Theoretical assessment data for the binding of sepsis causing pathogens to ApoH beads.

The data presented in this paper supports the research article "A rapid, highly sensitive and culture-free detection of pathogens from blood by positive enrichment" ( Vutukuru et al., 2016) [1]. We compared a list of sepsis causing pathogens to the ApoH binding data given to us by ApoH technologies.

A rapid, highly sensitive and culture-free detection of pathogens from blood by positive enrichment.

Molecular diagnostics is a promising alternative to culture based methods for the detection of bloodstream infections, notably due to its overall lower turnaround time when starting directly from patient samples. Whole blood is usually the starting diagnostic sample in suspected bloodstream infections. The detection of low concentrations of pathogens in blood using a molecular assay necessitates a fairly high starting volume of blood sample in the range of 5-10mL.

Relationships Between RNA Polymerase II Activity and Spt Elongation Factors to Spt- Phenotype and Growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The interplay between adjacent transcription units can result in transcription-dependent alterations in chromatin structure or recruitment of factors that determine transcription outcomes, including the generation of intragenic or other cryptic transcripts derived from cryptic promoters. Mutations in a number of genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae confer both cryptic intragenic transcription and the Suppressor of Ty (Spt(-)) phenotype for the lys2-128∂ allele of the LYS2 gene. Mutants that suppress lys2-128∂ allow transcription from a normally inactive Ty1 ∂ promoter, conferring a LYS(+) phenotype.

A rapid, highly sensitive and culture-free detection of pathogens from whole blood by removal of white blood cells using immuno-magnetic beads.

Using anti-human CD45 antibody coated beads, we show a 98% reduction of WBCs from spiked blood samples in 1h, thereby enriching it for pathogens. This enrichment allowed the detection of <10CFU of Escherichia coli in 1mL blood using quantitative PCR; something not observed in unenriched samples.