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Visualization of Bacterial Resistance using Fluorescent Antibiotic Probes
Published on: March 2, 2020
Quantum dot probes for bacteria distinguish Escherichia coli mutants and permit in vivo imaging
W Matthew Leevy1, Timothy N Lambert, James R Johnson
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
Abstract:
Fluorescent quantum dots coated with zinc(ii)-dipicolylamine coordination complexes can selectively stain a rough Escherichia coli mutant that lacks an O-antigen element and permit optical detection in a living mouse leg infection model.

