scholarly journals High-throughput optofluidic screening for improved microbial cell factories via real-time micron-scale productivity monitoring

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Rienzo ◽  
Ke-Chih Lin ◽  
Kellen C. Mobilia ◽  
Eric K. Sackmann ◽  
Volker Kurz ◽  
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We describe high-throughput (>103 strains per week) methods for discovery of engineered microbial strains with improved secretion phenotype. These novel approaches use real-time monitoring of colony productivity under steady-state or batch culture.

Author(s):  
Lihui Yang ◽  
Xiaobo Liu ◽  
Bing Yin ◽  
Xunxun Deng ◽  
Xiaotong Lin ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUTH MORRISSEY ◽  
MÁIRE BEGLEY ◽  
SATORU OSHIMA ◽  
MARY REA ◽  
R. PAUL ROSS ◽  
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The aim of this study was to examine the potential of using a lux-tagged Cronobacter sakazakii strain to monitor growth of the bacterium in various liquids. C. sakazakii was transformed with plasmid p16Slux, and integration of the plasmid at the desired site on the chromosome was confirmed by PCR. The growth of the lux-tagged strain was similar to that of the non–lux-tagged strain, and the integrated plasmid was stable when cells were cultured in the absence of antibiotic. Growth of the lux-tagged strain was monitored in real time in Luria-Bertani broth, skim milk, and infant milk formula by using both the Luminoskan luminometer and the Xenogen IVIS imager. Bioluminescence could be detected when the lux-tagged strain was cocultured with other bacteria. The effect of monocaprylin and nisin on the growth of C. sakazakii in milk was monitored by measuring bioluminescence. In conclusion, growth of a lux-tagged C. sakazakii can be monitored in real time in both clear and opaque liquids by measuring bioluminescence. lux-tagged C. sakazakii strains could be potentially used in high-throughput assays to monitor the effects of various infant milk formula compositions on growth of the bacterium.


Biofilm ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 100060
Author(s):  
Ferdinand X. Choong ◽  
Smilla Huzell ◽  
Ming Rosenberg ◽  
Johannes A. Eckert ◽  
Madhu Nagaraj ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 902 ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhan Yang ◽  
Feifei Han ◽  
Jin Ouyang ◽  
Yunling Zhao ◽  
Juan Han ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joydev Hatai ◽  
Yigit Altay ◽  
Ankush Sood ◽  
Armin Kiani ◽  
Marcel Eleveld ◽  
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Self-replicating systems play an important role in research on the synthesis and origin of life. Monitoring of these systems has mostly relied on techniques such as NMR or chromatography, which are limited in throughput and demanding when monitoring replication in real time. To circumvent these problems, we now developed a pattern-generating fluorescent molecular probe (an ID-probe) capable of discriminating replicators of different chemical composition and monitoring the process of replicator formation in real time, giving distinct signatures for starting materials, intermediates and final products. Optical monitoring of replicators dramatically reduces the analysis time and sample quantities compared to most currently used methods and opens the door for future high-throughput experimentation in protocell environments.


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