Pitt-led researchers create quick, simple fluorescent detector for TB

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed an onsite method to quickly diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and expose the deadly drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that can mingle undetected with treatable strains. The researchers engineered bacteriophages - tiny viruses that attack bacteria - to inject TB bacteria with a glowing, fluorescent-green protein. They report their findings in the 19 March edition of PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online journal from the Public Library of Science...

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