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Using Fluorescent Viruses for Detecting Bacteria in WaterA method of detecting water-borne pathogenic bacteria is based partly on established molecular-recognition and fluorescent-labeling concepts, according to which bacteria of a species of interest are labeled with fluorescent reporter molecules and the bacteria can then be detected by fluorescence spectroscopy. The novelty of the present method lies in the use of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) to deliver the fluorescent reporter molecules to the bacteria of the species of interest.
Document ID
20090016108
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
External Source(s)
http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/5042
Authors
Tabacco, Mary Beth (Echo Technologies, Inc. Alexandria, VA, United States)
Qian, Xiaohua (Echo Technologies, Inc. Alexandria, VA, United States)
Russo, Jaimie A. (Echo Technologies, Inc. Alexandria, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 2009
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs, April 2009
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
MSC-23371-1
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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