-free solutions, and electrophoresis separations of the DNA standards needed 5.5h, giving band pattern resolutions similar to those attained with the PulseNet protocols standardized in CHEF chambers.


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DNA, Bacterial/analysis , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field/methods , Salmonella/genetics , DNA, Bacterial/metabolism , Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific/metabolism , Reproducibility of Results , Salmonella/classification , Serotyping
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J Immunol Methods ; 311(1-2): 153-63, 2006 Apr 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16529768

ABSTRACT

Transferrin constitutes the major protein involved in the transport of iron from the sites of absorption to the sites of storage and utilization. Despite the high affinity of transferrin for iron, most bacterial pathogens, such as the human restricted Neisseria meningitidis, have developed iron acquisition mechanisms. Several animal models of bacterial infection that include the exogenous supply of human transferrin have been implemented, and tests using transgenic mouse models are underway. Here we describe an ELISA sandwich procedure based on two monoclonal antibodies with negligible cross-reactivity to murine transferrin, to estimate human transferrin concentrations in mouse sera. The assay can detect as little as 10 ng/ml of human transferrin with coefficients of variation ranging from 1.6% to 4.4% (intra-assay) and 3.8% to 5% (inter-assay). The recovery values range from 90% to 110% in the assay working range (25-400 ng/ml). Human transferrin concentrations estimated in sera from 41 human transferrin transgenic mice ranged from 2 to 14 microg/ml. Further estimations of human transferrin levels in mouse sera of a previously described mouse model of N. meningitidis were also carried out. The intraperitoneal injection of 8 mg of human transferrin achieved a sustained value of human transferrin in mouse sera in the range of 1-2mg/ml over the first 24h, indicating that bacteria reaching the blood stream during this time would be exposed to levels of hTf found in normal human serum.


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Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods , Meningitis, Meningococcal/blood , Neisseria meningitidis , Transferrin/analysis , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , Blotting, Western , Cross Reactions/immunology , Disease Models, Animal , Epitope Mapping , Humans , Kinetics , Linear Models , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Transgenic , Reproducibility of Results , Surface Plasmon Resonance , Transferrin/immunology , Transferrin/metabolism
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