Whole-cell bioreporter (WCB) is a category of biological analytical tools using living
microorganisms to sense chemicals by producing quantifiable signals. Comparing to …

Water contamination has become increasingly a critical global environmental issue that
threatens human and ecosystems' health. Monitoring and risk assessment of toxic pollutants …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contain two or more fused benzene rings that are
considered as cosmo-pollutants ubiquitously found in the environment. The identification …

The progress of genetically engineered microbial whole-cell biosensors for chemosensing
and monitoring has been developed in the last 20 years. Those biosensors respond to target …

Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 was found to tolerate seawater and have a special ability of
adhering to an oil–water interface of 10–80 µm emulsified mineral and crude oil droplets …

Living cells have evolved to sense various environmental stimuli, thus presenting a novel
platform to engineer bio-sensing devices. Owing to the ease of genetic modification and …

Oil and grease content in wastewater is used as an environmental monitoring parameter in
the oil and gas industry to prevent serious pollution. Conventional oil and grease laboratory …

Living whole-cell bioreporters serve as environmental biosentinels that survey their
ecosystems for harmful pollutants and chemical toxicants, and in the process act as human …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure leads to adverse effects on most systems
in the human body. A primary concern is carcinogenicity, but prenatal developmental mental …

The long-term exposure of low levels of the fungicide, 2-phenylphenol (2-PP), to the
environment presents a hazard to human and aquatic health. The cost and difficulty in large …