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Dunkers JP, Iyer H, Jones B, Camp CH, Stranick SJ, Lin NJ. Toward absolute viability measurements for bacteria. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2021; 14:e202100175. [PMID: 34510771 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202100175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We aim to develop a quantitative viability method that distinguishes individual quiescent from dead cells and is measured in time (ns) as a referenceable, comparable quantity. We demonstrate that fluorescence lifetime imaging of an anionic, fluorescent membrane voltage probe fulfills these requirements for Streptococcus mutans. A random forest machine-learning model assesses whether individual S. mutans can be correctly classified into their original populations: stationary phase (quiescent), heat killed and inactivated via chemical fixation. We compare the results to intensity using three models: lifetime variables (τ1 , τ2 and p1 ), phasor variables (G, S) or all five variables, with the five variable models having the most accurate classification. This initial work affirms the potential for using fluorescence lifetime of a membrane voltage probe as a viability marker for quiescent bacteria, and future efforts on other bacterial species and fluorophores will help refine this approach.
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- Joy P Dunkers
- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Statistical Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Materials Measurement Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Materials Measurement Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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Gallardo-Moreno AM, Pacha-Olivenza MA, Fernández-Calderón MC, Pérez-Giraldo C, Bruque JM, González-Martín ML. Bactericidal behaviour of Ti6Al4V surfaces after exposure to UV-C light. Biomaterials 2010; 31:5159-68. [PMID: 20362330 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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TiO(2)-coated biomaterials that have been excited with UV irradiation have demonstrated biocidal properties in environmental applications, including drinking water decontamination. However, this procedure has not been successfully applied towards the killing of pathogens on medical titanium-based implants, mainly because of practical concerns related to irradiating the inserted biomaterial in situ. Previous researchers assumed that the photocatalysis on the TiO(2) surface during UV application causes the bactericidal effects. However, we show that a residual post-irradiation bactericidal effect exists on the surface of Ti6Al4V, not related with photocatalysis. Using a combination of staining, serial dilutions, and a biofilm assay, we show a significant and time-dependent loss in viability of different bacterial strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus on the post-irradiated surface. Although the duration of this antimicrobial effect depends on the strains selected, our experiments suggest that the effect lasts at least 60 min after surface irradiation. The origin of such phenomena is discussed in terms of the physical properties of the irradiated surfaces, which include the emission of energy and changes in surfaces charge occurring during electron-hole recombination processes. The method here proposed for the preparation of antimicrobial titanium surfaces could become especially useful in total implant surgery for which the antimicrobial challenge is mainly during or shortly after surgery.
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- Amparo M Gallardo-Moreno
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas s/n, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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Cheong DE, Park SY, Shin HJ, Kim GJ. A new cloning system using a mutant esterase containing MCS as an indicator for gene cloning. J Microbiol Methods 2009; 77:302-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Revised: 03/16/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Davey HM, Kell DB, Weichart DH, Kaprelyants AS. Estimation of microbial viability using flow cytometry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; Chapter 11:Unit 11.3. [PMID: 18770790 DOI: 10.1002/0471142956.cy1103s29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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For microorganisms in particular, viability is a term that is difficult to define and a state consequently difficult to measure. The traditional (and gold-standard) usage equates viability and culturability (i.e., the ability to multiply), but the process of determining culturability is often too slow. Flow cytometry provides the opportunity to make rapid and quantitative measurements of dye uptake in large numbers of cells, and we can therefore exploit the flow cytometric approach to evaluate so-called viability stains and to develop protocols for more routine assessments of microbial viability. This unit is primarily commentary, but several basic protocols have been included to ensure that users have a firm basis for attempting these reasonably difficult assays on traditional flow cytometer instruments. What is clear is that each assay must be carefully validated with the particular microorganism of interest before being applied in any research, clinical, or service form.
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Črnigoj M, Kostanjšek R, Kaletunç G, Poklar Ulrih N. Effect of different fluorescent dyes on thermal stability of DNA and cell viability of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Aeropyrum pernix. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9717-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Strathmann M, Wingender J. Use of an oxonol dye in combination with confocal laser scanning microscopy to monitor damage to Staphylococcus aureus cells during colonisation of silver-coated vascular grafts. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004; 24:234-40. [PMID: 15325426 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Accepted: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The antimicrobial silver-coating of medical prostheses is regarded as a means to reduce the risk of bacterial colonisation after implantation. The effect of a silver-coating of vascular grafts on biofilm formation was assessed in batch cultures of Staphylococcus aureus, using confocal laser scanning microscopy. Total cells in biofilms were analysed by staining with the DNA-binding fluorochrome SYTO 62 and the proportion of damaged cells was quantified with the membrane potential-sensitive dye bis-(1,3-dibutylbarbituric acid) trimethine oxonol. Both the extent of biofilm formation and the proportion of viable biofilm cells were significantly diminished on the surface of the silver-coated vascular grafts compared with uncoated controls, probably due to the antimicrobial activity of silver ions released from the silver-coated graft surface.
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- Martin Strathmann
- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Interface Biotechnology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Geibelstrasse 41, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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de Poorter LM, Keltjens JT. Convenient fluorescence-based methods to measure membrane potential and intracellular pH in the Archaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. J Microbiol Methods 2001; 47:233-41. [PMID: 11576687 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(01)00312-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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New and improved methods to determine the membrane potential (Delta Psi) and the Delta pH in methanogenic archaea were developed and tested in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum strain Delta H. The Delta pH measurements took advantage of the pH-dependent fluorescence properties of coenzyme F(420), the major intracellular electron carrier in the organism. The protonophore p-nitrophenol did not show any interference with the F(420) fluorescence spectra and was therefore suitable to equalize internal and external pH. The method developed allowed the determination of the intracellular pH with an error of less than 0.05 pH units.Membrane potentials could easily be assessed using the fluorescent probe bis-(1,3-dibutylbarbituric acid)trimethine oxonol (DiBAC(4)(3)) with an accuracy of approximately 10 mV. Both methods were tested with cell suspensions of M. thermoautrophicum incubated at medium pH values between 5.5 and 8. It was found that Delta Psi and Delta pH values remained constant under these conditions. Membrane potentials were about -160 mV and Delta pH was kept at 0.35 pH units (inside minus outside) resulting in a total proton motive force of about -180 mV (inside negative).
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- L M de Poorter
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, NL-6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Eder W, Jahnke LL, Schmidt M, Huber R. Microbial diversity of the brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep, Red Sea, studied via 16S rRNA gene sequences and cultivation methods. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:3077-85. [PMID: 11425725 PMCID: PMC92984 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.7.3077-3085.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep, northern Red Sea, was investigated for the presence of microorganisms using phylogenetic analysis combined with cultivation methods. Under strictly anaerobic culture conditions, novel halophiles were isolated. The new rod-shaped isolates belong to the halophilic genus Halanaerobium and are the first representatives of the genus obtained from deep-sea, anaerobic brine pools. Within the genus Halanaerobium, they represent new species which grow chemoorganotrophically at NaCl concentrations ranging from 5 to 34%. The cellular fatty acid compositions are consistent with those of other Halanaerobium representatives, showing unusually large amounts of Delta7 and Delta11 16:1 fatty acids. Phylogenetic analysis of the brine-seawater interface sample revealed the presence of various bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences dominated by cultivated members of the bacterial domain, with the majority affiliated with the genus Halanaerobium. The new Halanaerobium 16S rRNA clone sequences showed the highest similarity (99.9%) to the sequence of isolate KT-8-13 from the Kebrit Deep brine. In this initial survey, our polyphasic approach demonstrates that novel halophiles thrive in the anaerobic, deep-sea brine pool of the Kebrit Deep, Red Sea. They may contribute significantly to the anaerobic degradation of organic matter enriched at the brine-seawater interface.
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- W Eder
- Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie und Archaeenzentrum, Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- R Huber
- Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie und Archaeenzentrum, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg D-93053, Germany
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Huber R, Huber H, Stetter KO. Towards the ecology of hyperthermophiles: biotopes, new isolation strategies and novel metabolic properties. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2000; 24:615-23. [PMID: 11077154 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2000.tb00562.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ecological studies have shown that water-containing terrestrial, subterranean and submarine high-temperature environments harbor a great diversity of hyperthermophilic prokaryotes, growing fastest at temperatures of 80 degrees C or above. The investigations included cultivation, isolation and detailed analysis of these hyperthermophiles as well as in situ 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and in situ hybridization studies. For a safe and fast isolation of novel hyperthermophiles from mixed cultures, a new, plating-independent isolation technique was developed, based on the use of a laser microscope ('optical tweezers'). This method, combined with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and whole-cell hybridization using fluorescently labelled oligonucleotide probes, even allows the recovery of pure cultures of phylogenetically predicted organisms harboring novel 16S rRNA gene sequences. In their natural habitats, hyperthermophiles form complex food webs, consisting of primary producers and consumers of organic material. Their metabolic potential includes various types of aerobic and anaerobic respiration and different modes of fermentation. In hydrothermal and geothermal environments, hyperthermophiles have important ecological functions in biogeochemical processes. Members of the Sulfolobales are able to mobilize heavy metals from sulfidic ores like pyrite or chalcopyrite. Biomineralization processes of hyperthermophiles include the formation of magnetite from iron or the precipitation of arsenate as realgar, a reaction performed by a novel hyperthermophile that was isolated from Pisciarelli Solfatara, Naples, Italy.
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- R Huber
- Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie und Archaeenzentrum, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, D-93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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Breeuwer P, Abee T. Assessment of viability of microorganisms employing fluorescence techniques. Int J Food Microbiol 2000; 55:193-200. [PMID: 10791743 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(00)00163-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Viability assessment of microorganisms is relevant for a wide variety of applications in industry, including evaluation of inactivation treatments and quality assessment of starter cultures for beer, wine, and yoghurt production. Usually, the ability of microbial cells to reproduce is considered as the benchmark method for determination of cell viability, and this is most commonly determined by the plate count method. The time needed to form visible colonies, however, is relatively long. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in rapid methods which exploit criteria other than reproduction. In this review the applications of fluorescent probes for, e.g., determination of membrane integrity, enzyme activities, respiration, membrane potential and intracellular pH, are discussed in detail.
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- P Breeuwer
- Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands.
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Huber, Eder, Heldwein, Wanner, Huber, Rachel, Stetter. Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., A pink-filament-forming hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from yellowstone national park. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:3576-83. [PMID: 9758770 PMCID: PMC106467 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.10.3576-3583.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/1998] [Accepted: 07/23/1998] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A novel hyperthermophilic bacterium was isolated from pink filamentous streamers (pink filaments) occurring in the upper outflow channel (temperature, 82 to 88 degreesC) of Octopus Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. The gram-negative cells grew at low salinity at temperatures up to 89 degreesC in the neutral to alkaline pH range. Depending on the culture conditions, the organisms occurred as single motile rods, as aggregates, or as long filaments that formed streamer-like cell masses. The novel isolate grew chemolithoautotrophically with hydrogen, thiosulfate, and elemental sulfur as electron donors and oxygen as the electron acceptor. Alternatively, under aerobic conditions, formate and formamide served as sole energy and carbon sources. The novel isolate had a 16S rRNA sequence closely related to the 16S rRNA sequence obtained from uncultivated pink filaments. It represents a new genus in the order Aquificales, the type species of which we name Thermocrinis ruber (type strain, OC 1/4 [= DSM 12173]).
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- Huber
- Lehrstuhl fur Mikrobiologie and Archaeenzentrum, Universitat Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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