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Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling.

ABSTRACT: The detection and inactivation of pathogenic strains of bacteria continues to be an important therapeutic goal. Hence, there is a need for materials that can bind selectively to specific microorganisms for diagnostic or anti-infective applications, but that can be formed from simple and inexpensive building blocks. Here, we exploit bacterial redox systems to induce a copper-mediated radical polymerization of synthetic monomers at cell surfaces, generating polymers in situ that bind strongly to the microorganisms that produced them. This 'bacteria-instructed synthesis' can be carried out with a variety of microbial strains, and we show that the polymers produced are self-selective binding agents for the 'instructing' cell types. We further expand on the bacterial redox chemistries to 'click' fluorescent reporters onto polymers directly at the surfaces of a range of clinical isolate strains, allowing rapid, facile and simultaneous binding and visualization of pathogens.

SUBMITTER: Magennis EP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4286827 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling.

Magennis E Peter EP Fernandez-Trillo Francisco F Sui Cheng C Spain Sebastian G SG Bradshaw David J DJ Churchley David D Mantovani Giuseppe G Winzer Klaus K Alexander Cameron C

Nature materials 20140511 7

The detection and inactivation of pathogenic strains of bacteria continues to be an important therapeutic goal. Hence, there is a need for materials that can bind selectively to specific microorganisms for diagnostic or anti-infective applications, but that can be formed from simple and inexpensive building blocks. Here, we exploit bacterial redox systems to induce a copper-mediated radical polymerization of synthetic monomers at cell surfaces, generating polymers in situ that bind strongly to t ...[more]

PMID: 24813421

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Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling.

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