Julián I. Mendoza, Fernando C. Soncini and Susana K. Checa
Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 6590-6593
DOI:
10.1039/D0CC01323D,
Communication
A highly sensitive and specific Hg-whole-cell biosensor was developed from a non-selective variant of the Au sensor GolS and its regulatory pathway. The performance of this analytical tool was validated under laboratory and field-like conditions. This biosensor can be easily applied in cost-effective and portable semiquantitative devices to report Hg contamination in water.