A Noninvasive Method for Time-Lapse Imaging of Microbial Interactions and Colony Dynamics.

ABSTRACT: Complex interactions between microbial populations can greatly affect the overall properties of a microbial community, sometimes leading to cooperation and mutually beneficial coexistence, or competition and the death or displacement of organisms or subpopulations. Interactions between different biofilm populations are highly relevant in diverse scientific areas, from antimicrobial resistance to microbial ecology. The utilization of modern microscopic techniques has provided a new and interesting insight into how bacteria interact at the cellular level to form and maintain microbial biofilms. However, our ability to follow complex intraspecies and interspecies interactions in vivo at the microscopic level has remained somewhat limited. Here, we detailed BacLive, a novel noninvasive

SUBMITTER: Molina-Santiago C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9430563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature