Functionalized Surfaces As A Tool For Virus Sensing: A Demonstration Of Human Mastadenovirus Detection In Environmental Waters
CHEMOSENSORS(2021)
Abstract
The main goal of this study was to apply magnetic bead surface functionalization in the form of immunomagnetic separation (IMS) combined with real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) (IMS-qPCR) to detect Human mastadenovirus species C (HAdV-C) and F (HAdV-F) in water samples. The technique efficiency was compared to a nonfunctionalized method (ultracentrifugation) followed by laboratory detection. Tests were carried out to standardize IMS parameters followed by tests on 15 water samples concentrated by IMS and ultracentrifugation. Microscopic analyses detected a successful beads-antibody attachment. HAdV was detected up to dilutions of 10(-6) by IMS-qPCR, and samples concentrated by IMS were able to infect cell cultures. In water samples, HAdV-C was detected in 60% (monoclonal) and 47% (polyclonal) by IMS-qPCR, while 13% of samples concentrated by ultracentrifugation gave a positive result. HAdV-F was positive in 27% of samples by IMS-qPCR (polyclonal) and ultracentrifugation and 20% by IMS-qPCR (monoclonal). The rate of detection varied from 4.55 x 10(2) to 5.83 x 10(6) genomic copies/L for IMS-qPCR and from 2.00 x 10(2) to 2.11 x 10(3) GC/L for ultracentrifugation. IMS showed to be a more effective concentration technique for HAdV than ultracentrifugation, improving the assessment of infectious HAdV in water resources.
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Key words
immunomagnetic separation, IMS-qPCR, ultracentrifugation, HAdV, scanning electron microscopy, helium ion microscopy
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