Detecting inactivated endospores in fluorescence microscopy using propidium monoazide

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-345736
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.34573

Probst, Alexander ; Mahnert, A. ; Weber, Christina ; Haberer, Klaus ; Moissl-Eichinger, Christine

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Abstract

The differentiation between living and dead bacterial endospores is crucial in many research areas of microbiology. The identification of inactivated, non-pathogenic Bacillus anthracis spores is one reason why improvement of decontamination protocols is so desirable. Another field interested in spore viability is planetary protection, a sub-discipline of astrobiology that estimates the bioburden ...