Exploring permeability of Escherichia coli competence using quantum dots as fluorescent probes

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-270

  Wenhua, Li ^a   Haiyan, Xie ^a   Zhixiong, Xie ^a   Jianhong, Ou ^a   Xiangdong, Chen ^a   Ping, Shen ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E. coli competence; Mechanism; Penetrability; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLASMIDS; QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 9644270279     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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