A method for separating bacterial cultures into single cells and defined size fractions of biofilm aggregates
Nielsen, R. L.; Bjarnsholt, T.; Jakobsen, T. H.; Lichtenberg, M.
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In vitro microbiological experiments that aim to describe differences between planktonic and biofilm aggregate populations are challenging since liquid batch cultures contain a mix of both. Here, we present a simple method for fractioning a bacterial liquid batch culture into aggregates and single cells. Stackable cell strainers with mesh sizes of 30 m and 10 m were used to filtrate 6 day old batch cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to produce size fractions of 0-10m and >30m. By confocal laser scanning microscopy measurements, we show that 95.5% of the total biomass was <10 m in the "0-10m size fraction" and that 92.5% of the total biomass was >30m in the ">30m size fraction". Furthermore, the adjustment of bacterial concentration using CFU/ml was validated by quantifying the total DNA of viable bacteria in the two size fractions after DNase treatment to deplete eDNA and DNA from dead bacteria. Surprisingly, this showed that adjusting the bacterial concentration using CFU/ml was a valid method with no significant differences in total DNA from viable bacteria.
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