Bacterial association with metals enables in vivo tracking of microbiota using magnetic resonance imaging
S. C. Donnelly, N. Gelman, R. T. Thompson, F. S. Prato, J. P. Burton, D. E. Goldhawk
This paper shows that certain bacteria have distinct MRI relaxation rates that could be used to track them in the body, with lactobacilli showing particularly high signal due to manganese content.
bioRxiv · May 5, 2022Microbiology