TY - JOUR TI - Detection of mycobacterial DNA by a specific and simple lateral flow assay incorporating cadmium selenide quantum dots AU - Cimaglia, F. AU - Liandris, E. AU - Gazouli, M. AU - Sechi, L. AU - Chiesa, M. AU - De Lorenzis, E. AU - Andreadou, M. AU - Taka, S. AU - Mataragka, A. AU - Ikonomopoulos, J. JO - Molecular and Cellular Probes PY - 2015 VL - 29 TODO - 6 SP - 534-536 PB - INSTAP Academic Press SN - 0890-8508, 1096-1194 TODO - 10.1016/j.mcp.2015.06.001 TODO - bacterial DNA; cadmium selenide; quantum dot; bacterial DNA; cadmium derivative; cadmium selenide; quantum dot; selenium derivative, analytical equipment; Article; controlled study; DNA determination; DNA hybridization; DNA probe; lateral flow assay; limit of detection; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; nonhuman; priority journal; real time polymerase chain reaction; sensitivity and specificity; chemistry; genetics; isolation and purification; microbiological examination; Mycobacterium; procedures, Bacteriological Techniques; Cadmium Compounds; DNA, Bacterial; Mycobacterium; Quantum Dots; Selenium Compounds TODO - Cadmium selenide quantum dots have been incorporated to a lateral flow assay for the specific and very simple detection of different mycobacterial DNA targets within only a few minutes, bypassing the complexity of conventional DNA hybridization assays. The method extends our previous work on protein detection using an identical procedure. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. ER -