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Review
. 2023 Jul;415(16):3111-3129.
doi: 10.1007/s00216-023-04731-6. Epub 2023 May 12.

Nanostructured biosensing platforms for the detection of food- and water-borne pathogenic Escherichia coli

Qiang Zhou  1   2   3 , Bharathi Natarajan  4 , Palanisamy Kannan  5
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Review

Nanostructured biosensing platforms for the detection of food- and water-borne pathogenic Escherichia coli

Qiang Zhou et al. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2023 Jul.

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Abstract

Pathogenic bacterial infection is one of the principal causes affecting human health and ecosystems. The accurate identification of bacteria in food and water samples is of significant interests to maintain safety and health for humans. Culture-based tests are practically tedious and may produce false-positive results, while viable but non-culturable microorganisms (NCMs) cannot be retrieved. Thus, it requires fast, reliable, and low-cost detection strategies for on-field analysis and point-of-care (POC) monitoring. The standard detection methods such as nucleic acid analysis (RT-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are still challenging in POC practice due to their time-consuming (several hours to days) and expensive laboratory operations. The optical (surface plasmon resonance (SPR), fluorescence, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)) and electrochemical-based detection of microbes (early stage of infective diseases) have been considered as alternative routes in the emerging world of nanostructured biosensing since they can attain a faster and concurrent screening of several pathogens in real samples. Moreover, optical and electrochemical detection strategies are opening a new route for the ability of detecting pathogens through the integration of cellphones, which is well fitted for POC analysis. This review article covers the current state of sensitive mechanistic approaches for the screening and detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli) pathogens in food and water samples, which can be potentially applied in clinical and environmental monitoring.

Keywords: Electrochemical methods; Escherichia coli; Fluorescence; Surface plasmon resonance; Surface-enhanced Raman scattering.

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