“…Doseresponse curves were created for spiked buffer samples to assess the MAAB's overall performance and to provide a basis for comparison with other so-called rapid methods of detection. The LODs determined here for both 15-min and 1-h protocols (ϳ10 4 CFU/ml) compare favorably with those for several other antibody-based systems (LODs in the range of mid-10 3 to 10 5 CFU/ml), including piezoelectric sensors (4,33,43,45,59), fiber optic sensors (44,71,72), an interferometer (57), surface plasmon resonance-based sensors (9,56), and an electrochemical detector (22). ORIGEN, a system based on electrochemiluminescence, has proven to be the most sensitive rapid detection system, with a detection limit of 1,000 CFU/ml (70).…”