Rapid chromatic detection of bacteria by use of a new biomimetic polymer sensor
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A new bacterial detection platform generating dramatic visible color changes accompanied by intense fluorescence emission that are induced by membrane-active molecules secreted by proliferating bacteria is described. The chromatic technology is generic and simple, does not require identification a priori of specific bacterial recognition elements, and could be applied for detection of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2006
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Piezotolerant small-colony variants with increased thermotolerance, antibiotic susceptibility, and low invasiveness in a clonal Staphylococcus aureus population
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Piezotolerant variants can be isolated following a pressure treatment of a clonal Staphylococcus aureus culture with 400 MPs for 30 minutes. Many isolates have displayed an increased thermotolerance, impaired growth, and reduced antibiotic resistance compared to the wild type.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2007
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