Issue 20, 2008
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Chemical Communications

Quantum dot probes for bacteria distinguish Escherichia coli mutants and permit in vivo imaging†

W. Matthew Leevy,a   Timothy N. Lambert,b   James R. Johnson,a   Joshua Morrisa  and  Bradley D. Smith*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 251 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA
E-mail: smith.115@nd.edu

b Department of Ceramic Processing and Inorganic Materials, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA

Abstract

Fluorescent quantum dots coated with zinc(II)-dipicolylamine coordination complexes can selectively stain a rough Escherichia coli mutant that lacks an O-antigen element and permit optical detection in a living mouse leg infection model.

Graphical abstract: Quantum dot probes for bacteria distinguish Escherichia coli mutants and permit in vivo imaging

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B803590C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Mar 2008
Accepted
27 Mar 2008
First published
10 Apr 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 2331-2333

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Quantum dot probes for bacteria distinguish Escherichia coli mutants and permit in vivo imaging

W. M. Leevy, T. N. Lambert, J. R. Johnson, J. Morris and B. D. Smith, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2331 DOI: 10.1039/B803590C

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