Dead or Alive? Molecular life-dead distinction in human stool samples reveals significantly different composition of the microbial community
A. Perras, K. Koskinen, M. Mora, M. Beck, L. Wink, C. Moissl-Eichinger
This study uses PMA treatment to distinguish live from dead microbes in human stool samples, showing that 100 M PMA effectively reduces signals from dead cells.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology