[Objective] To address the current issue that pathogen detection methods rely on specialized personnel and precision instruments and are thus unsuitable for on-site rapid testing, this study established a portable and rapid detection method for Staphylococcus aureus (SA) based on the recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)-CRISPR/dCas9 system and NanoLuc binary interaction technology (NanoBiT). [Methods] Firstly, targeting the highly conserved thermostable nuclease-encoding gene (nuc) of SA, RPA primers and single guide RNA (sgRNA) with high sensitivity were selected. Secondly, reaction parameters including the concentration ratio of sgRNA to dCas9 protein and the detection time were optimized, and detection signals were read by a self-developed portable photoelectric biosensor. Finally, with the optimized reaction system and conditions, this method was evaluated in terms of the sensitivity, specificity, adaptability under different environmental temperatures, and practical sample detection performance. [Results] The optimized method can complete the detection within 1 h. With the mean signal of the negative control plus three times the standard deviation (mean+3SD) as the threshold, the limit of detection (LOD) reached 102 copies/µL. The method was specifically sensitive only to the target bacterium SA, demonstrating high specificity, sensitivity, and environmental adaptability. [Conclusion] A highly sensitive, specific, portable, and low-cost detection method for SA was successfully established based on RPA-CRISPR/dCas9 and NanoBiT. This method is particularly suitable for on-site rapid testing in resource-limited settings and holds broad application prospects.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |