One-step synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots for imaging bacterial and fungal cells

Abstract

In this work, fluorescent carbon dots (C-dots) were synthesized using a hydrothermal method with <italic>Punica granatum</italic> (pomegranate) fruits as precursors, and were then used as probes for imaging of bacterial (<italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic>) and fungal (<italic>Fusarium avenaceum</italic>) cells.