Three‐dimensional visualization of mixed species biofilm formation together with its substratum |
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Authors: | Tomohiro Inaba Takahiro Ichihara Yutaka Yawata Masanori Toyofuku Hiroo Uchiyama Nobuhiko Nomura |
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Affiliation: | 1. Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, , Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305‐8572;2. Civil and Environmental Engineering Parsons Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, , Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139‐4308 |
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Abstract: | Biofilms, such as dental plaque, are aggregates of microorganisms attached to a surface. Thus, visualization of biofilms together with their attached substrata is important in order to understand details of the interaction between them. However, so far there is limited availability of such techniques. Here, non‐invasive visualization of biofilm formation with its attached substratum by applying the previously reported technique of continuous‐optimizing confocal reflection microscopy (COCRM) is reported. The process of development of oral biofilm together with its substratum was sequentially visualized with COCRM. This study describes a convenient method for visualizing biofilm and its attached surface. |
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Keywords: | Microscopy oral biofilm three dimensional visualization |
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