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The present study was undertaken to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based detection system for the detection of BoNT\/E.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n The synthetic gene coding the light chain of BoNT serotype E (BoNT\/E LC) was constructed using the polymerase chain reaction primer overlapping method, cloned into pQE30UA vector and then transformed into Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic> M15 host cells. Recombinant protein expression was optimized using different concentrations of isopropyl-\u03b2-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), different temperature and the rBoNT\/E LC protein was purified in native conditions using affinity column chromatography. The purified recombinant protein was checked by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and further confirmed by western blot and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-tandem time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF). Polyclonal antibodies were generated against rBoNT\/E LC using Freund's adjuvant in BALB\/c mice and rabbit. Sandwich ELISA was optimized for the detection of rBoNT\/E LC and native crude BoNT\/E, and food matrix interference was tested. The developed antibodies were further evaluated for their specificity\/cross-reactivity with BoNT serotypes and other bacterial toxins.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n BoNT\/E LC was successfully cloned, and the maximum expression was achieved in 16 h of post-induction using 0.5 mM IPTG concentration at 25\u00b0C. Polyclonal antibodies were generated in BALB\/c mice and rabbit and the antibody titre was raised up to 128,000 after the 2nd<\/jats:sup> booster dose. The developed polyclonal antibodies were highly specific and sensitive with a detection limit about 50 ng\/ml for rBoNT\/E LC and 2.5\u00d7103<\/jats:sup> MLD50<\/jats:sub> of native crude BoNT\/E at a dilution of 1:3000 of mouse (capturing) and rabbit (revealing) antibodies. Further, different liquid, semisolid and solid food matrices were tested, and rBoNT\/E LC was detected in almost all food samples, but different levels of interference were detected in different food matrices.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation & conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n There is no immune detection system available commercially in India to detect botulism. The developed system might be useful for the detection of botulinum toxin in food and clinical samples. 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