| Literature DB >> 20620161 |
Xiaowen R Bina1, Mark A Miller, James E Bina.
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A Francisella tularensis shuttle vector that constitutively expresses the Photorhabdus luminescens lux operon in type A and type B strains of F. tularensis was constructed. The bioluminescence reporter plasmid was introduced into the live vaccine strain of F. tularensis and used to follow F. tularensis growth in a murine intranasal challenge model in real-time by bioluminescence imaging. The results show that the new bioluminescence reporter plasmid represents a useful tool for tularemia research that is suitable for following F. tularensis growth in both in vitro and in vivo model systems.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20620161 PMCID: PMC2943566 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2010.07.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plasmid ISSN: 0147-619X Impact factor: 3.466