title: Combined imaging of bacteria and oxygen in biofilms.
abstract: Transparent sensors for microscopic O(2) imaging were developed by spin coating an ultrathin (<1- to 2-microm) layer of a luminescent O(2) indicator onto coverslips. The sensors showed (i) an ideal Stern-Volmer quenching behavior of the luminescence lifetime towards O(2) levels, (ii) homogeneous measuring characteristics over the sensor surface, and (iii) a linear decline of luminescence lifetime with increasing temperature. When a batch of such coverslip sensors has been characterized, their use is thus essentially calibration free at a known temperature. The sensors are easy to use in flow chambers and other growth devices used in microbiology. We present the first application for combined imaging of O(2) and bacteria in a biofilm flow chamber mounted on a microscope equipped with a spinning-disk confocal unit and a luminescence lifetime camera system.
authors: Marine Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Strandpromenaden 5, DK-3000 Helsingør, Denmark. mkuhl@bi.ku.dk
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Kühl
authors: Lars F
authors: LF
authors: Rickelt
authors: Roland
authors: R
authors: Thar
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004581:Electronics; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
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