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A Functional Whole Blood Assay to Measure Viability of Mycobacteria, using Reporter-Gene Tagged BCG or M.Tb (BCG lux/M.Tb lux)
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Immunologie et infection
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Journal JoVE Immunologie et infection
A Functional Whole Blood Assay to Measure Viability of Mycobacteria, using Reporter-Gene Tagged BCG or M.Tb (BCG lux/M.Tb lux)
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September 14, 2011

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Chapitres

  • 00:05Titre
  • 01:35Preparation of BCG lux Reporter Mycobacterial Stock
  • 02:34RLU/CFU Correlation
  • 03:43Whole Blood Assay
  • 06:08Growth Ratios as Functional Responses
  • 07:20Conclusion

Summary

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We describe an alternative approach to the enumeration of mycobacteria in vitro, which uses reporter-gene tagged mycobacteria instead of colony-forming units (CFU). “Survival” of organisms as well as host response-markers are measured simultaneously, providing a low-cost, versatile and functional system for studies of host/pathogen interactions in the context of tuberculosis.

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