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Single-cell Analysis of Bacillus subtilis Biofilms Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry
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Single-cell Analysis of Bacillus subtilis Biofilms Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry

Single-cell Analysis of Bacillus subtilis Biofilms Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry

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February 15, 2012

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10.3791/3796-v

DOI:
10.3791/3796-v

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13:28 min
February 15, 2012

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1Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB),University of Würzburg

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Microbial biofilms are generally constituted by distinct subpopulations of specialized cells. Single-cell analysis of these subpopulations requires the use of fluorescent reporters. Here we describe a protocol to visualize and monitor several subpopulationswithin B. subtilis biofilms using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry.

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Garcia-Betancur, J. C., Yepes, A., Schneider, J., Lopez, D. Single-cell Analysis of Bacillus subtilis Biofilms Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry. J. Vis. Exp. (60), e3796, doi:10.3791/3796 (2012).

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