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Paraffin Embedding and Thin Sectioning of Microbial Colony Biofilms for Microscopic Analysis
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Paraffin Embedding and Thin Sectioning of Microbial Colony Biofilms for Microscopic Analysis

Paraffin Embedding and Thin Sectioning of Microbial Colony Biofilms for Microscopic Analysis

DOI:
10.3791/57196-v

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08:52 min

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March 23, 2018

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, , , , ,
1Department of Biological Sciences,Columbia University, 2Department of Biology, Barnard College,Columbia University

Chapitres

  • 00:04Titre
  • 00:49Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colony Biofilms and Overlaying Colonies with Agar
  • 02:33Fixation and Sample Processing
  • 03:02Sample Embedding and Sectioning
  • 05:23Heat Fixing, Rehydration, and Mounting
  • 06:48Results: Microscopic Analysis of Microbial Colony Biofilms
  • 08:01Conclusion

Summary

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We describe fixation, paraffin embedding, and thin sectioning techniques for microbial colony biofilms. In prepared samples, biofilm substructure and reporter expression patterns can be visualized by microscopy.

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Paraffin EmbeddingThin SectioningMicrobial Colony BiofilmsMicroscopic AnalysisGene ExpressionFluorescent ProteinBiofilm ArchitectureExopolymeric SubstancesAgar Tryptone SolutionP. AeruginosaColony BiofilmsEmbedding CassetteFixativePBSMicroscopy

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