Fluorescent pH-Sensitive Nanoparticles in an Agarose Matrix for Imaging of Bacterial Growth and Metabolism

Fluorescent pH-Sensitive Nanoparticles in an Agarose Matrix for Imaging of Bacterial Growth and Metabolism

Living color: Fluorescent pH‐sensitive nanoparticles 12 nm in diameter were prepared and incorporated into agarose gel in a Petri dish to image pH changes during bacterial growth and metabolism (see picture).

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 406 - 409
Main Authors: Wang, Xu-dong, Meier, Robert J., Wolfbeis, Otto S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 02-01-2013
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Edition:International ed. in English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Bacteria - chemistry
Bacteria - growth & development
Bacteria - metabolism
bacteria growth
Biosensing Techniques - methods
Bulging
Color
Fluorescent Dyes - chemistry
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Imaging
Metabolism
Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles - chemistry
pH values
Pictures
sensor
Sepharose - chemistry
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Summary:Living color: Fluorescent pH‐sensitive nanoparticles 12 nm in diameter were prepared and incorporated into agarose gel in a Petri dish to image pH changes during bacterial growth and metabolism (see picture).
Bibliography:This work was financially supported by the Alexander von Humboldt foundation (Bonn) through a fellowship for X.-d.W. and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (project WO 669/9-1), which are gratefully acknowledged. We also want to express our special thanks to Barbara Goricnik for cultivating the bacteria.
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
DFG - No. WO 669/9-1
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These authors contribute equally to this work.
This work was financially supported by the Alexander von Humboldt foundation (Bonn) through a fellowship for X.‐d.W. and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (project WO 669/9‐1), which are gratefully acknowledged. We also want to express our special thanks to Barbara Goricnik for cultivating the bacteria.
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ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201205715