title: Electrochromic polyoxometalate material as a sensor of bacterial activity.
abstract: Lactobacillus fermentum, a bacterium of human microbiota, acts as an electron donor for the electrochromic [P2Mo(VI)18O62](6-). Since the reductive capacity of L. fermentum correlates with its metabolic activity, the reaction with [P2Mo(VI)18O62](6-) affords a means of evaluating its activity. Following this logic, we have concluded that vancomycin severely affects the activity of L. fermentum whereas omeprazole does not.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias and Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, Spain. josema@ugr.es.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Natividad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gálvez
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clemente-León
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dominguez-Vera
mesh_terms: D004579:Electron Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D052197:Limosilactobacillus fermentum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000099294:Polyoxometalates
chemical_list: D009853:Omeprazole; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; D014640:Vancomycin; C102296:polyoxometalate I; D000099294:Polyoxometalates