Keesler Air Force Base View Institution's Website 1 article published in JoVE Bioengineering Biosensor for Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Bacteria Rajesh Guntupalli1, Iryna Sorokulova1, Eric Olsen2, Ludmila Globa1, Oleg Pustovyy1, Vitaly Vodyanoy1 1Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 2Clinical Research Laboratory, 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base Lytic phage biosensors and antibody beads are able to discriminate between methicillin resistant (MRSA) and sensitive staphylococcus bacteria. The phages were immobilized by a Langmuir-Blodgett method onto a surface of a quartz crystal microbalance sensor and worked as broad range staphylococcus probes. Antibody beads recognize MRSA.
