Chapter title |
Measurement of Bacterial Bioluminescence Intensity and Spectrum: Current Physical Techniques and Principles.
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Chapter number | 324 |
Book title |
Bioluminescence: Fundamentals and Applications in Biotechnology - Volume 3
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Published in |
Advances in biochemical engineering biotechnology, May 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/10_2015_324 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-927405-8, 978-3-31-927407-2
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Authors |
Jia, Kun, Ionescu, Rodica Elena, Kun Jia, Rodica Elena Ionescu |
Abstract |
: Bioluminescence is light production by living organisms, which can be observed in numerous marine creatures and some terrestrial invertebrates. More specifically, bacterial bioluminescence is the "cold light" produced and emitted by bacterial cells, including both wild-type luminescent and genetically engineered bacteria. Because of the lively interplay of synthetic biology, microbiology, toxicology, and biophysics, different configurations of whole-cell biosensors based on bacterial bioluminescence have been designed and are widely used in different fields, such as ecotoxicology, food toxicity, and environmental pollution. This chapter first discusses the background of the bioluminescence phenomenon in terms of optical spectrum. Platforms for bacterial bioluminescence detection using various techniques are then introduced, such as a photomultiplier tube, charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) based integrated circuit. Furthermore, some typical biochemical methods to optimize the analytical performances of bacterial bioluminescent biosensors/assays are reviewed, followed by a presentation of author's recent work concerning the improved sensitivity of a bioluminescent assay for pesticides. Finally, bacterial bioluminescence as implemented in eukaryotic cells, bioluminescent imaging, and cancer cell therapies is discussed. |
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