Multilaboratory validation of a luminex microbead-based suspension array for the identification of the 11 most clinically relevant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O serogroups

J Food Prot. 2013 May;76(5):867-70. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-468.

Abstract

Rapid and high-throughput identification and serotyping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O serogroups is important for detecting, investigating, and controlling STEC infection outbreaks and removing hazardous products from commerce. A Luminex microbead-based suspension array has been developed to identify the 11 most clinically relevant STEC serogroups: O26, O45, O91, O103, O104, O111, O113, O121, O128, O145, and O157. Here we present results of a blinded multilaboratory collaborative study involving 10 participants from nine laboratories using 55 unknown strains. From the total 495 analyses, two false-positive and three false-negative results were obtained, indicating the assay to be a rapid, high-throughput, and robust method for identifying clinically relevant STEC serogroups.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Colony Count, Microbial / standards*
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Laboratories / standards*
  • Microspheres
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Serotyping / methods
  • Serotyping / standards
  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / classification
  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*