Microbial forensics: A potential tool for investigation and response to bioterrorism

Advancing biological investigations using portable sensors for detection of sensitive samples

“…Recent studies on the topic have increased the topic's practicality and utility. The necessity for rapid and precise biosensors to detect infectious agents has become more urgent, considering recent biological terrorism concerns and outbreaks of microbial infections [ 245 , 246 ]. Most rapid biosensors for the detection of biowarfare agents are designed to produce detectable signals in response to an interaction between a molecular probe inside the detector and an analyte of interest.…”