DNAzyme-driven Z-scheme g-C3N4/V2C heterojunction reactivation for photoelectrochemical assessment of bacterial viability
Assessment of bacterial viability is vital for food and clinical biosafety, as it reveals pathogen survival and metabolic state, helping predict their potential to persist and cause illness. Herein, we presented a visible light-driven photoelectrochemical assay (termed DzPEC) designed for signal-on detection of live pathogenic bacteria. The DzPEC assay was fabricated using a DNAzyme-functionalized Z-scheme g-C 3 N 4 /V 2 C bio-heterojunction as a photoresposive material and SiO 2 as a photoquencher. The DzPEC assay, which utilizes DNAzyme to target the metabolic endoprotein RNase H2 that is secreted into the extracellular matrix, allows for bacterial viability assessment. Leveraging the Z-scheme heterojunction with high photoactive performance, the DzPEC assay for Salmonella enterica ( S. enterica ), used as a bacteria model, exhibited a detection limit of 141 CFU/mL and the ability to detect live bacterial abundnace as low as 0.1 %. The DzPEC assay demonstrated a strong correlation with RT-qPCR in the detection of S. enterica contamination in complex food and clinical matrices. These findings highlighted the potential of the DzPEC assay in bacterial viability phenotyping and live bacteria-associated biosafety monitoring.
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