Green fluorescent protein reporter microplate assay for high-throughput screening of compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 344-347

  Collins, L A ^a   Torrero, M N ^a   Franzblau, S G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CAPREOMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; LUCIFERASE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROPORATION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ELECTROPORATION; ETHAMBUTOL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ISONIAZID; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OFLOXACIN; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0031941004     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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