RT Book, Section
T1 Environmental Biosensors: A Microbiological View
A1 Gutiérrez Fernández, Juan Carlos
A1 Amaro Torres, Francisco
A1 Díaz del Toro, Silvia
A1 Martín González, Ana María
A2 Thouand, G.
AB In this mini-review, the potential of using microorganisms to design biosensors for detecting environmental pollutants is analyzed and discussed. A distinction is made between a classical biosensor (CB) and a whole-cell biosensor (WCB), emphasizing their structural components and the possibility of using whole microorganisms as their bioreceptor elements. The advantages and disadvantages of using prokaryotic microorganisms as opposed to eukaryotic microorganisms are described. Likewise, the advantages of using protozoa ciliates) over other eukaryotic microorganisms are also shown. We analyze the current bibliography on biosensors built on microorganisms as bioreceptors of pollutant molecules, such as inorganic (metal (loid)s) or organic (xenobiotics). New trends, such as the prokaryotic riboswitches, microbial two-component systems where the pollutant can be simultaneously detected and bioremediated, along with advances in synthetic biology, are shown as promising tools in the design of environmental biosensors.
PB Springer
SN 978-3-319-47405-2
YR 2020
FD 2020-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8763
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8763
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 4 may 2024