We are developing novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) microscopy, spectroscopy and combined NMR/optical techniques for the study of biofilms under known, controlled growth conditions. Objectives include: time and depth-resolved metabolite concentrations with isotropic spatial resolution on the order of 10 microns, metabolic pathways and flux rates, mass transport and ultimately their correlation with gene expression by optical microscopy in biofilms. We describe the implementation of ex-situ grown biofilms to improve growth environment control and NMR analysis. In-situ NMR depth resolved metabolite profiling techniques are introduced and demonstrated for a Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 biofilm. Finally, initial combined confocal fluorescence and magnetic resonance images are shown for a GFP-labeled Shewanella biofilm. These methods are equally applicable to other biofilm systems of interest; thus they may provide a significant contribution toward the understanding of adherent cell metabolism.
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October 01 2005
NMR methods for in-situ biofilm metabolism studies: spatial and temporal resolved measurements
P.D. Majors;
*Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MSIN: K8-98, Richland, WA 99352, USA, (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected])
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J.S. McLean;
J.S. McLean
**Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MSIN: P7-50, Richland, WA 99352, USA, (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected])
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J.K. Fredrickson;
J.K. Fredrickson
**Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MSIN: P7-50, Richland, WA 99352, USA, (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected])
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R.A. Wind
R.A. Wind
*Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MSIN: K8-98, Richland, WA 99352, USA, (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected])
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Water Sci Technol (2005) 52 (7): 7–12.
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P.D. Majors, J.S. McLean, J.K. Fredrickson, R.A. Wind; NMR methods for in-situ biofilm metabolism studies: spatial and temporal resolved measurements. Water Sci Technol 1 October 2005; 52 (7): 7–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2005.0174
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