title: Combination of a fluorescent dye and a Zn-S cluster and its biological application as a stain for bacteria.
abstract: An ionic-pair charge-transfer salt [C(15)H(16)N(3)](+)[Zn(8)S(SC(6)H(5))(15).H(2)O](-) (1) featuring a fluorescent dye and a wurtzite-like octanuclear Zn-S cluster shows high stability when staining bacteria Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Clostridium novyi NT.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry & Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. xij@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Jingli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Siyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Good
authors.forename: Mingqian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003470:Culture Media; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry; D014871:Water Microbiology; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013455:Sulfur; D015032:Zinc