Mediated bioelectrochemical system for biosensing the cell viability of Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most dangerous human pathogens and is the cause of numerous illnesses ranging from moderate skin infections to life-threatening diseases. Despite advances made in identifying microorganisms, rapid detection methods for the viability of bacteria are still missing. Here, we report a rapid electrochemical assay for cell viability combining the use of double redox mediators and multiwall carbon nanotubes-screen printed electrodes (MWCNTs-SPE), ferricyanide (FCN) and 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCIP), which served as electron shuttle to enable the bacterial-electrode communications. The current originating from the metabolically active cells was recorded for probing the activity of the intracellular redox centers. Blocking of the respiratory chain pathways with electron transfer inhibitors demonstrated the involvement of the electron transport chain in the reaction. A good correlation between the number of the metabolically active cells and the current was obtained. The proposed assay has beenStaphylococcus aureus is one of the most dangerous human pathogens and is the cause of numerous illnesses ranging from moderate skin infections to life-threatening diseases. Despite advances made in identifying microorganisms, rapid detection methods for the viability of bacteria are still missing. Here, we report a rapid electrochemical assay for cell viability combining the use of double redox mediators and multiwall carbon nanotubes-screen printed electrodes (MWCNTs-SPE), ferricyanide (FCN) and 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCIP), which served as electron shuttle to enable the bacterial-electrode communications. The current originating from the metabolically active cells was recorded for probing the activity of the intracellular redox centers. Blocking of the respiratory chain pathways with electron transfer inhibitors demonstrated the involvement of the electron transport chain in the reaction. A good correlation between the number of the metabolically active cells and the current was obtained. The proposed assay has been exploited for monitoring cell proliferation of S. aureus during the growth. The sensitivity of the detection method reached 0.1 OD600. Therefore, the technique described is promising for estimating the cell number, measuring the cell viability, and probing intracellular redox center(s).…
Author details: | Rabeay Y. A. Hassan, Ursula WollenbergerORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-9134-z |
ISSN: | 1618-2642 |
ISSN: | 1618-2650 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26522330 |
Title of parent work (English): | Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry : a merger of Fresenius' journal of analytical chemistry and Analusis |
Publisher: | Springer |
Place of publishing: | Heidelberg |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2016 |
Publication year: | 2016 |
Release date: | 2020/03/22 |
Tag: | CNTs-based screen printed electrodes; Microbial electrochemistry; Pathogenic detection; Probing living Staphylococcus aureus |
Volume: | 408 |
Number of pages: | 9 |
First page: | 579 |
Last Page: | 587 |
Funding institution: | Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); Taschentuchlabor IZIB - BMBF [03IS2201B] |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |