Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review
Bacteria will likely become our most significant enemies of the 21st century, as we are approaching a post-antibiotic era. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, allow us to fight infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria and create specific, cheap, and stable sensors for bacteria detectio...
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| description | Bacteria will likely become our most significant enemies of the 21st century, as we are approaching a post-antibiotic era. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, allow us to fight infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria and create specific, cheap, and stable sensors for bacteria detection. Here, we summarize the recent developments in the field of phage-based methods for bacteria detection. We focus on works published after mid-2017. We underline the need for further advancements, especially related to lowering the detection (below 1 CFU/mL; CFU stands for colony forming units) and shortening the time of analysis (below one hour). From the application point of view, portable, cheap, and fast devices are needed, even at the expense of sensitivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ca098aecbb0462c9f493c98c0a576522023-11-20T08:56:46ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152020-08-0112884510.3390/v12080845Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A ReviewJan Paczesny0Łukasz Richter1Robert Hołyst2Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, PolandBacteria will likely become our most significant enemies of the 21st century, as we are approaching a post-antibiotic era. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, allow us to fight infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria and create specific, cheap, and stable sensors for bacteria detection. Here, we summarize the recent developments in the field of phage-based methods for bacteria detection. We focus on works published after mid-2017. We underline the need for further advancements, especially related to lowering the detection (below 1 CFU/mL; CFU stands for colony forming units) and shortening the time of analysis (below one hour). From the application point of view, portable, cheap, and fast devices are needed, even at the expense of sensitivity.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/8/845bacteria detectionbacteriophagesphage-based sensors |
| spellingShingle | Jan Paczesny Łukasz Richter Robert Hołyst Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review Viruses bacteria detection bacteriophages phage-based sensors |
| title | Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review |
| title_full | Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review |
| title_short | Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review |
| title_sort | recent progress in the detection of bacteria using bacteriophages a review |
| topic | bacteria detection bacteriophages phage-based sensors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/8/845 |
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