The ability to detect pathogenic and physiologically relevant molecules in the body with high
sensitivity and specificity offers a powerful opportunity in the early diagnosis and treatment of …

Infectious animal diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and
viruses threaten the health and well-being of wildlife, livestock, and human populations, limit …

Biosensors are of great significance because of their capability to resolve a potentially large
number of analytical problems and challenges in very diverse areas such as defense …

Pathogen and toxin-contaminated foods and beverages are a major source of illnesses,
even death, and have a significant economic impact worldwide. Human health is always …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Biosensors represent promising analytical tools applicable in areas such as clinical
diagnosis, food industry, environment monitoring and in other fields, where rapid and …

Cell‐based biosensors offer cheap, portable and simple methods of detecting molecules of
interest but have yet to be truly adopted commercially. Issues with their performance and …

Biosensors are a very active research field. They have the potential to lead to low-cost,
rapid, sensitive, reproducible, and miniaturized bioanalytical devices, which exploit the high …

Bacterial toxins are food safety hazards causing about 10% of all reported foodborne
outbreaks in Europe. Pertinent to Gram‐positive pathogens, the most relevant toxins are …

Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen responsible for non-invasive
and invasive diseases in the elderly, pregnant women, neonates and immunocompromised …