Live-cell imaging tool optimization to study gene expression levels and dynamics in single cells of bacillus cereus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 5643-5651

  Eijlander, Robyn T ^a   Kuipers, Oscar P ^b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL-TO-CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL-TO-CELL VARIABILITY; CELLULAR DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION LEVELS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEINS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEINS; SPOILAGE; VISUALIZATION;

CYTOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN; SUBPOPULATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; TIME LAPSE IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING;

EID: 84884246388     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01347-13     Document Type: Article

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