Design of a Whole-Cell Biosensor Based on Bacillus subtilis Spores and the Green Fluorescent Protein To Monitor Arsenic
Luz I. Valenzuela‐García, María Teresa Alarcón Herrera, Víctor M. Ayala‐García, Marcelo Barraza-Salas, José Salas-Pacheco, Juan Francisco Díaz-Valles, Mario Pedraza‐Reyes
Abstract
-GFP biosensor exhibited the ability to detect As(III) following germination and outgrowth. Therefore, this novel tool has the potential to be directly applied to monitor As contamination in environmental samples.
Topics & Concepts
Bacillus subtilisBiosensorSporeFluorescenceArsenicGreen fluorescent proteinChemistryBiologyMicrobiologyBiochemistryEnvironmental chemistryChromatographyBacteriaGeneGeneticsOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsbioluminescence and chemiluminescence researchAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiosensors and Analytical Detection