Simultaneous interferometric measurement of corrosive or demineralizing bacteria and their mineral interfaces.
Here, we report simultaneous surface profile measurements of several bacterial species involved in microbially influenced corrosion and their solid-surface interfaces by using vertical scanning interferometry. The capacity to nondestructively quantify microscale topographic changes beneath a single bacterium without its removal offers a unique opportunity to examine in vivo microbe-surface interactions.
Waters
M S
MS
University of Southern California, Department of Molecular and Computational Biology, 1050 Childs Way MCB 201B, Los Angeles, California 90089-2910, USA.
El-Naggar
M Y
MY
Hsu
L
L
Sturm
C A
CA
Luttge
A
A
Udwadia
F E
FE
Cvitkovitch
D G
DG
Goodman
S D
SD
Nealson
K H
KH
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D003343:Corrosion; D007368:Interferometry / Q000379:methods*; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*
D008903:Minerals