A General Strategy for High-Efficiency Live Bacteria Imaging and Targeted Phototherapy

Key Points

• The research aims to develop an efficient method for imaging and phototherapy targeting in live bacteria using bacterial peptidoglycan.
• Developed a new imaging strategy utilizing bacterial peptidoglycan as a target.
• Minimized the requirement for high concentrations of chemical probes.
• Eliminated disruptive washing steps in the procedure.
• Achieved efficient imaging of live bacteria with reduced probe concentrations.
• Demonstrated effective targeting of bacteria for phototherapy applications.