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. 2020 Dec 28;12(6):70–83. doi: 10.17691/stm2020.12.6.09

Table 3.

Examples of modern designs of label-free biosensors for the detection of pathogenic bacteria and viruses

Recognizing bioreceptor Transduction method Test models of pathogens (sensitivity) References
Bacteriophage Photoluminescence S. aureus (4·108 CFU/ml) [68, 92]
Antimicrobial peptides Impedancemetry E. coliS. epidermidis , S. aureus, (P. 10aeruginosa2 CFU/ml) , [60, 73, 91]
Antibacterial Zn-CuO and nanoparticles graphene oxide Man/MUA-MH/Au* Impedancemetry Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy E. coli, S. aureus (50 CFU/ml); antibacterial effect — 100%, 30 min [36, 79, 85, 87]
Thiolated G protein on gold electrodes and gold nanoparticles Cyclic voltammetry Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy S. typhimurium (2.16·106 CFU/ml) E. coli (50–103 CFU/ml) [93]
Enzymes Electrochemical E. coli O157:H7 (150 CFU/ml) [55, 57, 58]
Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) Electrochemical S. S. typhimurium aureus (140 (48 CFU/CFU/ml) ml) [11, 18, 71]
Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) Electrochemical S. aureus, M. tuberculosis [11, 4547]
Aptamer on gold nanoparticles Autofluorescence quenching S. typhimurium (48 CFU/ml) [3, 5, 40]
Monoclonal antibodies Optical S. Listeria enteritidis monocytogenes (80 CFU/ ml) [14, 16, 88, 94]
Thiolated aptamer Impedancemetry Shigella dysenteriae [8, 95]
Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy M. tuberculosis [62, 88, 96]
Monoclonal antibodies Surface plasmon resonance Enterococcus faecalis (104–108 CFU/ml) [86, 90]
Aptamer Impedancemetry Bacillus Bacillus cereus anthracis (104–10(spores) 6 CFU/ml) [3, 5, 30, 40, 48]
Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) Electrochemical Cyclic impedance voltammetry spectroscopy Salmonella spp. [71]
Enzyme (graphene simulator quantum dots) Electrochemical (5 (Yersinia milk)–30 enterocolitica (serum) CFU/ml) [48, 80, 97]
Monoclonal (long-term fiber antibodies lattices) Surface plasmon resonance S. aureus (224 CFU/ml, 30 min) [69, 78, 90]
Monoclonal antibodies Visualization Salmonella enteritidis (102–108 CFU/ml) [81]
Nucleic acids (DNA, aptamer) Electrochemical Avian influenza virus H5N1 (AIV) [45]
Nucleic acids (DNA) Electrochemical impedance Zika virus (25.0±1.7 nmol) [46]
Aptamer (rGO-TiO2) Electrochemical Salmonella (10enterica–108 CFU/, typhimurium ml) [80]
Nucleic acids (DNA) Piezoelectric Clostridium specificity difficile (sensitivity — 95%) — 95%, [85]
Monoclonal antibodies Surface plasmon resonance M. tuberculosis (102–106 CFU/ml) [88, 96]
Aptamer Fluorescent Salmonella typhimurium (6·10 CFU/ml) [82]
Monoclonal antibodies Potentiometry Salmonella typhimurium (106 CFU/ml) [84]
Nucleic acids (DNA) Electrochemical impedance M. tuberculosis (102–106 CFU/ml) [47]
Aptamer (RNA) Fluorescent S. aureus (102–106 CFU/ml) [3]

* Man/MUA-MH/Au — mannose/11-mercaptoundecanoic acid/6-mercapto-hexanol/gold.