| Literature DB >> 28927972 |
Christian Kirchhoff1, Heribert Cypionka2.
Abstract
Live-dead staining with propidium iodide can give erroneous results for bacteria showing high membrane potentials. We observed uptake of propidium ions across intact cell membranes for Dinoroseobacter shibae and Bacillus subtilis. Apparently, a high membrane potential facilitates breakthrough of the double-charged propidium ion and can mark viable cells as dead.Entities:
Keywords: Bacillus subtilis; DiOC(2)(3); Dinoroseobacter shibae; Fluorescence microscopy; Propidium iodide; Sybr Green I
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28927972 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.09.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Methods ISSN: 0167-7012 Impact factor: 2.363