Título: Future MicrobiologyImportada do Authenticus Pesquisar Publicações da Revista

Vol. 12

Páginas: 987-999

ISSN: 1746-0913

Editora: Future Medicine Ltd.

ISI Web of Knowledge - 3 Citações

Scopus - 7 Citações

ID Authenticus: P-00M-YTP

DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0053

Abstract (EN): Multispecies biofilms represent the dominant mode of life for the vast majority of microorganisms. Bacterial spatial localization in such biostructures governs ecological interactions between different populations and triggers the overall community functions. Here, we discuss the pros and cons of fluorescence-based techniques used to decipher bacterial species patterns in biofilms at single cell level, including fluorescence in situ hybridization and the use of genetically modified bacteria that express fluorescent proteins, reporting the significant improvements of those techniques. The development of tools for spatial and temporal study of multispecies biofilms will allow live imaging and spatial localization of cells in naturally occurring biofilms coupled with metabolic information, increasing insight of microbial community and the relation between its structure and functions.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 13