Evaluation of fluorescent stains for visualizing extracellular DNA in biofilms

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 102-104

  Okshevsky, Mira ^a   Meyer, Rikke Louise ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofilm; EDNA; Extracellular DNA; Fluorescent staining; Imaging

Indexed keywords

7 HYDROXY 9H (1,3 DICHLORO 9,9 DIMETHYLACRIDIN 2 ONE); BACTERIAL DNA; CYANINE DYE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTUM YIELD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; EVALUATION STUDY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84929513457     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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