Journal article
Scanning Transmission X-Ray, Laser Scanning, and Transmission Electron Microscopy Mapping of the Exopolymeric Matrix of Microbial Biofilms
Abstract
Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and soft X-ray scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) were used to map the distribution of macromolecular subcomponents (e.g., polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) of biofilm cells and matrix. The biofilms were developed from river water supplemented with methanol, and although they comprised a complex microbial community, the biofilms …
Authors
Lawrence JR; Swerhone GDW; Leppard GG; Araki T; Zhang X; West MM; Hitchcock AP
Journal
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 69, No. 9, pp. 5543–5554
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
9 2003
DOI
10.1128/aem.69.9.5543-5554.2003
ISSN
0099-2240