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Sixty-four DNA strands hybridize to 16S rRNA to form 32 deoxyribozyme catalytic cores that produce a fluorescent signal. The approach allows detection of 0.6 pM 16S rRNA, or about 3×10(4) bacterial cells in a PCR-free format.
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