Absorption and transport of fluorescent brighteners by microorganisms.
The absorption of brighteners by living cells and their transport to subsequent growth is described. Brighteners are highly fluorescent, ultraviolet-absorbing compounds which appear to be essentially nontoxic, stable biological markers. They have been effectively absorbed by growing cultures of bacteria, yeasts, actinomycetes, and higher fungi, with active growth centers evidencing the greatest flourescence.
D001414:Bacitracin; D001419:Bacteria; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005453:Fluorescence; D005658:Fungi; D010407:Penicillium; D013302:Streptomyces; D015003:Yeasts
D001414:Bacitracin
BACITRACIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; PENICILLIUM; STREPTOMYCES; YEASTS