Propidium monoazide is unreliable for quantitative live-dead molecular assays
S. Kaur, L. Bran, G. Rudakov, M. S. Verma
This study shows that propidium monoazide (PMA) is unreliable for quantitative viability assays when bacterial concentration and composition are unknown, but suitable for qualitative assessment with known dead microbes or extracellular DNA.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2024Bioengineering