Original Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Transl Med. Dec 12, 2013; 2(3): 67-74
Published online Dec 12, 2013. doi: 10.5528/wjtm.v2.i3.67
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Figure 1 Flow cytometry histograms of the relevant aptamer candidates. Four aptamers show significant binding to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 43300 bacteria, but not to the Enterococcus faecalis cell line.
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Figure 2 Comparison of the binding results between fixed and live methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cells. Binding assays show that results remain the same, irrespective of whether experiments are run with fixed or live cells. MRSA:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Figure 3 SigmaPlot binding curve of the aptamer DTMRSA4 used for the Kd value determination. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cells were incubated with various concentrations of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled DTMRSA4.