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Metabolism-Triggered Colorimetric Sensor Array for Fingerprinting and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria.

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The rapid identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) of bacteria would help us to accurately identify the infectious sources as well as guide the use of antibiotics, which are crucial… Click to show full abstract

The rapid identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) of bacteria would help us to accurately identify the infectious sources as well as guide the use of antibiotics, which are crucial for improving the survival rate and antimicrobial resistance. Herein, a colorimetric sensor array for bacteria fingerprinting was constructed with d-amino acid (d-AA)-modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as probes (Au/d-AA). Bacteria can metabolize the d-AA, triggering the aggregation of AuNPs. Making use of different metabolic capabilities of bacteria toward different d-AA, eight kinds of bacteria including antibiotic-resistant bacteria and strains of the same bacterial species are successfully differentiated via learning the response patterns. Meanwhile, the sensor array also performs well in quantitative analysis of single bacterium and differentiation of bacteria mixtures. More interestingly, a rapid colorimetric AST approach has been developed based on the Au/d-AA nanoprobes by monitoring the d-AA metabolic activity of bacteria toward various antibiotic treatments. In this regard, the outlined work here would promote clinical practicability and facilitate antibiotic stewardship.

Keywords: susceptibility testing; colorimetric sensor; antibiotic susceptibility; sensor array; array

Journal Title: Analytical chemistry
Year Published: 2022

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