Retracted: Applications of Phage-Based Biosensors in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases, Food Safety, and Environmental Monitoring
Bacteriophages are interesting entities that parasite bacteria. After infection, they gain new properties such as selectively binding proteins, thanks to genetic manipulation capability. Owing to this, they may be applied as recognition elements in different types of biosensors. Combining bacterioph...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/78007 |
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| Sumario: | Bacteriophages are interesting entities that parasite bacteria. After infection, they gain new properties such as selectively binding proteins, thanks to genetic manipulation capability. Owing to this, they may be applied as recognition elements in different types of biosensors. Combining bacteriophages with various transducers can then result in the construction of innovative sensor designs that could improve the quality of food safety and environmental monitoring services. Contamination of foods by bacterial pathogens, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium, results in human infection that can severely affect the immunocompromised, the elderly, and pregnant women. Therefore, this chapter discusses the use of bacteriophages, or their derived peptides, as new sensing elements for the recognition of biomarkers, and the development of highly effective diagnostics tools for early prevention of food-borne infections. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83969-767-8 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.99537 |