Abstract
Functionalization of bacterial cell surfaces has the potential to introduce new activities by chemical modification. Here we show that a bacteriophage-receptor complex can be used to functionalize the surface of two Gram-negative proteobacteria, Escherichia coli and Ralstonia eutropha with CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles. This work highlights the potential for using microbe-phage interactions to generate new functions on living cells.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / chemistry*
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Cadmium Compounds / chemistry
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Cupriavidus necator / chemistry*
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Escherichia coli / chemistry*
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Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry*
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Nanoparticles / chemistry*
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Selenium Compounds / chemistry
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Sulfides / chemistry
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T-Phages / chemistry*
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Viral Proteins / chemistry*
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Zinc Compounds / chemistry
Substances
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Cadmium Compounds
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Escherichia coli Proteins
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FhuA protein, E coli
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Selenium Compounds
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Sulfides
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Viral Proteins
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Zinc Compounds
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oad protein, Bacteriophage T5
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cadmium selenide
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zinc sulfide