Microbial electrochemical sensor for water biotoxicity monitoring

N Chu, Q Liang, W Hao, Y Jiang, P Liang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of low cost, convenient, and efficient biosensors is critical for water
biotoxicity monitoring. Microbial electrochemical sensors employ electrode-biofilm as the …

Capturing the signal of weak electricigens: a worthy endeavour

K Aiyer, LE Doyle - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Recently several non-traditional electroactive microorganisms have been discovered. These
can be considered weak electricigens; microorganisms that typically rely on soluble electron …

Nanozymes go oral: nanocatalytic medicine facilitates dental health

X Chen, H Xing, Z Zhou, Y Hao, X Zhang, F Qi… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanozymes are multi-functional nanomaterials with enzyme-like activity, which rapidly won
a place in biomedicine due to their number of nanocatalytic materials types and …

Redox activity of single bacteria revealed by electrochemical collision technique

Y Chen, D Wang, Y Liu, G Gao, J Zhi - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reports on an innovative strategy based on the electrochemical collision
technique to quantify the redox activity of two bacterial species: the Gram-negative …

Physiological Benefits of Oxygen-Terminating Extracellular Electron Transfer

Y Tokunou, M Toyofuku, N Nomura - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is a process via which certain microorganisms, such as
bacteria, exchange electrons with extracellular materials by creating an electrical link across …

Optimized Extraction, Identification and Anti-Biofilm Action of Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis) Extracts against Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Z Zhang, Y Zhao, J Cai, T Wang, Y Song, J Lu, H Du… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pathogenicity of foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a major concern for global public
health. This study aimed to optimize the liquid–solid extraction of Wu Wei Zi extracts (WWZE) …

Bacterial extracellular electron transfer in plant and animal ecosystems

E Stevens, ML Marco - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is a bioelectrochemical process performed by
electrochemically active bacteria (EAB) found in host-associated environments, including …

Assessment of physiological and electrochemical effects of a repurposed zinc dithiocarbamate complex on Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms

Q Yang, K Olaifa, FP Andrew, PA Ajibade… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an infectious agent of global proportion and concern, partly due
to its proficiency in development of antibiotic resistance phenotypes and biofilm formation …

Electroactivity of weak electricigen Bacillus subtilis biofilms in solution containing deep eutectic solvent components

N Eghtesadi, K Olaifa, FM Perna, V Capriati, M Trotta… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium with a versatile and adaptable
metabolism, which makes it a viable cell factory for microbial production. Electroactivity has …

Soft-probe-scanning electrochemical microscopy reveals electrochemical surface reactivity of E. coli biofilms

S Darvishi, H Pick, E Oveisi, HH Girault… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Investigating and understanding dynamic biofilm growth mechanisms is challenging, often
because state-of-the-art optical characterization tools provide limited information …