Red Fluorescent Chlamydia trachomatis Applied to Live Cell Imaging and Screening for Antibacterial Agents

Red Fluorescent Chlamydia trachomatis Applied to Live Cell Imaging and Screening for Antibacterial Agents

In this study, we describe the application of a transformed Chlamydia trachomatis strain constitutively expressing the red fluorescent protein mCherry, to allow real-time monitoring of the infection cycle and screening for agents that block replication of C. trachomatis. The red fluorescent C. trach...

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Main Authors: Sergio A. Mojica, Anna U. Eriksson, Rohan A. Davis, Wael Bahnan, Mikael Elofsson, Åsa Gylfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Chlamydia trachomatis
high content screening
Australian natural products
antibacterial
anti-chlamydial
mCherry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03151/full

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