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| − | A methods paper, this article is relatively straightforward. The authors use a 96-well plate to perform a high-throughput assay for bacterial chemotaxis by setting up an array of gradients of L-aspartate (a chemoattractant). They establish these gradients using capillary tubes: first they dipped the tubes into motility medium either with or without the L-aspartate. They then sealed the tubes from above with wax, and finally they resuspended the tubes in 96-well plates inoculated with various | + | A methods paper, this article is relatively straightforward. The authors use a 96-well plate to perform a high-throughput assay for bacterial chemotaxis by setting up an array of gradients of L-aspartate (a chemoattractant). They establish these gradients using capillary tubes: first they dipped the tubes into motility medium either with or without the L-aspartate. They then sealed the tubes from above with wax, and finally they resuspended the tubes in 96-well plates inoculated with various concentrations of bacteria (<i> E. coli</i>). |
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Zach Wissner-Gross (March 2, 2009)
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A high-throughput capillary assay for bacterial chemotaxis
Russell Bainer, Heungwon Park, and Phillipe Cluzel
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2003, 55, 315-319
Soft matter Keywords
E. coli, chemotaxis, capillary
Summary
A methods paper, this article is relatively straightforward. The authors use a 96-well plate to perform a high-throughput assay for bacterial chemotaxis by setting up an array of gradients of L-aspartate (a chemoattractant). They establish these gradients using capillary tubes: first they dipped the tubes into motility medium either with or without the L-aspartate. They then sealed the tubes from above with wax, and finally they resuspended the tubes in 96-well plates inoculated with various concentrations of bacteria ( E. coli).
