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Codon-optimized fluorescent mTFP and mCherry for microscopic visualization and genetic counterselection of streptococci and enterococci.
Journal of microbiological methods - 1 Sept 2015
Vickerman M Margaret, Mansfield Jillian M, Zhu Min, Walters Katherine S, Banas Jeffrey A
Abstract excerpt
Despite the powerful potential of fluorescent proteins for labeling bacteria, their use has been limited in multi-species oral biofilm models. Fermentative metabolism by streptococcal species that initiate biofilm colonization results in an acidic, reduced microenvironment that may limit the activities of some fluorescent proteins which are influenced by pH and oxygen availability. The need to reliably...
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