Abstract
We present an assay, based on optical DNA mapping in nanochannels that is capable of characterizing the plasmid content of bacterial isolates resistant to antibiotics in a fast an detailed way. In a single experiment we determine the number of different plasmids in each sample, their size, as well as a barcode that can be used for plasmid identification and tracing. In addition we demonstrate that we can identify resistance genes on individual plasmids using CRISPR/Cas9. We foresee that the assay can be a useful tool all the way from fundamental plasmid biology to diagnostics and surveillance of resistant infections.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016 |
Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
Pages | 1561-1562 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780979806490 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 2016 Oct 9 → 2016 Oct 13 |
Conference
Conference | 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016 |
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Country/Territory | Ireland |
City | Dublin |
Period | 2016/10/09 → 2016/10/13 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Medical Laboratory Technologies
- Biophysics
- Other Physics Topics
Free keywords
- Antibiotic resistance
- CRISPR/Cas9
- Nanofluidics
- Optical DNA mapping
- Plasmids