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Abstract
Biofilms pose a public health risk due to their ability to protect bacteria from mechanical, environmental and chemical factors. Thereby they can confer resistance to their constituent bacteria and serve as a vehicle for spread of antimicrobial resistance [1]. Previous studies have shown complex fractal patterning and chirality in multi-strain colony biofilms; however, the architecture and substucture of single-strain communities is somewhat understudied. We aim to use the Mesolens to image the previously unexplored internal architecture of an intact Escherichia coli colony biofilm to better understand spatiotemporal organisation of a live acterial community.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 7 Jul 2019 |
Event | FEMS 2019 - SEC Centre , Glasgow Duration: 7 Jul 2019 → 11 Jul 2019 |
Conference
Conference | FEMS 2019 |
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City | Glasgow |
Period | 7/07/19 → 11/07/19 |
Keywords
- biofilm
- microscopy
- mesolens
- mesoscopy
- live cell imaging
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Of Microscopes and Microbes; Novel applications of advanced optical microscopy for microbiology
Rooney, L. (Speaker)
Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation