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VIDAS LMX – Summary 2012 v01
Positive results with VIDAS LMX tests have to be confirmed :
-
with the tests described in the ISO 11290-1 method, after isolation of LMX broth on selective agar for
Listeria
monocytogenes
( eg :Chrom’ID Ottaviani Agosti…)
or
after isolation of LMX broth on
Listeria monocytogenes
chromogenic agar (Chrom’ID Ottaviani Agosti or
Rapid’
L.mono
…). The typical aspect of
Listeria monocytogenes
on chromogenic plates will be sufficient to validate
a positive VIDAS LMX test.
On the other hand, assays were made on samples tested during the accuracy test to evaluate the possibility of
keeping the LMX broth for 72 hours at 2°C-8°C after incubation to verify that this confirmation does not modify the
result.
1.2.2 Principle of the alternative method
The VIDAS
®
L. monocytogenes Xpress
(LMX)
assay an enzyme immunoassay, for use on the automated VIDAS
®
instrument (see Operator’s Manual) for the detection of
Listeria
antigens using the ELFA method (Enzyme Linked
Fluorescent Assay).
Each test is composed of two parts :
-
the Solid Phase Receptacle (SPR
®
) serves as the solid phase as well as the pipetting device. The interior of
the SPR
®
is coated with anti-
L. monocytogenes
antibodies adsorbed on its surface.
-
The strip which contains all the ready-to-use for the assay: washing buffer, antibodies anti-
Listeria
monocytogenes
conjugate with biotin and substrate.
All the assay steps are performed automatically by the instrument. The reaction medium is cycled in and out of the
SPR
®
several times.
Part of the enrichment broth is dispensed into the reagent strip. The antigens present will bind to the anti-
L.
monocytogenes
antibodies which are coating on the interior of the SPR
®
.
Unbound sample components are washed away. Antibodies conjugated with biotin are cycled in and out of the
SPR
®
and will bind to any
L. monocytogenes
antigens which are themselves bound to the antibodies on the SPR
®
wall. The presence of biotin is detected by the incubation of streptavidin coupled to alkaline phosphatase.
Further wash step removes unbound conjugate.
During the final detection step, the substrate (4-Methyl-umbelliferyl phosphate) is cycled in and out of the SPR
®
.
The conjugate enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of this substrate into a fluorescent product (4-Methyl-
umbelliferone), the fluorescence of which is measured at 450 nm.
At the end of the assay, the results are analysed automatically by the instrument which generates a test value for
each sample. This value is compared to a set of stored standards (thresholds) and each result is interpreted
(positive, negative). The RFV (Relative Fluorescence Value) is calculated by substracting the background reading
from the final result. The RFV obtained for each sample is interpreted by the VIDAS
®
system as follows :
Test value(TV) = sample RFV / standard RFV.
If TV < 0.05,
Test is negative
and
If TV > 0.05,
Test is positive
1.3 Application scope
- all human food products
- environmental samples
1.4 Reference method
The validation study was carried out by EN ISO 11290-1/A1:2005(#).
The diagram of the method appears in appendix A.