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Hui CY, Liu MQ, Guo Y. Synthetic bacteria designed using ars operons: a promising solution for arsenic biosensing and bioremediation. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 40:192. [PMID: 38709285 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-024-04001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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The global concern over arsenic contamination in water due to its natural occurrence and human activities has led to the development of innovative solutions for its detection and remediation. Microbial metabolism and mobilization play crucial roles in the global cycle of arsenic. Many microbial arsenic-resistance systems, especially the ars operons, prevalent in bacterial plasmids and genomes, play vital roles in arsenic resistance and are utilized as templates for designing synthetic bacteria. This review novelty focuses on the use of these tailored bacteria, engineered with ars operons, for arsenic biosensing and bioremediation. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using synthetic bacteria in arsenic pollution treatment. We highlight the importance of genetic circuit design, reporter development, and chassis cell optimization to improve biosensors' performance. Bacterial arsenic resistances involving several processes, such as uptake, transformation, and methylation, engineered in customized bacteria have been summarized for arsenic bioaccumulation, detoxification, and biosorption. In this review, we present recent insights on the use of synthetic bacteria designed with ars operons for developing tailored bacteria for controlling arsenic pollution, offering a promising avenue for future research and application in environmental protection.
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- Chang-Ye Hui
- Shenzhen Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Shenzhen, China.
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- Shenzhen Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Shenzhen, China
- School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China
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- Shenzhen Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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Bradley PM, Hicks EC, Levitt JP, Lloyd DC, McDonald MM, Romanok KM, Smalling KL, Ayotte JD. A brief note on substantial sub-daily arsenic variability in pumping drinking-water wells in New Hampshire. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 919:170838. [PMID: 38340869 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Large variations in redox-related water parameters, like pH and dissolved oxygen (DO), have been documented in New Hampshire (United States) drinking-water wells over the course of a few hours under pumping conditions. These findings suggest that comparable sub-daily variability in dissolved concentrations of redox-reactive and toxic arsenic (As) also may occur, representing a potentially critical public-health data gap and a fundamental challenge for long-term As-trends monitoring. To test this hypothesis, discrete groundwater As samples were collected approximately hourly during one day in May and again in August 2019 from three New Hampshire drinking-water wells (2 public-supply, 1 private) under active pumping conditions. Collected samples were assessed by laboratory analysis (total As [AsTot], As(III), As(V)) and by field analysis (AsTot) using a novel integrated biosensor system. Laboratory analysis revealed sub-daily variability (range) in AsTot concentrations equivalent to 16 % - 36 % of that observed in the antecedent 3-year bimonthly trend monitoring. Thus, the results indicated that, along with previously demonstrated seasonality effects, the timing and duration of pumping are important considerations when assessing trends in drinking-water As exposures and concomitant risks. Results also illustrated the utility of the field sensor for monitoring and management of AsTot exposures in near-real-time.
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- Paul M Bradley
- U.S. Geological Survey, South Atlantic Water Science Center, Columbia, SC, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, Pembroke, NH, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, Pembroke, NH, USA
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Tanniche I, Behkam B. Engineered live bacteria as disease detection and diagnosis tools. J Biol Eng 2023; 17:65. [PMID: 37875910 PMCID: PMC10598922 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-023-00379-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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Sensitive and minimally invasive medical diagnostics are essential to the early detection of diseases, monitoring their progression and response to treatment. Engineered bacteria as live sensors are being developed as a new class of biosensors for sensitive, robust, noninvasive, and in situ detection of disease onset at low cost. Akin to microrobotic systems, a combination of simple genetic rules, basic logic gates, and complex synthetic bioengineering principles are used to program bacterial vectors as living machines for detecting biomarkers of diseases, some of which cannot be detected with other sensing technologies. Bacterial whole-cell biosensors (BWCBs) can have wide-ranging functions from detection only, to detection and recording, to closed-loop detection-regulated treatment. In this review article, we first summarize the unique benefits of bacteria as living sensors. We then describe the different bacteria-based diagnosis approaches and provide examples of diagnosing various diseases and disorders. We also discuss the use of bacteria as imaging vectors for disease detection and image-guided surgery. We conclude by highlighting current challenges and opportunities for further exploration toward clinical translation of these bacteria-based systems.
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- Imen Tanniche
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
- School of Biomedical Engineered and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
- Center for Engineered Health, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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Ejenavi O, Teng T, Huang W, Wang X, Zhang W, Zhang D. Online detection of alkanes by a biological-phase microextraction and biosensing (BPME-BS) device. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 452:131316. [PMID: 37003003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Oil spill incidents occur frequently and threaten ecosystems and human health. Solid-phase microextraction allows direct alkane extraction from environmental matrices to improve the limit of detection but is unable to measure alkanes on site. A biological-phase microextraction and biosensing (BPME-BS) device was developed by immobilising an alkane chemotactic Acinetobacter bioreporter ADPWH_alk in agarose gel to achieve online alkane quantification with the aid of a photomultiplier. The BPME-BS device had a high enrichment factor (average 7.07) and a satisfactory limit of detection (0.075 mg/L) for alkanes. The quantification range was 0.1-100 mg/L, comparable to a gas chromatography flame ionisation detector and better than a bioreporter without immobilisation. ADPWH_alk cells in the BPME-BS device maintained good sensitivity under a wide range of environmental conditions, including pH (4.0-9.0), temperature (20-40 °C), and salinity (0.0-3.0%), and its response remained stable within 30 days at 4 °C. In a 7-day continual measurement, the BPME-BS device successfully visualised the dynamic concentration of alkanes, and a 7-day field test successfully captured an oil spill event, helping in source apportionment and on-scene law enforcement. Our work proved that the BPME-BS device is a powerful tool for online alkane measurement, showing substantial potential for fast detection and rapid response to oil spills on site and in situ.
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- Odafe Ejenavi
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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He Y, Liu J, Duan Y, Yuan X, Ma L, Dhar R, Zheng Y. A critical review of on-site inorganic arsenic screening methods. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 125:453-469. [PMID: 36375928 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Approximately 94 to 220 million people worldwide are at risk of drinking well water containing arsenic > 10 µg/L, the WHO guideline value. To identify non-compliant domestic wells, assess health risks and reduce exposure, accurate and rapid on-site inorganic arsenic screening methods are desirable because all domestic wells worldwide need to be tested. Here, the principles, advantages and limitations of commonly used colorimetry, electrochemistry, and biosensing methods are critically reviewed, with the performance compared with laboratory-based benchmark methods. Most commercial kits are based on the classic Gutzeit reaction. Despite being semi-quantitative, the more recent and more expensive products display improved and acceptable accuracy and shorter testing time (∼10 min). Carried out by trained professionals, electrochemical methods are also feasible for on-site analysis, although miniaturization is desirable yet challenging. Biosensing using whole bacterial cells or bio-engineered materials such as aptamers is promising, if incorporated with function specific nanomaterials and biomaterials. Since arsenic is frequently found as arsenite in reducing groundwater and subject to oxidation during sampling, transportation and storage, on-site separation and sample preservation are feasible but the specific methods should be chosen based on sample matrix and tested before use. To eliminate arsenic exposure among hundreds of millions of mostly rural residents worldwide, we call for concerted efforts in research community and regulatory authority to develop accurate, rapid, and affordable tests for on-site screening and monitoring of arsenic in drinking water. Access to affordable testing will benefit people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.
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- Yi He
- Department of Sciences, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York, NY 10019, USA
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, QLD 4102, Australia
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Earth and Physical Sciences, York College, The City University of New York, NY 11451, USA
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Wahid E, Ocheja OB, Marsili E, Guaragnella C, Guaragnella N. Biological and technical challenges for implementation of yeast-based biosensors. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 16:54-66. [PMID: 36416008 PMCID: PMC9803330 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Biosensors are low-cost and low-maintenance alternatives to conventional analytical techniques for biomedical, industrial and environmental applications. Biosensors based on whole microorganisms can be genetically engineered to attain high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of selected analytes. While bacteria-based biosensors have been extensively reported, there is a recent interest in yeast-based biosensors, combining the microbial with the eukaryotic advantages, including possession of specific receptors, stability and high robustness. Here, we describe recently reported yeast-based biosensors highlighting their biological and technical features together with their status of development, that is, laboratory or prototype. Notably, most yeast-based biosensors are still in the early developmental stage, with only a few prototypes tested for real applications. Open challenges, including systematic use of advanced molecular and biotechnological tools, bioprospecting, and implementation of yeast-based biosensors in electrochemical setup, are discussed to find possible solutions for overcoming bottlenecks and promote real-world application of yeast-based biosensors.
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- Ehtisham Wahid
- DEI – Department of Electrical and Information Engineering – Politecnico di BariBariItaly
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment – University of Bari “A. Moro”BariItaly
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- Nottingham Ningbo China Beacons of Excellence Research and Innovation InstituteNingboChina
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- DEI – Department of Electrical and Information Engineering – Politecnico di BariBariItaly
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment – University of Bari “A. Moro”BariItaly
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Ma Z, Meliana C, Munawaroh HSH, Karaman C, Karimi-Maleh H, Low SS, Show PL. Recent advances in the analytical strategies of microbial biosensor for detection of pollutants. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 306:135515. [PMID: 35772520 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microbial biosensor which integrates different types of microorganisms, such as bacteria, microalgae, fungi, and virus have become suitable technologies to address limitations of conventional analytical methods. The main applications of biosensors include the detection of environmental pollutants, pathogenic bacteria and compounds related to illness, and food quality. Each type of microorganisms possesses advantages and disadvantages with different mechanisms to detect the analytes of interest. Furthermore, there is an increasing trend in genetic modifications for the development of microbial biosensors due to potential for high-throughput analysis and portability. Many review articles have discussed the applications of microbial biosensor, but many of them focusing only about bacterial-based biosensor although other microbes also possess many advantages. Additionally, reviews on the applications of all microbes as biosensor especially viral and microbial fuel cell biosensors are also still limited. Therefore, this review summarizes all the current applications of bacterial-, microalgal-, fungal-, viral-based biosensor in regard to environmental, food, and medical-related applications. The underlying mechanism of each microbes to detect the analytes are also discussed. Additionally, microbial fuel cell biosensors which have great potential in the future are also discussed. Although many advantageous microbial-based biosensors have been discovered, other areas such as forensic detection, early detection of bacteria or virus species that can lead to pandemics, and others still need further investigation. With that said, microbial-based biosensors have promising potential for vast applications where the biosensing performance of various microorganisms are presented in this review along with future perspectives to resolve problems related on microbial biosensors.
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- Zengling Ma
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Life Science, Indonesia International Institute of Life Sciences, Jakarta, 13210, Indonesia
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- Study Program of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung, 40154, Indonesia
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- Akdeniz University, Department of Electricity and Energy, Antalya, 07070, Turkey
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.O. Box 611731, Xiyuan Ave, Chengdu, PR China; Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, 9477177870, Iran
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- Research Centre of Life Science and Healthcare, China Beacons Institute, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Moraskie M, Roshid MHO, O'Connor G, Dikici E, Zingg JM, Deo S, Daunert S. Microbial whole-cell biosensors: Current applications, challenges, and future perspectives. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 191:113359. [PMID: 34098470 PMCID: PMC8376793 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Microbial Whole-Cell Biosensors (MWCBs) have seen rapid development with the arrival of 21st century biological and technological capabilities. They consist of microbial species which produce, or limit the production of, a reporter protein in the presence of a target analyte. The quantifiable signal from the reporter protein can be used to determine the bioavailable levels of the target analyte in a variety of sample types at a significantly lower cost than most widely used and well-established analytical instrumentation. Furthermore, the versatile and robust nature of MWCBs shows great potential for their use in otherwise unavailable settings and environments. While MWCBs have been developed for use in biomedical, environmental, and agricultural monitoring, they still face various challenges before they can transition from the laboratory into industrialized settings like their enzyme-based counterparts. In this comprehensive and critical review, we describe the underlying working principles of MWCBs, highlight developments for their use in a variety of fields, detail challenges and current efforts to address them, and discuss exciting implementations of MWCBs helping redefine what is thought to be possible with this expeditiously evolving technology.
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- Michael Moraskie
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute - BioNIUM, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute - BioNIUM, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33146, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute - BioNIUM, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute - BioNIUM, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute - BioNIUM, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute - BioNIUM, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute - BioNIUM, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33146, USA; The Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33146, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33146, USA.
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Syed AJ, Anderson JC. Applications of bioluminescence in biotechnology and beyond. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5668-5705. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01492c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Bioluminescent probes have hugely benefited from the input of synthetic chemistry and protein engineering. Here we review the latest applications of these probes in biotechnology and beyond, with an eye on current limitations and future directions.
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- Aisha J. Syed
- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London
- UK
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Yang Z, Cui Q, Zhang M, Li Z, Wang M, Xu H. A lux-based Staphylococcus aureus bioluminescence screening assay for the detection/identification of antibiotics and prediction of antibiotic mechanisms. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2020; 73:828-836. [PMID: 32678336 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-020-0349-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The need for the discovery of new antibiotics and solving the antibiotic resistance problem requires rapid detection of antibiotics, identification of known antibiotics, and prediction of antibiotic mechanisms. The bacterial lux genes encode proteins that convert chemical energy into photonic energy and lead to bioluminescence. Exploiting this phenomenon, we constructed a lux-based bioluminescence system in Staphylococcus aureus by expressing lux genes under the control of stress-inducible chaperon promoters. When experiencing antibiotic stress, these constructed reporter strains showed clear bioluminescence response. Therefore, this bioluminescence screening system can be used for the detection of antibiotics in unknown chemical mixtures. Further analysis of bioluminescence response patterns showed that: (1) these bioluminescence response patterns are highly antibiotic specific and therefore can be used for rapid and cheap identification of antibiotics; and that (2) antibiotics having the same mechanism of action have similar bioluminescence patterns and therefore these patterns can be used for the prediction of mechanism for an unknown antibiotic with good sensitivity and specificity. With this bioluminescence screening assay, the discovery and analysis of new antibiotics can be promoted, which benefits in solving the antibiotic resistance problem.
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- Zhongjun Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- Center for Optics Research and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China.
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A Sensitive Magnetic Arsenite-Specific Biosensor Hosted in Magnetotactic Bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.00803-20. [PMID: 32385084 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00803-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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According to the World Health Organization, arsenic is the water contaminant that affects the largest number of people worldwide. To limit its impact on the population, inexpensive, quick, and easy-to-use systems of detection are required. One promising solution could be the use of whole-cell biosensors, which have been extensively studied and could meet all these criteria even though they often lack sensitivity. Here, we investigated the benefit of using magnetotactic bacteria as cellular chassis to design and build sensitive magnetic bacterial biosensors. Promoters potentially inducible by arsenic were first identified in silico within the genomes of two magnetotactic bacteria strains, Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 and Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. The ArsR-dependent regulation was confirmed by reverse transcription-PCR experiments. Biosensors built by transcriptional fusion between the arsenic-inducible promoters and the bacterial luciferase luxCDABE operon gave an element-specific response in 30 min with an arsenite detection limit of 0.5 μM. After magnetic concentration, we improved the sensitivity of the biosensor by a factor of 50 to reach 10 nM, more than 1 order of magnitude below the recommended guidelines for arsenic in drinking water (0.13 μM). Finally, we demonstrated the successful preservation of the magnetic bacterium biosensors by freeze-drying.IMPORTANCE Whole-cell biosensors based on reporter genes can be designed for heavy metal detection but often require the optimization of their sensitivity and specific adaptations for practical use in the field. Magnetotactic bacteria as cellular hosts for biosensors are interesting models, as their intrinsic magnetism permits them to be easily concentrated and entrapped to increase the arsenic-response signal. This paves the way for the development of sensitive and immobilized whole-cell biosensors tailored for use in the field.
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Elcin E, Öktem HA. Immobilization of fluorescent bacterial bioreporter for arsenic detection. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2020; 18:137-148. [PMID: 32399227 PMCID: PMC7203266 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00447-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Whole-cell bacterial biosensors hold great promise as a practical complementary approach for in-field detection of arsenic. Although there are various bacterial bioreporter systems for arsenic detection, fewer studies reported the immobilization of arsenic bioreporters. This study aimed at determining immobilization of specific bacterial bioreporter in agar and alginate biopolymers to measure level of arsenite and/or arsenate. To achieve sensitive detection, immobilization parameters of polymer concentration and cell density were evaluated. Moreover, by changing the culture medium, immobilized bioreporter cells in minimal medium can detect arsenite while they can detect both arsenite and arsenate in phosphate-limited minimal medium. When optimal parameters were applied, agar and alginate immobilized bioreporter systems can detect arsenite and arsenate concentrations of 10 μg/l and 200 μg/l within 5 h and 2 h, respectively. The results showed that the immobilized bacterial bioreporter systems are able to determine the concentrations of the two abundant species of arsenic; arsenite and arsenate, as opposed to other studies which reported only arsenite detection. This is the first study describe agar hydrogel and alginate bead immobilization of fluorescent arsenic bacterial bioreporter that can detect both arsenite and arsenate at the safe drinking water limit. Thus, this study will enable further steps to be taken towards developing sensitive and selective portable devices to assess environmental arsenic contamination and prevent acute arsenic toxicity.
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- Evrim Elcin
- Department of Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Nanobiz Technology Inc, Gallium Block: 27/218, METU-Science Park, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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Lobsiger N, Stark WJ. Strategies of Immobilizing Cells in Whole-cell Microbial Biosensor Devices Targeted for Analytical Field Applications. ANAL SCI 2019; 35:839-847. [PMID: 31204371 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.19r004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This review summarizes the development of whole-cell biosensors with a special focus on device development and cell immobilization. Integration of biosensor functions in a device will pave the way for field applications in remote areas and resource-limited settings. Firstly, an introduction to the field of whole-cell biosensors is provided, followed by examples of genetic engineering of cells in order to fulfill sensor functions. A framework of requirements to enable future field applications of biosensors is elaborated. A special focus is on different cell immobilization techniques ranging from polymers, to microfluidic devices, immobilization on paper and combinations of these methods. Looking at globally successfully implemented point of care devices such as a home pregnancy test or a blood glucose meter, we conclude the review with thoughts on long-term stability, portability, ease of use and user safety design guidelines for whole-cell biosensor devices.
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- Nadine Lobsiger
- ETH Zürich, Department of Chemical- and Bioengineering, Functional Materials Laboratory
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- ETH Zürich, Department of Chemical- and Bioengineering, Functional Materials Laboratory
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Antonucci I, Gallo G, Limauro D, Contursi P, Ribeiro AL, Blesa A, Berenguer J, Bartolucci S, Fiorentino G. Characterization of a promiscuous cadmium and arsenic resistance mechanism in Thermus thermophilus HB27 and potential application of a novel bioreporter system. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:78. [PMID: 29776370 PMCID: PMC5960188 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-0918-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background The characterization of the molecular determinants of metal resistance has potential biotechnological application in biosensing and bioremediation. In this context, the bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 is a metal tolerant thermophile containing a set of genes involved in arsenic resistance which, differently from other microbes, are not organized into a single operon. They encode the proteins: arsenate reductase, TtArsC, arsenic efflux membrane transporter, TtArsX, and transcriptional repressor, TtSmtB. Results In this work we show that the arsenic efflux protein TtArsX and the arsenic responsive transcriptional repressor TtSmtB are required to provide resistance to cadmium. We analyzed the sensitivity to Cd(II) of mutants lacking TtArsX, finding that they are more sensitive to this metal than the wild type strain. In addition, using promoter probe reporter plasmids, we show that the transcription of TtarsX is also stimulated by the presence of Cd(II) in a TtSmtB-dependent way. Actually, a regulatory circuit composed of TtSmtB and a reporter gene expressed from the TtarsX promoter responds to variation in Cd(II), As(III) and As(V) concentrations. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that the system composed by TtSmtB and TtArsX is responsible for both the arsenic and cadmium resistance in T. thermophilus. The data also support the use of T. thermophilus as a suitable chassis for the design and development of As-Cd biosensors. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-018-0918-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Immacolata Antonucci
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Naples, Italy.
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Nakamura H. Current status of water environment and their microbial biosensor techniques - Part II: Recent trends in microbial biosensor development. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:3967-3989. [PMID: 29736704 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1080-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In Part I of the present review series, I presented the current state of the water environment by focusing on Japanese cases and discussed the need to further develop microbial biosensor technologies for the actual water environment. I comprehensively present trends after approximately 2010 in microbial biosensor development for the water environment. In the first section, after briefly summarizing historical studies, recent studies on microbial biosensor principles are introduced. In the second section, recent application studies for the water environment are also introduced. Finally, I conclude the present review series by describing the need to further develop microbial biosensor technologies. Graphical abstract Current water pollution indirectly occurs by anthropogenic eutrophication (Part I). Recent trends in microbial biosensor development for water environment are described in part II of the present review series.
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- Hideaki Nakamura
- Department of Liberal Arts, Tokyo University of Technology, 1404-1 Katakura, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0982, Japan.
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Zulkifli SN, Rahim HA, Lau WJ. Detection of contaminants in water supply: A review on state-of-the-art monitoring technologies and their applications. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL 2018; 255:2657-2689. [PMID: 32288249 PMCID: PMC7126548 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Water monitoring technologies are widely used for contaminants detection in wide variety of water ecology applications such as water treatment plant and water distribution system. A tremendous amount of research has been conducted over the past decades to develop robust and efficient techniques of contaminants detection with minimum operating cost and energy. Recent developments in spectroscopic techniques and biosensor approach have improved the detection sensitivities, quantitatively and qualitatively. The availability of in-situ measurements and multiple detection analyses has expanded the water monitoring applications in various advanced techniques including successful establishment in hand-held sensing devices which improves portability in real-time basis for the detection of contaminant, such as microorganisms, pesticides, heavy metal ions, inorganic and organic components. This paper intends to review the developments in water quality monitoring technologies for the detection of biological and chemical contaminants in accordance with instrumental limitations. Particularly, this review focuses on the most recently developed techniques for water contaminant detection applications. Several recommendations and prospective views on the developments in water quality assessments will also be included.
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Gui Q, Lawson T, Shan S, Yan L, Liu Y. The Application of Whole Cell-Based Biosensors for Use in Environmental Analysis and in Medical Diagnostics. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17071623. [PMID: 28703749 PMCID: PMC5539819 DOI: 10.3390/s17071623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Various whole cell-based biosensors have been reported in the literature for the last 20 years and these reports have shown great potential for their use in the areas of pollution detection in environmental and in biomedical diagnostics. Unlike other reviews of this growing field, this mini-review argues that: (1) the selection of reporter genes and their regulatory proteins are directly linked to the performance of celllular biosensors; (2) broad enhancements in microelectronics and information technologies have also led to improvements in the performance of these sensors; (3) their future potential is most apparent in their use in the areas of medical diagnostics and in environmental monitoring; and (4) currently the most promising work is focused on the better integration of cellular sensors with nano and micro scaled integrated chips. With better integration it may become practical to see these cells used as (5) real-time portable devices for diagnostics at the bedside and for remote environmental toxin detection and this in situ application will make the technology commonplace and thus as unremarkable as other ubiquitous technologies.
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- Qingyuan Gui
- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Instiute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- ARC Center of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Instiute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Instiute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Instiute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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Cayron J, Prudent E, Escoffier C, Gueguen E, Mandrand-Berthelot MA, Pignol D, Garcia D, Rodrigue A. Pushing the limits of nickel detection to nanomolar range using a set of engineered bioluminescent Escherichia coli. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:4-14. [PMID: 26498802 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5580-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The detection of nickel in water is of great importance due to its harmfulness for living organism. A way to detect Ni is the use of whole-cell biosensors. The aim of the present work was to build a light-emitting bacterial biosensor for the detection of Ni with high specificity and low detection limit properties. For that purpose, the regulatory circuit implemented relied on the RcnR Ni/Co metallo-regulator and its rcnA natural target promoter fused to the lux reporter genes. To convert RcnR to specifically detect Ni, several mutations were tested and the C35A retained. Deleting the Ni efflux pump rcnA and introducing genes encoding several Ni-uptake systems lowered the detection thresholds. When these constructs were assayed in several Escherichia coli strains, it appeared that the detection thresholds were highly variable. The TD2158 wild-type E. coli gave rise to a biosensor ten times more active and sensitive than its W3110 E. coli K12 equivalent. This biosensor was able to confidently detect Ni concentrations as little as 80 nM (4.7 μg l-1), which makes its use compatible with the norms governing the drinking water quality.
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- Julien Cayron
- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, 10 rue Dubois, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, 10 rue Dubois, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, 10 rue Dubois, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, 10 rue Dubois, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France.
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France.
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, 10 rue Dubois, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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Franche N, Vinay M, Ansaldi M. Substrate-independent luminescent phage-based biosensor to specifically detect enteric bacteria such as E. coli. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:42-51. [PMID: 26903133 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6288-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Water quality is a major safety consideration in environments that are impacted by human activity. The key challenge of the COMBITOX project is to develop a unique instrument that can accommodate several biodetector systems (see the accompanying COMBITOX papers) able to detect different pollutants such as bacteria, toxins, and heavy metals. The output signal chosen by our consortium is based on luminescence detection. Our group recently developed phage-based biosensors using gfp as a reporter gene to detect enteric bacteria in complex environments such as sea water, and the main challenge we faced was to adapt our biodetector to a luminescent signal that could fit the COMBITOX project requirements. Another key point was to use a substrate-independent reporter system in order to avoid substrate addition in the detection prototype. This paper describes the development of a phage-based biodetector using a luminescent and substrate-independent output to detect some enteric bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, in water samples. We have successfully engineered various prototypes using the HK620 and HK97 bacteriophages that use different packaging systems, and both proved functional for the integration of the full luxCDABE operon controlled by two different bacterial promoters. We show that the luxCDABE operon controlled by the PrplU bacterial promoter is the most efficient in terms of signal emission. The emission of luminescence is specific and allows the detection of 104 bacteria per milliliter in 1.5 h post-infection with neither a concentration nor enrichment step.
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- Nathalie Franche
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, UMR7283, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, UMR7283, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Biocentric, Bandol, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, UMR7283, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Descamps ECT, Meunier D, Brutesco C, Prévéral S, Franche N, Bazin I, Miclot B, Larosa P, Escoffier C, Fantino JR, Garcia D, Ansaldi M, Rodrigue A, Pignol D, Cholat P, Ginet N. Semi-autonomous inline water analyzer: design of a common light detector for bacterial, phage, and immunological biosensors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:66-72. [PMID: 27838908 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-8010-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The use of biosensors as sensitive and rapid alert systems is a promising perspective to monitor accidental or intentional environmental pollution, but their implementation in the field is limited by the lack of adapted inline water monitoring devices. We describe here the design and initial qualification of an analyzer prototype able to accommodate three types of biosensors based on entirely different methodologies (immunological, whole-cell, and bacteriophage biosensors), but whose responses rely on the emission of light. We developed a custom light detector and a reaction chamber compatible with the specificities of the three systems and resulting in statutory detection limits. The water analyzer prototype resulting from the COMBITOX project can be situated at level 4 on the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale and this technical advance paves the way to the use of biosensors on-site.
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- Elodie C T Descamps
- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- AP2E, 240, rue Louis de Broglie, Les Méridiens Bâtiment A, CS90537, 13593, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, UMR7283, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Génie de L'Environnement industriel, École des Mines d'Alès, CEDEX, 6 Avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès, France
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- AP2E, 240, rue Louis de Broglie, Les Méridiens Bâtiment A, CS90537, 13593, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- AP2E, 240, rue Louis de Broglie, Les Méridiens Bâtiment A, CS90537, 13593, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, UMR7283, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, UMR7283, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, F-69003, INSA de Lyon, F-69621, CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Villeurbanne, Université Lyon 1, F-69622, Lyon, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- AP2E, 240, rue Louis de Broglie, Les Méridiens Bâtiment A, CS90537, 13593, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France.
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget & Microbiol Environ, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France.
- Aix-Marseille Université, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France.
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, UMR7283, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Brutesco C, Prévéral S, Escoffier C, Descamps ECT, Prudent E, Cayron J, Dumas L, Ricquebourg M, Adryanczyk-Perrier G, de Groot A, Garcia D, Rodrigue A, Pignol D, Ginet N. Bacterial host and reporter gene optimization for genetically encoded whole cell biosensors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:52-65. [PMID: 27234828 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6952-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Whole-cell biosensors based on reporter genes allow detection of toxic metals in water with high selectivity and sensitivity under laboratory conditions; nevertheless, their transfer to a commercial inline water analyzer requires specific adaptation and optimization to field conditions as well as economical considerations. We focused here on both the influence of the bacterial host and the choice of the reporter gene by following the responses of global toxicity biosensors based on constitutive bacterial promoters as well as arsenite biosensors based on the arsenite-inducible Pars promoter. We observed important variations of the bioluminescence emission levels in five different Escherichia coli strains harboring two different lux-based biosensors, suggesting that the best host strain has to be empirically selected for each new biosensor under construction. We also investigated the bioluminescence reporter gene system transferred into Deinococcus deserti, an environmental, desiccation- and radiation-tolerant bacterium that would reduce the manufacturing costs of bacterial biosensors for commercial water analyzers and open the field of biodetection in radioactive environments. We thus successfully obtained a cell survival biosensor and a metal biosensor able to detect a concentration as low as 100 nM of arsenite in D. deserti. We demonstrated that the arsenite biosensor resisted desiccation and remained functional after 7 days stored in air-dried D. deserti cells. We also report here the use of a new near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent reporter candidate, a bacteriophytochrome from the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1, which showed a NIR fluorescent signal that remained optimal despite increasing sample turbidity, while in similar conditions, a drastic loss of the lux-based biosensors signal was observed.
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- Catherine Brutesco
- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, 69622, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, 69622, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
| | - Agnès Rodrigue
- Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69003, France
- INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, 69621, France
- CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, 69622, France
| | - David Pignol
- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
| | - Nicolas Ginet
- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Lab Bioenerget Cellulaire, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France.
- CNRS, UMR Biol Veget and Microbiol Environ, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France.
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France.
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