Would the worms still avoid the simulated pyocyanin under these conditions? "We wanted to see whether we could 'simulate' bacterial pigmentation by simply changing the color of the light.

"We wanted to understand which component of the blue pigment toxin pyocyanin – its color or its toxicity – was informing the worms’ avoidance," says Ghosh, now at MIT, ...

The conceptual presentation of the bandage-based sensing array for determining pyocyanin and pH in wound with a pH-correction system for infection monitoring. a Schematic illustration of the ...