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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Charles E Turick, Aiken, SC (US);
Charles E Milliken, Evans, GA (US);
Hector Colon-Mercado, Aiken, SC (US);
Scott D Greenway, Aiken, SC (US);
Ariane L Martin, Sitka, AK (US);
Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of detecting microbial stress. The method comprises the following: providing an electrochemical device having at least one reference electrode and one working electrode wherein the electrochemical device also contains a fermenting microbe, setting an electrochemical potential, providing a source of electrical energy electrically connected to the at least one working electrode, detecting a transfer of electrons from the working electrode to the fermenting microbe, wherein the detection is an indication of microbial stress, and providing a remedial action in response to the indication of microbial stress.