Comunidades microbianas precondicionadas en la detección electroquímica: evaluación inicial de las capacidades de

Yashawini Phriya Rauichandran1, Kai Ling Yu2,3, Mohd Nur Ikhmal Salehmin4

  • 1Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

Resumen

La pre-colonización de sensores electroquímicos microbianos con bacterias específicas como Geobacter mejora su sensibilidad para el monitoreo de la calidad del agua. El enriquecimiento microbiano dirigido mejora significativamente la respuesta de los biosensores a los contaminantes en comparación con el inóculo natural.

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