Single bacterial cell detection using a mutant luciferase.

Abstract:

:Previously, we constructed a genetically modified luciferase of Photinus pyralis that generates more than 10-fold higher luminescence intensity than the wild-type enzyme. In this study, we demonstrate that this modified luciferase enables us to detect ATP at 10(-18) mol, which is almost equal to the quantity contained in a single bacterial cell. Consequently,we have been able to detect bacterial contamination in samples as low as one colony-forming unit (c.f.u.) for both Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.

journal_name

Biotechnol Lett

journal_title

Biotechnology letters

authors

Noda K,Matsuno T,Fujii H,Kogure T,Urata M,Asami Y,Kuroda A

doi

10.1007/s10529-008-9643-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-06-01 00:00:00

pages

1051-4

issue

6

eissn

0141-5492

issn

1573-6776

journal_volume

30

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