A time-resolved fluorescence kit for synchronously detecting 4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol, deoxynivalenol and T-2 toxin. The kit includes an immunochromatography time-resolved fluorescence test strip and a sample reaction bottle containing freeze-dried products of europium-labeled monoclonal antibodies of toxins, where the immunochromatography time-resolved fluorescence test strip includes a liner, where a water absorption pad, a detection pad and a sample pad are sequentially attached to one side of the liner from top to bottom, adjacent pads are connected in an overlapping manner at a joint, the detection pad uses a nitrocellulose membrane as a base pad, a transverse quality control line and detection lines are arranged on the nitrocellulose membrane from top to bottom, the quality control line is coated with a rabbit antimouse polyclonal antibody, the three detection lines are located below the quality control line, and the detection lines each are coated with a toxin-protein conjugate.

An immunochromatography test strip for detecting pollution of diacetoxyscirpenol includes a bottom plate, where a water absorption pad, a detection pad, a gold-labeled pad and a sample pad are sequentially attached to one side of the bottom plate from top to bottom, adjacent pads are connected in an overlapping manner at a joint, the detection pad uses a nitrocellulose membrane as a base pad, a quality control line and a detection line are transversely arranged on the nitrocellulose membrane, the quality control line is coated with a rabbit antimouse polyclonal antibody, the detection line is located below the quality control line, and the detection line is coated with a diacetoxyscirpenol-ovalbumin conjugate; the gold-labeled pad is transversely spray-coated with a nanogold-labeled anti-diacetoxyscirpenol monoclonal antibody; and the anti-diacetoxyscirpenol monoclonal antibody is secreted by a hybridoma cell strain DAS5G11E7 with the preservation number of CCTCC NO.C201881.

A system for the detection of pathogenic organisms in growth substrate or water is described which comprises means for the delivery of an attractant into the growth substrate or water, means for directing the microorganism to a detector for the detection of the microorganism of interest, and a detector which provides a signal when the microorganism of interest is detected, the use of the system in agriculture and horticulture is also described.

The present invention describes methods of using Olfr90 demonstrated to bind to fungal metabolites, including a metabolite known to be detected in patients with mold (e.g. Aspergillus) infections.

A microfluidic device for detection of an analyte in a fluid is described. The microfluidic device comprises a substrate having a first surface defining entrances to one or more chambers defined in the substrate, surfaces of the chambers defining a second surface of the substrate, the first surface being modified for selective targeting and capture of at least one analyte to operably effect a blocking of the entrance to at least one of the chambers, and wherein a response characteristic of the microfluidic device is operably varied by the blocking of the entrance to the at least one of the chambers, thereby providing an indication of the presence of the analyte within the fluid.

A mold sensor is configured with an enclosed chamber in which a nutrient-treated substrate is positioned. The mold sensor includes a sensing system that is configured to measure properties of pressure waves within the enclosed chamber. A controller operates the sensing system and is programmed to detect a presence of mold growing in the chamber based on the characteristics of the pressure wave response within the chamber.

Coccidioidomycosis is most often diagnosed serologically and the quantitative complement-fixing antibody test (CF) is considered prognostically useful. Because CF is complex, labor-intensive, and poorly standardized, an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) alternative would be attractive. The present invention features an antibody-binding domain that is restricted to a 200 amino acid recombinant peptide of the known antigen responsible for CF activity. Overlapping truncations of this peptide do not bind CF antibodies, suggesting that the responsible epitope(s) are conformational. Further, anchoring the antigenic peptide to the ELISA plate by means of a C-terminal tag instead of allowing the peptide to randomly adhere to the plastic plate improves sensitivity of antibody detection by one to two logs in different sera. The newly developed ELISA shows a significant quantitative correlation with CF. This ELISA shows potential as the basis for a new quantitative assay for coccidioidal antibodies.

Portable real-time airborne fungi acquiring and detecting equipment and method are provided, the equipment includes a light source device, a manual constant-flow air pump, an impactor, an airborne fungi enrichment and dyeing device, and a fluorescence data collecting and processing device sequentially connected. The fluorescence detection technology is combined with the microparticle separation technology to develop the portable airborne fungi real-time acquiring and detecting equipment. This equipment improves the complex and extensive collection methods in conventional airborne fungi detection and the demand limitation of independent detection equipment, and realizes the real-time collection and quantification of airborne fungi concentration. Moreover, the equipment has the advantages of small volume, low costs, easy operation and is easy to be prompted.

An immunochromatography test strip for detecting pollution of diacetoxyscirpenol includes a bottom plate, where a water absorption pad, a detection pad, a gold-labeled pad and a sample pad are sequentially attached to one side of the bottom plate from top to bottom, adjacent pads are connected in an overlapping manner at a joint, the detection pad uses a nitrocellulose membrane as a base pad, a quality control line and a detection line are transversely arranged on the nitrocellulose membrane, the quality control line is coated with a rabbit antimouse polyclonal antibody, the detection line is located below the quality control line, and the detection line is coated with a diacetoxyscirpenol-ovalbumin conjugate; the gold-labeled pad is transversely spray-coated with a nanogold-labeled anti-diacetoxyscirpenol monoclonal antibody; and the anti-diacetoxyscirpenol monoclonal antibody is secreted by a hybridoma cell strain DAS5G11E7 with the preservation number of CCTCC NO.C201881.

Embodiments provided herein include methods, compositions, and uses of aromatic alcohols to increase the potency of antifungal agents.