Human health/socioeconomic development is closely correlated to environmental pollution,
highlighting the need to monitor contaminants in the real environment with reliable devices …

Mercury (Hg) and its organic compounds, especially monomethylmercury (MeHg), cause
major damage to the ecosystem and human health. In surface water or sediments …

The applications of conventional sensors are limited by the long response time, high cost,
large detection limit, low sensitivity, complicated usage and low selectivity. These sensors …

Since the initial introduction of whole-cell bioreporters (WCBs) nearly 30 years ago, their
high sensitivity, selectivity, and suitability for on-site detection have rendered them highly …

With the rapid development of synthetic biology, various whole-cell biosensors have been
designed as valuable biological devices for the selective and sensitive detection of toxic …

Plastic pollution is an emerging environmental concern, gaining significant attention
worldwide. They are classified into microplastics (MP; defined from 1 μm to 5 mm) and …

This review aims to systematize data on the construction and applications of bacterial lux-
biosensors in various fields ranging from investigation of gene regulation and regulatory …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific fungi. More than 400 different
mycotoxins are known in the world, and the concentration of these toxins in food and feed …

Heavy metal contamination due to industrial and agricultural waste represents a growing
threat to water supplies. Frequent and widespread monitoring for toxic metals in drinking …

The simultaneous sensing and remediation of multiple heavy metal ions in wastewater or
soil with microorganisms is currently a significant challenge. In this study, the microorganism …