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. 2017 Oct 26;98:19–35. doi: 10.1016/j.trac.2017.10.015

Table 3.

RPA methods with end point detection other than lateral flow assays.

Organism Target Sample Amplification device Transduction Detection Platform Amp. Time (min) LOD T (ºC) Ref.
Canine parvorius type 2 ssDNA Fecal swabs Water bath Fluorescence Agarose gel electrophoresis 20 10 copies 38 [91]
Madurella mycetomatis dsDNA Biopsy specimens Heat block Fluorescence Agarose gel electrophoresis 20 0,47 ng 39 [92]
Closely related bacteria dsDNA Bacterial culture Thermocycler Fluorescence Agarose gel electrophoresis 20 39 [60]
Begomoviruses ssDNA Tomato, tobacco and bean leaves Water bath, heating block, thermocycler Fluorescence Agarose gel electrophoresis 30 9,6 pg 37 [52]
Canine parvovirus type 2 ssDNA Fecal samples Water bath Fluorescence Agarose gel electrophoresis 20 10 copies 38 [91]
aRose rosette virus ssRNA Leaves, stems and petals Heating block Fluorescence Agarose gel electrophoresis 20 1fg/uL 42 [93]
Human cancer cells Met-DNA Cell cultures and whole blood Heat block Flocculation Eppendorf tube. Naked eye 30 0,5 ng 37 [85]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis dsDNA Cell cultures Incubator Flocculation Eppendorf tube. Naked eye 20 10 CFU 38 [86]
bPseudomonas syringae dsDNA, RNA Leaves, bovine cells, water … Incubator Flocculation Eppendorf tube. Naked eye 15 37 [87]
Salmonella dsDNA Food and clinical samples DVD, oven Change in reflected light intensity DVD drive 40 6–30 CFU/ml 37 [42]
GMOs, peanut, Salmonella, Campylobacter dsDNA Cell cultures and certified reference materials Microstructured DVD and sealing layer, laboratory oven Transmitted beam intensity DVD drive 45 50–900 fg 37 [44]
GMOs dsDNA Food products Microfluidic chamber on DVD. Oven Change in reflected light intensity DVD drive 40 4–9 copies or 7 μg/g 37 [41]
Francisella tularensis dsDNA DNA template Microtitre plate, incubator Change in color Microtiter plate reader 40 4·106 copies 37 [30]
Allergens, GMOS, bacteria and fungi dsDNA Cell cultures Microtiter plate, oven Change in color Microtiter plate reader. Visual detection 40 1,3–5,3 μg/g
6–13 CFU/ml
40 [37],[5]
Yersinia pestis dsDNA Synthetic and genomic DNA Microtiter plate, incubator Change in color Microtitre plate reader 30 3,14·10−16M 37 [5]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis dsDNA Cell cultures Incubator Change in color Spectrophotometer visual detection 20 1 cfu 38 [33]
Human dsDNA Buccal smear 100 well array chip + oven Color Polycarbonate chips, desktop scanner 40 5–10% genomic SNP 37 [6]
Human lung cancer cells dsDNA Lung tissue Not specified Visual read-out. Color change Eppendorf tube. Naked eye 5–10 20 pg [38]
MRSA, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Salmonella enterica dsDNA Genomic DNA Programmable hybridization chamber Fluorescence Microarray scanner <20 10–100 cfu 38 [39]
HIV, hepatitis C and B, influenza A and B dsDNA, RNA Whole blood Incubator Fluorescence Microwell chip with QD immobilised, optics and mobile phone camera 10–30 1000 copies 37 [89]
Antibiotic resistant bacteria dsDNA Cell cultures Microfluidic cartridge + homemade heater Fluorescence Microfluidic cartridge + homemade electronic detector 30 10 copies 37 [59]
Human adenovirus 41, Phi X 174 and Enterococcus faecalis dsDNA Plasmid template Microarray chip Chemiluminescence Microarray analysis platform 40 35GU/μL, 1GU/μL, 1000GU/μL 37 [43]
Francisella tularensis dsDNA DNA template Electrode, aluminium block Electrochemical. Chronoamperometry Sputtered gold electrodes. Potentiostat 60 2·105 copies 37 [30]
Piscirickettsia salmonis dsDNA Salmon In house heater Electrochemical. Chronoamperometry Sputtered gold electrode array. Potentiostat 40 3000 copies 37 [31]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis dsDNA Cell cultures Incubator Electrochemical. Chronoamperometry Screen-printed carbon electrodes. Potentiostat 20 1 cfu 38 [33]
Leishmania infantum dsDNA Dog blood Not specified Electrochemical. Chronoamperometry Screen-printed carbon electrode. Potentiostat 10 0,8 parasites/ml 37 [32]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis dsDNA Genomic DNA from cultured cells Incubator Electrochemical. Differential pulse voltammetry Screen-printed carbon electrodes. Potentiostat 20 1 cfu 38 [34]
Pseudomonas syringae dsDNA Leaves Thermocycler Electrochemical. Differential pulse voltammetry Carbon screen printed electrode. Potentiostat 20 15 copies 37 [35]
aHuman prostate cancer cells RNA Urine Incubator Colorimetric readout/electrochemical Eppendorf/spectrophotometer/screen printed electrode 20 1.000–100.000 copies 43 [36]
aHuman prostate cancer cells RNA Urine Not specified SERS Portable raman microscope 15 100 copies 41 [55]
aHuman prostate cancer cells RNA Cell cultures, tumor tissue, urine Not specified SERS Portable raman microscope 20 100 copies 41 [90]
Botrys cinerea, Pseudomonas syringae, Fusarium oxysporum dsDNA Plant and tomato tissue Incubator SERS Portable raman microscope 20 1,9 fmol 37 [56]

ssDNA = single stranded DNA; ds DNA = double stranded DNA; met-DNA = methylated DNA.

a

TwistAmp Basic RT kit.

b

Fusarium oxysporum, Botrytis cineres, cucumber mosaic virus, bovine herpes virus 1, Escherichia coli, proviral HIV, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, influenza virus H1N1.