Research Article

In Vitro Selection of a Single-Stranded DNA Molecular Recognition Element against Clostridium difficile Toxin B and Sensitive Detection in Human Fecal Matter

Table 2

Cross binding reactivity of R12.69 ssDNA MRE.

TargetAverage fluorescence (RFU)Standard deviation valueSelectivity ratio

Toxin B0.01760.0066ā€”ā€”
Cholera toxin0.00800.00410.04972.2
Alpha toxin0.00330.00220.01175.4
Exotoxin A0.00370.00220.01304.7
Bovine serum albumin0.00300.00180.01065.8

For each protein target, average fluorescence is given with standard deviation. The value is given from a -test between toxin B and other negative targets. The selective ratio describes the number of times greater binding to toxin B than to other negative targets.