297: Bacterial-electronic Sensor Pill

This Week in Microbiology

TWiM reviews how a coating of lipoproteins provides a stabilizing environment on the inner membrane of Bacillus subtilis spores, and a miniaturized device that integrates genetically engineered probiotic biosensors with a custom-designed photodetector and readout chip to track mediators of inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract

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Links for this episode

• Lipoproteins stabilize germination apparatus (J Bacteriol)
• A coating of liposomes (J Bacteriol)
• Biosensor to detect inflammatory molecules in the gut (Nature)
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