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Bispecific Metabolic Monitoring Platform for Bacterial Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
Jiayi Chen1, Ziyun Miao1, Chengjie Ma2
1The Key Lab of Health Chemistry & Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
ACS Sensors
|February 13, 2025
Summary
This study introduces a novel nanoparticle platform for rapid bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing. The technology uses unique persistent luminescence patterns to accurately detect bacteria and their response to antibiotics.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Microbiology
Background:
- Accurate bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing are crucial for effective treatment of bacterial infections.
- Current methods can be time-consuming, delaying appropriate patient management.
- Drug resistance necessitates rapid diagnostic tools to guide therapy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a bispecific metabolic monitoring platform for prompt bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing.
- To leverage persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) for sensitive enzyme detection.
- To utilize machine learning for analyzing luminescence patterns for bacterial diagnostics.
Main Methods:
- Design of core-shell structured PLNP with red and green luminescence.
- Functionalization of PLNP with enzyme-cleavable energy acceptors.
- Amplification of FRET via surface-confined luminescence for enhanced enzyme monitoring.
- Incubation of bacteria with PLNP probes and analysis of unique luminescence signatures.
- Training machine learning models on characteristic luminescence patterns for identification and susceptibility testing.
Main Results:
- Differentiated red and green luminescence patterns observed for distinct bacterial species.
- Achieved 100% accuracy in prompt bacterial identification using trained machine learning models.
- Successfully differentiated active and inactive bacterial states after antibiotic treatment, indicating susceptibility.
- Demonstrated enhanced sensitivity in bacterial enzyme monitoring due to amplified FRET.
Conclusions:
- The developed platform offers a robust and sensitive method for monitoring bacterial metabolism.
- This technology provides a promising strategy for rapid infection diagnosis and guiding antibiotic therapy.
- Potential applications include bacterial communication monitoring and pathogenicity investigation.
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