Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a prevalent enteric bacterium and a necessary organism to
monitor for food safety and environmental purposes. Developing efficient and specific …

This review highlights recent efforts to detect bacteria using engineered small molecules that
are processed and incorporated similarly to their natural counterparts. There are both …

Imaging infections in patients is challenging using conventional methods, motivating the
development of positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracers targeting bacteria-specific …

Background Infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, regardless of
advances in antimicrobial therapy and improved knowledge of microorganisms. With the …

The use of radiolabeled glucose for PET imaging resulted in the most commonly used tracer
in the clinic, 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoroglucose (FDG). More recently, other radiolabeled sugars …

Bacterial infections remain a major threat to human health. However, conventional tools
currently used for diagnosis require clinical samples which may not be informative for deep …