Agricultural contaminants, sensitive detection biosensors
Antibodies, immune system biorecognition elements
Antibody production strategies
Biosensor-based, nucleic acid probes, lectins, antibodies
Instrumentation-based analysis
Mycotoxins, marine toxins, phycotoxins
Optical immunosensors, for quality determination
Pathogens and food-borne toxins
Recognition elements in sensors
Transducers in biosensor systems
Immunosensors permit the rapid and sensitive analysis of a range of analytes. Here, we provide a critical assessment of how such formats can be implemented, with emphasis on the detection of bacterial and fungal pathogens, agricultural contaminants (e.g. pesticides and herbicides) and toxins. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc..