Bacterial efflux pumps excrete SYTO™ dyes and lead to false-negative staining results.
Analyst
; 149(8): 2232-2235, 2024 Apr 15.
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| ID: mdl-38445898
ABSTRACT
Multidrug efflux pumps excrete a range of small molecules from bacterial cells. In this study, we show that bacterial efflux pumps have affinity for a range of SYTO™ dyes that are commonly used to label bacteria. Efflux pump activity will there lead to false negative results from bacterial staining and SYTO™ dyes should be used with caution on live samples.
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Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras
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Analyst
Ano de publicação:
2024
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