RT-qPCR based quantitative analysis of gene expression in single bacterial cells

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Gao, Weimin ^a   Zhang, Weiwen ^a   Meldrum, Deirdre R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B. subtilis; E. coli; Gene expression; RT qPCR; Single bacterial cells

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79955094707     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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