Escherichia coli (E. coli) can be associated with food contamination incidents and frequently causes serious food poisoning in humans. Detection and enumeration of E. coli in food matrices is crucial regarding food safety issues. Most Probable Number (MPN) assay for the enumeration of E. coli is widely used in laboratories. A limitation of the conventional reference MPN method is the long time required to obtain definitive results, which often sequels dissatisfaction among the customers. The aim of the current research was to mitigate the problem by the integration of a credible and rapid tool for the confirmatory identification of E. coli in MPN assay instead of biochemical tests. Real-time PCR and/or MALDI TOF MS were considered better candidates for so. The experiment was conducted in three sample matrices (beef, chicken, milk) and each was spiked with target E. coli (ATCC 25922) at low (47.7±4.5 CFU/g), intermediate (103.0±5.0 CFU/g), and high (204.7±2.5 CFU/g) doses. The mean E. coli counts by MPN method in low, intermediate, and high-level contaminated beef were 53.7±4.0, 99.3±9.2, and 216±5.8/g respectively. Those in chicken were 53.3±4.6, 110.0±0.0, and 203.3±20.8/g; and in milk 56.0±0.0, 104.7±9.2, and 213.3±5.8/ml respectively. Real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS did not differ significantly (p=0.199) with biochemical tests in resulting MPN of E. coli in sample matrices. The method was found very linear within the contamination range with high R-squared values (≥ 0.99) in all three sample matrices. The mean assay time when employed biochemical tests, real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS were 121.3±6.3, 77.4±6.3, and 74.2±6.1 hours respectively. Both real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS significantly (p=0.000) reduced the assay time compared to that by biochemical tests. Significant (p=0.003) difference was also found between MPN assay times required by real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS methods. Considering the research findings, MALDI TOF MS is recommended for integration in MPN assay for E. coli.
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title = {Integration of MALDI TOF MS in the Most Probable Number Method for Enumeration of Escherichia coli Significantly Reduces the Assay Time},
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abstract = {Escherichia coli (E. coli) can be associated with food contamination incidents and frequently causes serious food poisoning in humans. Detection and enumeration of E. coli in food matrices is crucial regarding food safety issues. Most Probable Number (MPN) assay for the enumeration of E. coli is widely used in laboratories. A limitation of the conventional reference MPN method is the long time required to obtain definitive results, which often sequels dissatisfaction among the customers. The aim of the current research was to mitigate the problem by the integration of a credible and rapid tool for the confirmatory identification of E. coli in MPN assay instead of biochemical tests. Real-time PCR and/or MALDI TOF MS were considered better candidates for so. The experiment was conducted in three sample matrices (beef, chicken, milk) and each was spiked with target E. coli (ATCC 25922) at low (47.7±4.5 CFU/g), intermediate (103.0±5.0 CFU/g), and high (204.7±2.5 CFU/g) doses. The mean E. coli counts by MPN method in low, intermediate, and high-level contaminated beef were 53.7±4.0, 99.3±9.2, and 216±5.8/g respectively. Those in chicken were 53.3±4.6, 110.0±0.0, and 203.3±20.8/g; and in milk 56.0±0.0, 104.7±9.2, and 213.3±5.8/ml respectively. Real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS did not differ significantly (p=0.199) with biochemical tests in resulting MPN of E. coli in sample matrices. The method was found very linear within the contamination range with high R-squared values (≥ 0.99) in all three sample matrices. The mean assay time when employed biochemical tests, real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS were 121.3±6.3, 77.4±6.3, and 74.2±6.1 hours respectively. Both real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS significantly (p=0.000) reduced the assay time compared to that by biochemical tests. Significant (p=0.003) difference was also found between MPN assay times required by real-time PCR and MALDI TOF MS methods. Considering the research findings, MALDI TOF MS is recommended for integration in MPN assay for E. coli.},
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