Quantum dots as strain- and metabolism-specific microbiological labels

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作者
Kloepfer, JA
Mielke, RE
Wong, MS
Nealson, KH
Stucky, G
Nadeau, JL
机构
[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Ctr Life Detect, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Chem & Biochem, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[3] Univ So Calif, Dept Earth Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
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10.1128/AEM.69.7.4205-4213.2003
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Biologically conjugated quantum dots (QDs) have shown great promise as multiwavelength fluorescent labels for on-chip bioassays and eukaryotic cells. However, use of these photoluminescent nanocrystals in bacteria has not previously been reported, and their large size (3 to 10 nm) makes it unclear whether they inhibit bacterial recognition of attached molecules and whether they are able to pass through bacterial cell walls. Here we describe the use of conjugated CdSe QDs for strain- and metabolism-specific microbial labeling in a wide variety of bacteria and fungi, and our analysis was geared toward using receptors for a conjugated biomolecule that are present and active on the organism's surface. While cell surface molecules, such as glycoproteins, make excellent targets for conjugated QDs, internal labeling is inconsistent and leads to large spectral shifts compared with the original fluorescence, suggesting that there is breakup or dissolution of the QDs. Transmission electron microscopy of whole mounts and thin sections confirmed that bacteria are able to extract Cd and Se from QDs in a fashion dependent upon the QD surface conjugate.
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页数:9
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