Studies on a luminescent antimicrobial metal complex reveal a method to directly image pathogenic bacterial infection in a living organism using optical microscopy
Kirsty L. Smitten, Hannah M. Southam, Nick J. Van Hateren, Christa Walther, Jim A. Thomas
This study demonstrates a method to image bacterial infection in living Galleria Mellonella larvae using a luminescent metal complex and optical microscopy.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology