scholarly journals Flower-like patterns in multi-species bacterial colonies

eLife ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyang Xiong ◽  
Yuansheng Cao ◽  
Robert Cooper ◽  
Wouter-Jan Rappel ◽  
Jeff Hasty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Phase Field Model ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
Local Concentration ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Surface Time ◽  
Motile Species ◽  
Time Lapse Imaging ◽  
Motile Bacteria

Diverse interactions among species within bacterial colonies lead to intricate spatiotemporal dynamics, which can affect their growth and survival. Here, we describe the emergence of complex structures in a colony grown from mixtures of motile and non-motile bacterial species on a soft agar surface. Time-lapse imaging shows that non-motile bacteria 'hitchhike' on the motile bacteria as the latter migrate outward. The non-motile bacteria accumulate at the boundary of the colony and trigger an instability that leaves behind striking flower-like patterns. The mechanism of the front instability governing this pattern formation is elucidated by a mathematical model for the frictional motion of the colony interface, with friction depending on the local concentration of the non-motile species. A more elaborate two-dimensional phase-field model that explicitly accounts for the interplay between growth, mechanical stress from the motile species, and friction provided by the non-motile species, fully reproduces the observed flower-like patterns.

scholarly journals Flower-like patterns in multi-species biofilms

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyang Xiong ◽  
Yuansheng Cao ◽  
Robert Cooper ◽  
Wouter-Jan Rappel ◽  
Jeff Hasty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Phase Field Model ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
Local Concentration ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Surface Time ◽  
Motile Species ◽  
Time Lapse Imaging ◽  
Motile Bacteria

AbstractDiverse interactions among species within bacterial biofilms often lead to intricate spatiotemporal dynamics. The spatial structure of biofilms can determine growth and survival of different species, but the mechanisms driving formation of this structure are not fully understood. Here, we describe the emergence of complex structures in a biofilm grown from mixtures of motile and non-motile bacterial species on a soft agar surface. Time-lapse imaging shows that non-motile bacteria “hitchhike” on the motile bacteria as the latter migrate outward. The non-motile bacteria accumulate at the boundary of the colony and trigger an instability that leaves behind striking flower-like patterns. The mechanism of the front instability governing this pattern formation is elucidated by a mathematical model for the frictional motion of the colony interface, with friction depending on the local concentration of the nonmotile species along the interface. A more elaborate two-dimensional phase-field model that explicitly accounts for the interplay between growth, mechanical stress from the motile species, and friction provided by the non-motile species, fully reproduces the observed flower-like patterns.

scholarly journals Time-lapse imaging of HeLa spheroids in soft agar culture provides virtual inner proliferative activity

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. e0231774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiko Minamikawa-Tachino ◽  
Kiyoshi Ogura ◽  
Ayane Ito ◽  
Katsuya Nagayama
Keyword(s):  
Proliferative Activity ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
Agar Culture ◽  
Time Lapse Imaging

scholarly journals Evaluating the Effects of Disinfectants on Bacterial Biofilms Using a Microfluidics Flow Cell and Time-Lapse Fluorescence Microscopy

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1837
Author(s):  
Milos Legner ◽  
James Jonkman ◽  
Dean Swift
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Bacterial Biomass ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Flow Cell ◽  
Bacterial Cells ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Microscopy Method ◽  
Time Lapse Imaging

A commercially available microfluidics flow cell was utilized together with widefield fluorescence microscopy to evaluate the effects of disinfectants on bacterial strains. The flow cell’s inner surface supports the formation of biofilms of numerous bacterial species. The modular setup of the flow cell accessories allows connection to syringes, pumps and collection vials, facilitating aseptic experiments in a controlled fluidics environment which can be documented with precisely timed microscopy imaging. The flow cell is inoculated with a suspension of bacteria in a nutrient medium and incubated for several days allowing bacterial cells to form a biofilm. Shortly before performing an assay, the biofilm is labelled with a dual-fluorescent DNA probe which distinguishes unharmed and damaged bacteria. Then a disinfectant sample (or control) is gently injected and time-lapse imaging is used for quantifying the course of bacterial biomass response. We use a simplified widefield microscopy method that allows intensive recording and quantification of time series of two-dimensional frames for tracking the course of disinfectant action on a variety of microbial strains. This procedure has potential for the rapid evaluation of novel products.

Cleavage of Human Embryos: Options and Diversity

Acta Naturae ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-96
Author(s):  
Yu. K. Doronin ◽  
I. V. Senechkin ◽  
L. V. Hilkevich ◽  
M. A. Kurcer
Keyword(s):  
Time Lapse ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Human Embryos ◽  
Imaging Data ◽  
Noninvasive Methods ◽  
Topographic Features ◽  
Time Parameters ◽  
Embryo Cleavage ◽  
Time Lapse Imaging ◽  
Developmental Dynamics

In order to estimate the diversity of embryo cleavage relatives to embryo progress (blastocyst formation), time-lapse imaging data of preimplantation human embryo development were used. This retrospective study is focused on the topographic features and time parameters of the cleavages, with particular emphasis on the lengths of cleavage cycles and the genealogy of blastomeres in 2- to 8-cell human embryos. We have found that all 4-cell human embryos have four developmental variants that are based on the sequence of appearance and orientation of cleavage planes during embryo cleavage from 2 to 4 blastomeres. Each variant of cleavage shows a strong correlation with further developmental dynamics of the embryos (different cleavage cycle characteristics as well as lengths of blastomere cycles). An analysis of the sequence of human blastomere divisions allowed us to postulate that the effects of zygotic determinants are eliminated as a result of cleavage, and that, thereafter, blastomeres acquire the ability of own syntheses, regulation, polarization, formation of functional contacts, and, finally, of specific differentiation. This data on the early development of human embryos obtained using noninvasive methods complements and extend our understanding of the embryogenesis of eutherian mammals and may be applied in the practice of reproductive technologies.

scholarly journals Evaluating the utility of time-lapse imaging in the estimation of post-mortem interval: An Australian case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 204-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyson Wilson ◽  
Stanley Serafin ◽  
Dilan Seckiner ◽  
Rachel Berry ◽  
Xanthé Mallett
Keyword(s):  
Time Lapse ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Australian Case ◽  
Time Lapse Imaging

scholarly journals Time-lapse imaging of CO2 migration within near-surface sediments during a controlled sub-seabed release experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 103363
Author(s):  
Ben Roche ◽  
Jonathan M. Bull ◽  
Hector Marin-Moreno ◽  
Timothy G. Leighton ◽  
Ismael H. Falcon-Suarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Release Experiment ◽  
Time Lapse Imaging

scholarly journals hfqPlays Important Roles in Virulence and Stress Adaptation in Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC 29544

2015 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 2089-2098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seongok Kim ◽  
Hyelyeon Hwang ◽  
Kwang-Pyo Kim ◽  
Hyunjin Yoon ◽  
Dong-Hyun Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Neonatal Meningitis ◽  
Animal Cells ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flagellar Biosynthesis

Cronobacterspp. are opportunistic pathogens that cause neonatal meningitis and sepsis with high mortality in neonates. Despite the peril associated withCronobacterinfection, the mechanisms of pathogenesis are still being unraveled. Hfq, which is known as an RNA chaperone, participates in the interaction with bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) to regulate posttranscriptionally the expression of various genes. Recent studies have demonstrated that Hfq contributes to the pathogenesis of numerous species of bacteria, and its roles are varied between bacterial species. Here, we tried to elucidate the role of Hfq inC. sakazakiivirulence. In the absence ofhfq,C. sakazakiiwas highly attenuated in disseminationin vivo, showed defects in invasion (3-fold) into animal cells and survival (103-fold) within host cells, and exhibited low resistance to hydrogen peroxide (102-fold). Remarkably, the loss ofhfqled to hypermotility on soft agar, which is contrary to what has been observed in other pathogenic bacteria. The hyperflagellated bacteria were likely to be attributable to the increased transcription of genes associated with flagellar biosynthesis in a strain lackinghfq. Together, these data strongly suggest thathfqplays important roles in the virulence ofC. sakazakiiby participating in the regulation of multiple genes.

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