Detection of live mycobacteria with a solvatochromic trehalose probe for point-of-care tuberculosis diagnosis
M. Kamariza, P. Shieh, F. P. Rodriguez-Rivera, C. S. Ealand, B. Chu, N. Martinson, B. D. Kana, C. R. Bertozzi
This paper develops a fluorogenic trehalose analog to detect live mycobacteria, showing it can label Mtb in clinical samples and is reduced by TB drugs.
bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2017Microbiology