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Characterizing interactions between microbial cells and their specific inhibitory drugs is essential for developing effective drugs and understanding the therapeutic mechanism. Functional metal nanoclusters can be effective inhibitory agents against microorganisms according to various characterization methods, but quantitative three-dimensional (3D) spatial structural analysis of intact cells is lacking. Herein, using coherent X-ray diffraction imaging, we performed in situ 3D visualization of unstained Staphylococcus aureus cells treated with peptide mineralized Au-cluster probes at a resolution of similar to 47 nm. Subsequent 3D mass-density mapping and quantitative structural analyses of S. aureus in different degrees of destruction showed that the bacterial cell wall was damaged and cytoplasmic constituents were released from cells, confirming the significant antibacterial effects of the Au-cluster probe. This study provides a promising nondestructive approach for quantitative imaging and paves the way for further research into microbe-inhibitor drug interactions.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN: 0003-2700
年份: 2022
7 . 4
JCR@2022
7 . 4 0 0
JCR@2022
ESI学科: CHEMISTRY;
ESI高被引阀值:53
JCR分区:1
中科院分区:1
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