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Live/Dead Bacterial Spore Assay Using DPA-Triggered Tb Luminescence

TBMG-29411

03/01/2003

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A method of measuring the fraction of bacterial spores in a sample that remain viable exploits DPA-triggered luminescence of Tb3+ and is based partly on the same principles as those described in the immediately preceding article. Unlike prior methods for performing such live/dead assays of bacterial spores, this method does not involve counting colonies formed by cultivation (which can take days), or counting of spores under a microscope, and works whether or not bacterial spores are attached to other small particles (i.e., dust), and can be implemented on a time scale of about 20 minutes.

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"Live/Dead Bacterial Spore Assay Using DPA-Triggered Tb Luminescence," Mobility Engineering, March 1, 2003.
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Mar 1, 2003
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TBMG-29411
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English