title: Aggregation-based detection of M. smegmatis using D-arabinose-functionalized fluorescent silica nanoparticles.
abstract: Fluorescein-doped silica nanoparticles (FSNPs) functionalized with D-arabinose (Ara) showed strong interactions with Mycobacterium smegmatis (M. smegmatis) and caused the bacteria to aggregate. This aggregate formation was used as a means to detect M. smegmatis at the concentration of 10(4) CFU per mL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA. mingdi_yan@uml.edu.
authors.forename: Kalana W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Jayawardana
authors.forename: Samurdhi A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wijesundera
authors.forename: Mingdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D001089:Arabinose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D002449:Cell Aggregation / Q000502:physiology*; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000737:chemistry; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D020102:Mycobacterium smegmatis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D001089:Arabinose