Technical Description: The invention relates to diagnosing and monitoring conditions of interest. In particular, the invention relates to diagnosing and monitoring bacteria-related conditions.
Summary: It is known that bacteria release chemicals known as "quorum sensing molecules" [QSM], which serve to communicate information about bacterial concentration. The inventors propose to assess the activity of infectious bacteria in human patients by measuring their level of QSM.
12. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number: (to be assigned) Filed: September 10, 2008
Title: "Spores for the stabilization and on-site application of bacterial whole-cell biosensing systems."
Inventors: Drs. Sylvia Daunert, Sapna Deo, Patrizia Pasini, Amol Date (Chemistry)
Technical Description: The invention relates to biosensors for detecting analytes of interest. In particular, the invention relates to biosensors comprising spore-forming bacterial cells and/or spores generated from the spore-forming bacteria cells.
Summary: Bacterial cells have been genetically engineered to detect substances