Staph Detectors (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Staph Detectors

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University of Iowa researchers have created a noninvasive probe that can detect a common strain of staph bacteria in the body. The staph bacteria are located via a light-emitting molecule (green), which is released when a bacterial enzyme (in orange) slices and separates the probe (shown in blue), shown in the illustration above.

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McNamara lab, University of Iowa

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