Assembly and performance of a cholera RDT prototype that detects bothVibrio choleraeand associated bacteriophage as a proxy for pathogen detection

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Sayeed Md. Abu,Nabil Imrul Kayes,Bhattacharjee Piyash,Hossain Md. Shawkat,Akter Noor Jahan,Akter Romana,Kelley Karen L,Karim Mahbubul,Begum Yasmin Ara,Bhuiyan Taufiqur Rahman,Qadri Firdausi,Khan Ashraful Islam,Nelson Eric J

Abstract

ABSTRACTIntroductionCholera rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are vulnerable to virulent bacteriophage predation. We hypothesized that an enhanced cholera RDT that detects the common virulent bacteriophage ICP1 might serve as a proxy for pathogen detection. We previously developed a monoclonal antibody (mAb) to the ICP1 major capsid protein. Our objective herein was to design and assemble a first-of-its-kind RDT that detects both a bacterial pathogen (Vibrio cholerae) and associated virulent bacteriophage (ICP1).MethodCandidate mAbs were expanded to increase design options and evaluated by immunological assays (ELISA; western blot). A subset of mAbs were selected for gold conjugation and printing on the RDT. The limit of detection (LOD) of prototype RDTs were determined in diarrheal stools with the addition of ICP1.ResultsThree mAb candidates were developed and evaluated for the capsid decoration protein (ORF123) and tail fiber protein (ORF93), and the prior mAb for the major capsid protein (ORF122). A single mAb sandwich RDT prototype for ORF122 was able to detect ICP1; RDTs with mAbs to ORF123 and ORF93 failed to detect ICP1 in single or dual sandwich configurations. Biologically meaningful LODs for ICP1 were achieved only after boiling the stool with ICP1; analysis by electron microscopy suggested increased epitope availability after boiling.ConclusionIn this study, we demonstrate a proof of concept for a functional RDT that can detect both the primary pathogen and a common virulent bacteriophage as a proxy for pathogen detection. Further optimization is required before scaled production and implementation.

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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