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Li Y, Zhao Y, Du Y, Ren X, Ding H, Wang Z. Recent advances in the development and applications of luminescent bacteria-based biosensors. LUMINESCENCE 2024; 39:e4721. [PMID: 38501275 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4721] [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: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Luminescent bacteria-based biosensors are widely used for fast and sensitive monitoring of food safety, water quality, and other environmental pollutions. Recent advancements in biomedical engineering technology have led to improved portability, integration, and intelligence of these biotoxicity assays. Moreover, genetic engineering has played a significant role in the development of recombinant luminescent bacterial biosensors, enhancing both detection accuracy and sensitivity. This review provides an overview of recent advances in the development and applications of novel luminescent bacteria-based biosensors, and future perspectives and challenges in the cutting-edge research, market translation, and practical applications of luminescent bacterial biosensing are discussed.
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- Yingying Li
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
- School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
- School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Dahake RV, Bansiwal A. Disposable Sensors for Heavy Metals Detection: A Review of Carbon and Non‐Noble Metal‐Based Receptors. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rashmi V. Dahake
- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute(NEERI) Nagpur
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh
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- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute(NEERI) Nagpur
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Hussain F, Ashun E, Jung SP, Kim T, Lee SH, Kim DJ, Oh SE. A direct contact bioassay using immobilized microalgal balls to evaluate the toxicity of contaminated field soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 321:115930. [PMID: 35994967 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115930] [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: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The present study used a bioassay of immobilized microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) via direct contact to assess the toxicity of eleven uncontaminated (reference) and five field contaminated soils with various physicochemical properties and contamination. Photosynthetic oxygen concentration in the headspace of the test kit by Chlorella vulgaris in the reference soils ranged between 12.93% and 14.80% and only 2.54%-7.14% in the contaminated soils, respectively. Inherent test variability (CVi) values ranged between 2.90% and 9.04%; variation due to soil natural properties (CVrs) ranged between 0.33% and 13.0%; and minimal detectable difference (MDD) values ranged from 4.69% to 11.6%. A computed toxicity threshold of 15% was established for microalgae soil toxicity tests based on calculations of the maximal tolerable inhibition (MTI). All contaminated soils were considered toxic to microalgae because their levels of inhibition ranged between 39.5% and 82.9%, exceeding the 15% toxicity threshold. It can be concluded that the elevated concentrations of heavy metals and organic contaminants in the contaminated soils induced the higher inhibitory levels. Overall, direct contact soil toxicity tests using immobilized microalgae provided coherent and repeatable data and can be utilized as a simple and suitable tool for the toxicity testing of contaminated field soils.
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- Fida Hussain
- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Advanced Industrial Technology, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonsun University, 61452, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology and Institute of Energy and Environment, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Gangwon, 24252, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea.
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Ashun E, Kang W, Thapa BS, Gurung A, Rahimnejad M, Jang M, Jeon BH, Kim JR, Oh SE. A novel gas production bioassay of thiosulfate utilizing denitrifying bacteria (TUDB) for the toxicity assessment of heavy metals contaminated water. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 303:134902. [PMID: 35561773 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study reports for the first-time the possibility of deploying gas production by thiosulfate utilizing denitrifying bacteria (TUDB) as a proxy to evaluate water toxicity. The test relies on gas production by TUDB due to inhibited metabolic activity in the presence of toxicants. Gas production was measured using a bubble-type respirometer. Optimization studies indicated that 300 mg NO3--N/L, 0.5 mL acclimated culture, and 2100 mg S2O32-/L were the ideal conditions facilitating the necessary volume of gas production for sensitive data generation. Determined EC50 values of the selected heavy metals were: Cr6+, 0.51 mg/L; Ag+, 2.90 mg/L; Cu2+, 2.90 mg/L; Ni2+, 3.60 mg/L; As3+, 4.10 mg/L; Cd2+, 5.56 mg/L; Hg2+, 8.06 mg/L; and Pb2+, 19.3 mg/L. The advantages of this method include operational simplicity through the elimination of cumbersome preprocessing procedures which are used to eliminate interferences caused by turbidity when the toxicity of turbid samples is determined via spectrophotometry.
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- Ebenezer Ashun
- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, 192-1 Hyoja-dong, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, 200-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, 192-1 Hyoja-dong, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, 200-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, 192-1 Hyoja-dong, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, 200-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, 192-1 Hyoja-dong, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, 200-701, Republic of Korea
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- Biofuel and Renewable Energy Research Center, Chemical Engineering Department, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, 63 Busandeahak-ro, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, 192-1 Hyoja-dong, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, 200-701, Republic of Korea.
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Calabretta MM, Lopreside A, Montali L, Zangheri M, Evangelisti L, D'Elia M, Michelini E. Portable light detectors for bioluminescence biosensing applications: A comprehensive review from the analytical chemist's perspective. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1200:339583. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nourmohammadi E, Hosseinkhani S, Nedaeinia R, Khoshdel-Sarkarizi H, Nedaeinia M, Ranjbar M, Ebrahimi N, Farjami Z, Nourmohammadi M, Mahmoudi A, Goli M, Ferns GA, Sadeghizadeh M. Construction of a sensitive and specific lead biosensor using a genetically engineered bacterial system with a luciferase gene reporter controlled by pbr and cadA promoters. Biomed Eng Online 2020; 19:79. [PMID: 33076919 PMCID: PMC7574304 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-020-00816-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background A bacterial biosensor refers to genetically engineered bacteria that produce an assessable signal in the presence of a physical or chemical agent in the environment. Methods We have designed and evaluated a bacterial biosensor expressing a luciferase reporter gene controlled by pbr and cadA promoters in Cupriavidus metallidurans (previously termed Ralstonia metallidurans) containing the CH34 and pI258 plasmids of Staphylococcus aureus, respectively, and that can be used for the detection of heavy metals. In the present study, we have produced and evaluated biosensor plasmids designated pGL3-luc/pbr biosensor and pGL3-luc/cad biosensor, that were based on the expression of luc+ and under the control of the cad promoter and the cadC gene of S. aureus plasmid pI258 and pbr promoter and pbrR gene from plasmid pMOL30 of Cupriavidus metallidurans. Results We found that the pGL3-luc/pbr biosensor may be used to measure lead concentrations between 1–100 μM in the presence of other metals, including zinc, cadmium, tin and nickel. The latter metals did not result in any significant signal. The pGL3-luc/cad biosensor could detect lead concentrations between 10 nM to 10 μM. Conclusions This biosensor was found to be specific for measuring lead ions in both environmental and biological samples.
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- Esmail Nourmohammadi
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Research Center of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Inherited Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Research Center of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
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- Applied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Advanced Materials Research Center, Department of Materials Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
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- Laboratory of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH, Sussex, UK
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Lopreside A, Calabretta MM, Montali L, Zangheri M, Guardigli M, Mirasoli M, Michelini E. Bioluminescence goes portable: recent advances in whole-cell and cell-free bioluminescence biosensors. LUMINESCENCE 2020; 36:278-293. [PMID: 32945075 DOI: 10.1002/bio.3948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Recent advancements in synthetic biology, organic chemistry, and computational models have allowed the application of bioluminescence in several fields, ranging from well established methods for detecting microbial contamination to in vivo imaging to track cancer and stem cells, from cell-based assays to optogenetics. Moreover, thanks to recent technological progress in miniaturized and sensitive light detectors, such as photodiodes and imaging sensors, it is possible to implement laboratory-based assays, such as cell-based and enzymatic assays, into portable analytical devices for point-of-care and on-site applications. This review highlights some recent advances in the development of whole-cell and cell-free bioluminescence biosensors with a glance on current challenges and different strategies that have been used to turn bioassays into biosensors with the required analytical performance. Critical issues and unsolved technical problems are also highlighted, to give the reader a taste of this fascinating and challenging field.
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- Antonia Lopreside
- Department of Chemistry 'Giacomo Ciamician', University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry 'Giacomo Ciamician', University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry 'Giacomo Ciamician', University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry 'Giacomo Ciamician', University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy.,Interdepartmental Centre for Renewable Sources, Environment, Sea and Energy (CIRI FRAME), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Via Sant'Alberto 163, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry 'Giacomo Ciamician', University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy.,Interdepartmental Centre for Renewable Sources, Environment, Sea and Energy (CIRI FRAME), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Via Sant'Alberto 163, Ravenna, Italy.,INBB, Istituto Nazionale di Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Via Medaglie d'Oro, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry 'Giacomo Ciamician', University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy.,Interdepartmental Centre for Renewable Sources, Environment, Sea and Energy (CIRI FRAME), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Via Sant'Alberto 163, Ravenna, Italy.,Health Sciences and Technologies-Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Research (HST-ICIR), University of Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 41/E 40064, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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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
Abstract
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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Lopreside A, Calabretta MM, Montali L, Ferri M, Tassoni A, Branchini BR, Southworth T, D'Elia M, Roda A, Michelini E. Prêt-à-porter nanoYESα and nanoYESβ bioluminescent cell biosensors for ultrarapid and sensitive screening of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:4937-4949. [PMID: 30972468 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01805-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Cell-based assays utilizing reporter gene technology have been widely exploited for biosensing, as they provide useful information about the bioavailability and cell toxicity of target analytes. The long assay time due to gene transcription and translation is one of the main drawbacks of cell biosensors. We report the development of two yeast biosensors stably expressing human estrogen receptors α and β and employing NanoLuc as the reporter protein to upgrade the widely used yeast estrogen screening (YES) assays. A viability control strain was also developed based on a chimeric green-emitting luciferase, PLG2, expressed for the first time in Saccharomycescerevisiae. Thanks to their brightness, NanoLuc and PLG2 provided excellent sensitivity, enabling the implementation of these biosensors into low-cost smartphone-based devices. The developed biosensors had a rapid (1 h) response and reported on (anti)estrogenic activity via human estrogen receptors α and β as well as general sample toxicity. Under optimized conditions, we obtained LODs of 7.1 ± 0.4 nM and 0.38 ± 0.08 nM for E2 with nanoYESα and nanoYESβ, respectively. As a proof of concept, we analyzed real samples from plants showing significant estrogenic activity or known to contain significant amounts of phytoestrogens. Graphical abstract.
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- Antonia Lopreside
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIGeA), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIGeA), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT, 06320, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT, 06320, USA
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- Gabinetto Regionale di Polizia Scientifica per l'Emilia-Romagna, Via Volto Santo 3, 40123, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
- INBB, Istituto Nazionale di Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro, 305, 00136, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
- INBB, Istituto Nazionale di Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro, 305, 00136, Rome, Italy.
- Health Sciences and Technologies-Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (HST-ICIR), University of Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 41/E, 40064, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy.
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JIN XW, LI ZY, XU PP, ZHANG XY, REN NQ, Kurilenko VV, SUN K. Advances in Microfluidic Biosensors Based on Luminescent Bacteria. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(19)61139-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Huang L, Li S, Ling X, Zhang J, Qin A, Zhuang J, Gao M, Tang BZ. Dual detection of bioaccumulated Hg2+ based on luminescent bacteria and aggregation-induced emission. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:7458-7461. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc02782c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We develop a dual detection strategy for bioaccumulated Hg2+ based on turn-off of the bioluminescence of P. phosphoreum bacteria by disrupting the quorum sensing system and turn-on of the photoluminescence of an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probe by forming aggregates with Hg2+ inside the bacteria.
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- Letao Huang
- School of Medicine
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- Institute for Advanced Study, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute
- Guangdong Provicial People's Hospital
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
- Guangdong
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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Cevenini L, Calabretta MM, Calabria D, Roda A, Michelini E. Luciferase Genes as Reporter Reactions: How to Use Them in Molecular Biology? ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 154:3-17. [PMID: 25898810 DOI: 10.1007/10_2015_325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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: The latest advances in molecular biology have made available several biotechnological tools that take advantage of the high detectability and quantum efficiency of bioluminescence (BL), with an ever-increasing number of novel applications in environmental, pharmaceutical, food, and forensic fields. Indeed, BL proteins are being used to develop ultrasensitive binding assays and cell-based assays, thanks to their high detectability and to the availability of highly sensitive BL instruments. The appealing aspect of molecular biology tools relying on BL reactions is their general applicability in both in vitro assays, such as cell cultures or purified proteins, and in vivo settings, such as in whole-animal BL imaging. The aim of this chapter is to provide the reader with an overview of state-of-the-art bioluminescent tools based on luciferase genes, highlighting molecular biology strategies that have been applied so far, together with some selected examples.
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- L Cevenini
- Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
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Biosensors for wastewater monitoring: A review. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 118:66-79. [PMID: 30056302 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Water pollution and habitat degradation are the cause of increasing water scarcity and decline in aquatic biodiversity. While the freshwater availability has been declining through past decades, water demand has continued to increase particularly in areas with arid and semi-arid climate. Monitoring of pollutants in wastewater effluents are critical to identifying water pollution area for treatment. Conventional detection methods are not effective in tracing multiple harmful components in wastewater due to their variability along different times and sources. Currently, the development of biosensing instruments attracted significant attention because of their high sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, simplicity, low-cost and real-time response. This paper provides a general overview on reported biosensors, which have been applied for the recognition of important organic chemicals, heavy metals, and microorganisms in dark waters. The significance and successes of nanotechnology in the field of biomolecular detection are also reviewed. The commercially available biosensors and their main challenges in wastewater monitoring are finally discussed.
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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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Woutersen M, van der Gaag B, Abrafi Boakye A, Mink J, Marks RS, Wagenvoort AJ, Ketelaars HAM, Brouwer B, Heringa MB. Development and Validation of an On-Line Water Toxicity Sensor with Immobilized Luminescent Bacteria for On-Line Surface Water Monitoring. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17112682. [PMID: 29165334 PMCID: PMC5713466 DOI: 10.3390/s17112682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Surface water used for drinking water production is frequently monitored in The Netherlands using whole organism biomonitors, with for example Daphnia magna or Dreissena mussels, which respond to changes in the water quality. However, not all human-relevant toxic compounds can be detected by these biomonitors. Therefore, a new on-line biosensor has been developed, containing immobilized genetically modified bacteria, which respond to genotoxicity in the water by emitting luminescence. The performance of this sensor was tested under laboratory conditions, as well as under field conditions at a monitoring station along the river Meuse in The Netherlands. The sensor was robust and easy to clean, with inert materials, temperature control and nutrient feed for the reporter organisms. The bacteria were immobilized in sol-gel on either an optical fiber or a glass slide and then continuously exposed to water. Since the glass slide was more sensitive and robust, only this setup was used in the field. The sensor responded to spikes of genotoxic compounds in the water with a minimal detectable concentration of 0.01 mg/L mitomycin C in the laboratory and 0.1 mg/L mitomycin C in the field. With further optimization, which should include a reduction in daily maintenance, the sensor has the potential to become a useful addition to the currently available biomonitors.
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- Marjolijn Woutersen
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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- PAREXEL International, The Quays, 101-105 Oxford Rd, Uxbridge UB8 1LZ, UK.
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- VTEC Lasers & Sensors, Kastanjelaan 400, 5616 LZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
- National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
- The Ilse Katz Center for Meso and Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the 6egev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
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- Evides Water Company, Schaardijk 150, 3063 NH Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Vrije Universiteit Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences, Department of Animal Ecology, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- BioDectection Systems, Science Park 406, 1089 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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Zhang Z, Ju E, Bing W, Wang Z, Ren J, Qu X. Chemically individual armoured bioreporter bacteria used for the in vivo sensing of ultra-trace toxic metal ions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:8415-8418. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc03794e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A chemically engineered mesoporous silica armour is developed for simultaneously improving bioreporter bacterial vitality and shielding infectivity.
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- Zhijun Zhang
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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Liu C, Li Z, Jiang D, Jia J, Zhang Y, Chai Y, Cheng X, Dong S. Demonstration study of biofilm reactor based rapid biochemical oxygen demand determination of surface water. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Jouanneau S, Durand MJ, Lahmar A, Thouand G. Main Technological Advancements in Bacterial Bioluminescent Biosensors Over the Last Two Decades. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015:101-116. [PMID: 26475467 DOI: 10.1007/10_2015_333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Environmental quality assessment is an extensive field of research due to the permanent increase of the stringency imposed by the legislative framework. To complete the wide panel of measurement methods, essentially based on physicochemical tools, some scientists focused on the development of alternative biological methods such as those based on the use of bioluminescent bacteria biosensors. The first report dedicated to the development of such biosensors dates back to 1967 and describes an analytical system designed to address the problem of air toxicity assessment. Nevertheless the available technologies in the photosensitive sensors field were not mature enough and, as a result, limited biosensor development possibilities. For about 20 years, the wide democratisation of photosensors coupled with advances in the genetic engineering field have allowed the expansion of the scope of possibilities of bioluminescent bacterial biosensors, allowing a significant emergence of these biotechnologies. This chapter retraces the history of the main technological evolutions that bacterial bioluminescent biosensors have known over the last two decades. Graphical Abstract.
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- S Jouanneau
- University of Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA 6144, 18 Bd Gaston Defferre, Nantes, 85000, La Roche sur Yon, France.
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- University of Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA 6144, 18 Bd Gaston Defferre, Nantes, 85000, La Roche sur Yon, France
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- University of Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA 6144, 18 Bd Gaston Defferre, Nantes, 85000, La Roche sur Yon, France
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- University of Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA 6144, 18 Bd Gaston Defferre, Nantes, 85000, La Roche sur Yon, France
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Jia K, Ionescu RE. Measurement of Bacterial Bioluminescence Intensity and Spectrum: Current Physical Techniques and Principles. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 154:19-45. [PMID: 25981856 DOI: 10.1007/10_2015_324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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: Bioluminescence is light production by living organisms, which can be observed in numerous marine creatures and some terrestrial invertebrates. More specifically, bacterial bioluminescence is the "cold light" produced and emitted by bacterial cells, including both wild-type luminescent and genetically engineered bacteria. Because of the lively interplay of synthetic biology, microbiology, toxicology, and biophysics, different configurations of whole-cell biosensors based on bacterial bioluminescence have been designed and are widely used in different fields, such as ecotoxicology, food toxicity, and environmental pollution. This chapter first discusses the background of the bioluminescence phenomenon in terms of optical spectrum. Platforms for bacterial bioluminescence detection using various techniques are then introduced, such as a photomultiplier tube, charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) based integrated circuit. Furthermore, some typical biochemical methods to optimize the analytical performances of bacterial bioluminescent biosensors/assays are reviewed, followed by a presentation of author's recent work concerning the improved sensitivity of a bioluminescent assay for pesticides. Finally, bacterial bioluminescence as implemented in eukaryotic cells, bioluminescent imaging, and cancer cell therapies is discussed.
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- Kun Jia
- Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique, Institut Charles Delaunay, Université de Technologie de Troyes, UMR CNRS 6281, 12 rue Marie Curie CS 42060, TROYES, 10004 Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique, Institut Charles Delaunay, Université de Technologie de Troyes, UMR CNRS 6281, 12 rue Marie Curie CS 42060, TROYES, 10004 Cedex, France.
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Martín-Betancor K, Rodea-Palomares I, Muñoz-Martín MA, Leganés F, Fernández-Piñas F. Construction of a self-luminescent cyanobacterial bioreporter that detects a broad range of bioavailable heavy metals in aquatic environments. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:186. [PMID: 25806029 PMCID: PMC4353254 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A self-luminescent bioreporter strain of the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 was constructed by fusing the promoter region of the smt locus (encoding the transcriptional repressor SmtB and the metallothionein SmtA) to luxCDABE from Photorhabdus luminescens; the sensor smtB gene controlling the expression of smtA was cloned in the same vector. The bioreporter performance was tested with a range of heavy metals and was shown to respond linearly to divalent Zn, Cd, Cu, Co, Hg, and monovalent Ag. Chemical modeling was used to link bioreporter response with metal speciation and bioavailability. Limits of Detection (LODs), Maximum Permissive Concentrations (MPCs) and dynamic ranges for each metal were calculated in terms of free ion concentrations. The ranges of detection varied from 11 to 72 pM for Hg2+ (the ion to which the bioreporter was most sensitive) to 1.54–5.35 μM for Cd2+ with an order of decreasing sensitivity as follows: Hg2+ >> Cu2+ >> Ag+ > Co2+ ≥ Zn2+ > Cd2+. However, the maximum induction factor reached 75-fold in the case of Zn2+ and 56-fold in the case of Cd2+, implying that Zn2+ is the preferred metal in vivo for the SmtB sensor, followed by Cd2+, Ag+ and Cu2+ (around 45–50-fold induction), Hg2+ (30-fold) and finally Co2+ (20-fold). The bioreporter performance was tested in real environmental samples with different water matrix complexity artificially contaminated with increasing concentrations of Zn, Cd, Ag, and Cu, confirming its validity as a sensor of free heavy metal cations bioavailability in aquatic environments.
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain
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Sekhon SS, Ahn JY, Ahn JM, Park JM, Min J, Kim YH. Stress specific Escherichia coli biosensors based on gene promoters for toxicity monitoring. Mol Cell Toxicol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13273-014-0041-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chen B, Liu Q, Popowich A, Shen S, Yan X, Zhang Q, Li XF, Weinfeld M, Cullen WR, Le XC. Therapeutic and analytical applications of arsenic binding to proteins. Metallomics 2015; 7:39-55. [DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00222a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Knowledge of arsenic binding to proteins advances the development of bioanalytical techniques and therapeutic drugs.
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- Beibei Chen
- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of British Columbia
- Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
- Department of Chemistry
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Kaur H, Kumar R, Babu JN, Mittal S. Advances in arsenic biosensor development--a comprehensive review. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 63:533-545. [PMID: 25150780 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Biosensors are analytical devices having high sensitivity, portability, small sample requirement and ease of use for qualitative and quantitative monitoring of various analytes of human importance. Arsenic (As), owing to its widespread presence in nature and high toxicity to living creatures, requires frequent determination in water, soil, agricultural and food samples. The present review is an effort to highlight the various advancements made so far in the development of arsenic biosensors based either on recombinant whole cells or on certain arsenic-binding oligonucleotides or proteins. The role of futuristic approaches like surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and aptamer technology has also been discussed. The biomethods employed and their general mechanisms, advantages and limitations in relevance to arsenic biosensors developed so far are intended to be discussed in this review.
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- Hardeep Kaur
- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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Jouanneau S, Recoules L, Durand MJ, Boukabache A, Picot V, Primault Y, Lakel A, Sengelin M, Barillon B, Thouand G. Methods for assessing biochemical oxygen demand (BOD): a review. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 49:62-82. [PMID: 24316182 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is one of the most widely used criteria for water quality assessment. It provides information about the ready biodegradable fraction of the organic load in water. However, this analytical method is time-consuming (generally 5 days, BOD5), and the results may vary according to the laboratory (20%), primarily due to fluctuations in the microbial diversity of the inoculum used. Work performed during the two last decades has resulted in several technologies that are less time-consuming and more reliable. This review is devoted to the analysis of the technical features of the principal methods described in the literature in order to compare their performances (measuring window, reliability, robustness) and to identify the pros and the cons of each method.
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- S Jouanneau
- University of Nantes, UMR CNRS 6144 GEPEA CBAC, Campus de la Courtaisière, IUT, 18 Bd G. Defferre, 85035 La Roche sur Yon, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, 7, Avenue du Colonel Roche, BP 54200, 31031 Toulouse cedex 4, France; BIONEF, 73 rue de la Plaine, 75020 Paris, France
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- University of Nantes, UMR CNRS 6144 GEPEA CBAC, Campus de la Courtaisière, IUT, 18 Bd G. Defferre, 85035 La Roche sur Yon, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, 7, Avenue du Colonel Roche, BP 54200, 31031 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, 7, Avenue du Colonel Roche, BP 54200, 31031 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- BIONEF, 73 rue de la Plaine, 75020 Paris, France
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- CSTB, 11 rue Henri Picherit, BP 82341, 44323 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Sotralentz, 3 rue de Bettwiller, BP 10028, 67320 Drulingen, France
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- SUEZ Environment, 38, Rue du Président Wilson, 78230 LE PECQ, France
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- University of Nantes, UMR CNRS 6144 GEPEA CBAC, Campus de la Courtaisière, IUT, 18 Bd G. Defferre, 85035 La Roche sur Yon, France.
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Improved detection of antibiotic compounds by bacterial reporter strains achieved by manipulations of membrane permeability and efflux capacity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:2267-77. [PMID: 23963273 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5176-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 07/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The occurrence of pharmaceuticals, including antibacterial compounds, in the environment has been acknowledged as an emerging and troubling issue in environmental safety; their usage is constantly on the rise, and their effects on the environment are only partially understood. Such compounds can accumulate, contaminate the ecosystem, and contribute to the spreading of antibiotic resistance among bacteria, hindering human health. Bioluminescent Escherichia coli reporter strains, engineered to detect antibiotic compounds by fusing the promoter of the global regulator soxS to the Photorhabdus luminescens luxCDABE cassette, were further modified by altering their membrane permeability and efflux capabilities. This was accomplished by introducing several mutations in the efflux system (ΔemrE, ΔacrB, and ΔtolC) and by overexpressing OmpF, a porin located in the outer membrane that allows passive diffusion of molecules. Combinations of these alterations had a cumulative effect in lowering the detection threshold of several antibiotics, in some of the cases to concentrations reported from pharmaceutical-polluted environments.
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Michelini E, Cevenini L, Calabretta MM, Spinozzi S, Camborata C, Roda A. Field-deployable whole-cell bioluminescent biosensors: so near and yet so far. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:6155-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7043-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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