Abstract
As food-borne pathogens, Bacillus cereus not only produce toxins that contaminate food and threaten human health, but also rely on spores to resist extreme environments. At present, the detection of B. cereus is still at the genome level and it is not easily distinguished from other Bacilli of the same group. Herein, we obtained the aptamers of B. cereus in different phases through Cell-SELEX technology. Then, through step-by-step tailoring and molecular docking, the two best performing aptamers were ascertained and the interaction revealed between the repeated G bases in the aptamer and the polar amino acids in the α-helix of the epiprotein. Based on these aptamers, a multifunctional dumbbell-shaped probe and an ultrasensitive microfluidic chip biosensor were designed. Tests showed that the novel sensor is able to complete detection within 1 h with a limit of detection (LOD) of 9.27 CFU/mL. Moreover, the sensor can be used in complex food environments, such as milk and rice, is able to detect both vegetative cells and spores, and it can also distinguish B. thuringiensis from the same flora. This study can provide a reference for the future development of food-borne pathogenic bacteria aptamer selecting, target interaction analysis, detection methods and equipment.
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