title: A living light bulb, ultrasensitive biodetection made easy.
abstract: A team of scientists led by Professor DW Pang at Wuhan University have developed a new class of fluorescence probes based on bacterial cells. These microbial factories manufacture semiconductor nanocrystals inside and display protein A molecules on cell surface, transforming Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) cells into highly fluorescent cellular beacons that can be easily adapted for detection of diverse biological targets.
authors: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Shang
authors: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors: Xiaohu
authors: X
authors: Gao