Enzyme immunosensor based on gold nanoparticles electroposition and Streptavidin-biotin system for detection of S. pullorum & S. gallinarum

A novel electrochemical enzyme immunosensor based on the electrodeposited gold nanoparticles and the multistage amplification of streptavidin-biotin affinity system for detection of Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarum (S. pullorum & S. gallinarum) was investigated in this study. The electrochemical characteristics of the stepwise modified electrodes were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), whereas the determinations of the targets of S. pullorum & S. gallinarum were carried out by CV. As shown in the results of this study, the electron transfer was promoted by the electrodeposition of gold nanoparticles, thus the communication of electrons was enhanced and the conductivity of the electrode was strengthened too. Moreover, the number of the conjugated bio-molecules was elevated greatly by the electrodeposited gold nanoparticles and the streptavidin-biotin, which contributed to the integration of the following modifications and amplification of the current response signal. Under the optimized working conditions, the sensor showed a good performance with a linear response range from 102 CFU/ml to109 CFU/ml, the detection limit for S. pullorum & S. gallinarum determination was 1.95 × 102 CFU/ml (S/N = 3). The proposed enzyme immunosensor with high sensitivity, good specificity, acceptable accuracy and reproducibility, and low detection limit characteristics could be a promising analytical tool in detection of S. pullorum & S. gallinarum in practical samples and a model for the development of immunosensor of other bacterium of interests.