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The results indicated that O. anthropi YC152 exhibited high adaptability to pH, temperature, salinity, and water quality under anaerobic conditions. The stable performance of the microbial fuel cell (MFC)-based biosensor indicated its potential as a reliable biosensor system. The MFC voltage decreased as the Cr(VI) concentration in the MFC increased. Two satisfactory linear relationships were observed between the Cr(VI) concentration and voltage output for various Cr(VI) concentration ranges (0.0125\u20130.3 mg\/L and 0.3\u20135 mg\/L). The MFC biosensor is a simple device that can accurately measure Cr(VI) concentrations in drinking water, groundwater, and electroplating wastewater in 45 min with low deviations (&lt;10%). The use of the biosensor can help in preventing the violation of effluent regulations and the maximum allowable concentration of Cr(VI) in water. Thus, the developed MFC biosensor has potential as an early warning detection device for Cr(VI) determination even if O. anthropi YC152 is a possible opportunistic pathogen.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s16081272","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,16]],"date-time":"2016-08-16T10:03:21Z","timestamp":1471341801000},"page":"1272","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Utility of Ochrobactrum anthropi YC152 in a Microbial Fuel Cell as an Early Warning Device for Hexavalent Chromium Determination"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Guey-Horng","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biological Engineering on Traditional Herbs and Research Center of Natural Cosmeceuticals Engineering, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361008, China"}]},{"given":"Chiu-Yu","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, China University of Science and Technology, Taipei 11581, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Man-Hai","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science, China University of Science and Technology, Taipei 11581, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Tzu-Yu","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, China University of Science and Technology, Taipei 11581, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Min-Chi","family":"Hsieh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, China University of Science and Technology, Taipei 11581, Taiwan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0425-5444","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ying-Chien","family":"Chung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, China University of Science and Technology, Taipei 11581, Taiwan"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"219","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2012.05.063","article-title":"Optimization and characterization of chromium(VI) reduction in saline condition by moderately halophilic Vigribacillus sp. isolated from mangrove soil of Bhitarkanika, India","volume":"15","author":"Mishra","year":"2012","journal-title":"J. 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