Confocal imaging of biofilm formation process using fluoroprobed Escherichia coli and fluoro-stained exopolysaccharide

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part a
Ryo MaeyamaTakehisa Matsuda

Abstract

We developed a novel method of evaluating biofilm architecture on a synthetic material using green fluorescent protein-expressing Escherichia coli and red fluorescence staining of exopolysaccharides. Confocal laser scanning microscopy observation revealed the time course of the change in the in situ three-dimensional structural features of biofilm on a polyurethane film without structural destruction: initially adhered cells are grown to form cellular aggregates and secrete exopolysaccharides. These cells were spottily distributed on the surface at an early incubation time but fused to form a vertically grown biofilm with incubation time. Fluorescence intensity, which is a measure of the number of cells, determined using a fluorometer and biofilm thickness determined from confocal laser scanning microscopy vertical images were found to be effective for quantification of time-dependent growth of biofilms. The curli (surface-located fibers specifically binding to fibronectin and laminin)-producing Escherichia coli strain, YMel, significantly proliferated on fibronectin-coated polyurethane, whereas the curli-deficient isogenic mutant, YMel-1, did not. The understanding of biofilm architecture in molecular and morphological events ...Continue Reading

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