Table 2 Specificity of the electric chip assay of the hblC and hblA genes in Bacillus species. Assay with 2 × 107 capturing beads and 10 nM detection probe D2.
From: Identification of pathogenic microbial cells and spores by electrochemical detection on a biochip
Target gene | No. of target cells | Average signal [nA] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | B. cereus | B. thuringiensis | B. subtilis |
hblC | 1010 | 83.8 | 85.5 | 0.0 |
| Â | 109 | 15.8 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
hblA | 1010 | 61.8 | 60.4 | 0.0 |
| Â | 109 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.0 |