Automated analysis of food-borne pathogens using a novel microbial cell culture, sensing and classification system.

Journal: The Analyst
PMID: 26818563

Abstract

We hereby report the design and implementation of an Autonomous Microbial Cell Culture and Classification (AMC(3)) system for rapid detection of food pathogens. Traditional food testing methods require multistep procedures and long incubation period, and are thus prone to human error. AMC(3) introduces a "one click approach" to the detection and classification of pathogenic bacteria. Once the cultured materials are prepared, all operations are automatic. AMC(3) is an integrated sensor array platform in a microbial fuel cell system composed of a multi-potentiostat, an automated data collection system (Python program, Yocto Maxi-coupler electromechanical relay module) and a powerful classification program. The classification scheme consists of Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN), Support Vector Machines (SVM) and General Regression Neural Network (GRNN) oracle-based system. Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) is performed on standard samples or unknown samples. Then, using preset feature extractions and quality control, accepted data are analyzed by the intelligent classification system. In a typical use, thirty-two extracted features were analyzed to correctly classify the following pathogens: Escherichia coli ATCC#25922, Escherichia coli ATCC#11775, and Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC#12228. 85.4% accuracy range was recorded for unknown samples, and within a shorter time period than the industry standard of 24 hours.

Authors

  • Kun Xiang
    Center for Advanced Sensors & Environmental Systems (CASE), Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA. osadik@binghamton.edu.
  • Yinglei Li
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
  • William Ford
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
  • Walker Land
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
  • J David Schaffer
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
  • Robert Congdon
    Center for Advanced Sensors & Environmental Systems (CASE), Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA. osadik@binghamton.edu.
  • Jing Zhang
    MOEMIL Laboratory, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
  • Omowunmi Sadik
    Center for Advanced Sensors & Environmental Systems (CASE), Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA. osadik@binghamton.edu.

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