Development of a real-time immuno-PCR assay for the quantification of environmental contaminants

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dc.contributor.authorGaudet, Daniel
dc.contributor.supervisorSheedy, Claudia
dc.contributor.supervisorHontela, Alice
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-29T19:03:15Z
dc.date.available2015-01-29T19:03:15Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThis thesis outlines the development of two universal real-time immuno-PCR (RT-iPCR) assays for application in agriculture. The first RT-iPCR was developed for the sensitive quantification of 17β-estradiol in water. Using a universal iPCR method and polyclonal antibodies, 17β-estradiol was accurately quantified at concentrations ranging from 1 pg mL-1 to 10 μg mL-1, with a limit of detection of 0.7 pg mL-1. The RT-iPCR assay provided an 800-fold increase in sensitivity as well as an expanded working range compared to the corresponding enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Antibodies were swapped with antibodies specific to P. brassicae for the quantification of clubroot resting spores using the same RT-iPCR assay. P. brassicae resting spores were quantified in the range of 50 to 10 000 spores, with a detection limit of 29 spores. Both RT-iPCR showed equal or improved sensitivity compared to other published analytical methods, with expanded linear working ranges and high-throughput capabilities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAgriculture and Agri-Foods Canadaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3629
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0473en_US
dc.proquest.subject0486en_US
dc.proquest.subject0307en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectImmunodiagnostic development for agricultural contaminantsen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of a real-time immuno-PCR assay for the quantification of environmental contaminantsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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