A method for quantifying pulmonary Legionella pneumophila infection in mouse lungs by flow cytometry

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary load of Legionella pneumophila in mice is normally determined by counting serial dilutions of bacterial colony forming units (CFU) on agar plates. This process is often tedious and time consuming. We describe a novel, rapid and versatile flow cytometric method that detects bact...

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Main Authors: Ang, Desmond Koon Yong, Ong, Sze Ying, Brown, Andrew Stephen, Hartland, Elizabeth Louise, van Driel, Ian Richard
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503579/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905869
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-448
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