Coupling the inhibition effect of bacteria with amperometric readout for the detection of antibiotics (BACSENS).

Most of the farmers and industries rely on the microbial inhibition tests as a screening tool for a broad range of antibiotics because it is natural, intuitive, and simple enough to be operated by non-specialists outside laboratories. Unfortunately, it suffers from drawbacks such as long analysis time and sensitivity issues. To improve the on-site screening test, we introduce the pioneering idea to couple cost effective and sensitive amperometric sensors with bacterial inhibition tests. Our method will lower the risks for public health and operational costs for industries.

Keywords:BACTERIA, SENSORS, ANTIBIOTICS, ELECTRODE

Disciplines:Electrochemistry, Food technology