Fluorinated trehalose analogues for cell surface engineering and imaging of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C. S. Guy, J. A. Gott, J. Ramirez-Cardenas, C. de Wolf, C. M. Furze, G. West, J. C. Munoz-Garcia, J. Angulo, E. Fullam
This paper develops fluorinated trehalose analogues to label and visualize Mycobacterium tuberculosis, showing their uptake correlates with substrate recognition and enabling pathogen-specific detection.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology