Fluorogenic substrates for the detection of microbial nitroreductases

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 403-408

  James, A L ^a,b,c   Perry, J D ^a,b,c   Jay, C ^a,b,c   Monget, D ^a,b,c   Rasburn, J W ^a,b,c   Gould, F K ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA;

AMINOCOUMARINS; CELL ASSAYS; DIRECT-DETECTION; FLUOROGENIC SUBSTRATE; MICROBIAL STRAIN; NITROREDUCTASE ACTIVITY; NITROREDUCTASES; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PATHOGENIC MICROBIAL; WHOLE CELL;

FLUORESCENCE;

NITROREDUCTASE;

DETECTION METHOD; ENZYME; MICROORGANISM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; YEAST;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035164786     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2001.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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