Codon-improved fluorescent proteins in investigation of Staphylococcus aureus host pathogen interactions

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-86

  Paprotka, Kerstin ^a   Giese, Bernd ^a   Fraunholz, Martin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerulean; Fluorescence microscopy; MRFP; Photoactivatable GFP; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77956407414     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.07.022     Document Type: Article

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