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Quantitative Locomotion Study of Freely Swimming Micro-organisms Using Laser Diffraction
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Quantitative Locomotion Study of Freely Swimming Micro-organisms Using Laser Diffraction
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October 25, 2012
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Microscopic organisms like the free-swimming nematode C. elegans, live and behave in a complex three-dimensional environment. We report on a novel approach that provides analysis of C. elegans using diffraction patterns. This approach consists of tracking the temporal periodicity of diffraction patterns generated by directing laser light through a cuvette.
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Magnes, J., Susman, K., Eells, R. Quantitative Locomotion Study of Freely Swimming Micro-organisms Using Laser Diffraction. J. Vis. Exp. (68), e4412, doi:10.3791/4412 (2012).
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