Electrochromogenic Detection of Live Bacteria Using Soluble and Insoluble Prussian Blue.

ABSTRACT: Microbial detection is crucial for the control and prevention of infectious diseases, being one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Among the techniques developed for bacterial detection, those based on metabolic indicators are progressively gaining interest due to their simplicity, adaptability, and, most importantly, their capacity to differentiate between live and dead bacteria. Prussian blue (PB) may act as a metabolic indicator, being reduced by bacterial metabolism, producing a visible color change from blue to colorless. This molecule can be present in two main forms, namely, the soluble and the insoluble, having different properties and structures. In the current work, the bacterial-sensing capacity of soluble and insoluble PB will be tested and compared both in suspensio

SUBMITTER: Ferrer-Vilanova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8613822 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature