Brileya Kristen A, Camilleri Laura B, Fields Matthew W
Department of Microbiology, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, 173520, 109 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT, USA.
Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1151:189-97. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0554-6_13.
FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) is a valuable technique to visualize and quantify localization of different microbial species within biofilms. Biofilm conformation can be altered during typical sample preparation for FISH, which can impact observations in multispecies biofilms, including the relative positions of cells. Here, we describe methods to preserve 3-D structure during FISH for visualization of an anaerobic coculture biofilm of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough and Methanococcus maripaludis.
荧光原位杂交(FISH)是一种用于可视化和定量生物膜中不同微生物物种定位的重要技术。在FISH的典型样品制备过程中,生物膜的形态可能会发生改变,这可能会影响对多物种生物膜的观察,包括细胞的相对位置。在这里,我们描述了在FISH过程中保存三维结构的方法,以可视化希氏脱硫弧菌和马氏甲烷球菌的厌氧共培养生物膜。