Uses and limitations of green fluorescent protein as a viability marker in Enterococcus faecalis: An observational investigation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-63

  Hoogenkamp, Michel A ^a   Crielaard, Wim ^a   Krom, Bastiaan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Fluorescence; GFP; Oxidizing agents; Real time imaging; Viability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; POLYSORBATE 80; TRITON X 100; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; BIOMARKERS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84930632077     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.05.020     Document Type: Article

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