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Appl Environ Microbiol
; 72(2): 1692-5, 2006 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16461730
RESUMEN
Respiration rates of bacterial cultures can be a powerful tool in gauging the effects of genetic manipulation and environmental changes affecting overall metabolism. We present an optical method for measuring respiration rates using a robust phosphorescence lifetime-based sensor and off-the-shelf technology. This method was tested with the facultative methylotroph Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 to demonstrate subtle mutant phenotypes.