Open AccessA fluorescent probe for a phosphonium ion efflux system in bacteria
Author(s) -
Midgley M.,
Iscandar Nagwa S.,
Parish M.,
Dawes E.A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1986.tb01401.x
Subject(s) - phosphonium , efflux , bacteria , fluorescence , chemistry , ion , substrate (aquarium) , biophysics , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , organic chemistry , ecology , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics
The interaction of a fluorescent probe with three species of bacteria shows properties consistent with the probe acting as a substrate for an efflux system that can also transport phosphonium ions and related compounds.