Toxin-antitoxin-stabilized reporter plasmids for biophotonic imaging of Group A streptococcus

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9737-9745

  Loh, Jacelyn M S ^a   Proft, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Biophotonic imaging; Firefly luciferase; Group A streptococcus; Streptococcus pyogenes; Toxin antitoxin system

Indexed keywords

BIOPHOTONIC IMAGING; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIN-ANTITOXIN SYSTEM;

DNA; GASES; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOLUMINESCENCE;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITOXIN; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; PLASMID; REAL TIME; RECOMBINATION; TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICE; PLASMIDS; STAINING AND LABELING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84888431413     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5200-7     Document Type: Article

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