Direct Observation of Bacterial Growth in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles: A Novel Tool for Bacterial Cultures. Issue 11 (8th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Morita, Masamune; Katoh, Kaoru; Noda, Naohiro
• Is Part Of: ChemistryOpen. Volume 7:Issue 11(2018)
• Page Start: 844
• Page End: 844
• Publication Date: 2018-10-08
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1002/open.201800198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2191-1363

Abstract

Abstract: Invited for this month's cover picture are Dr. Masamune Morita, Dr. Kaoru Katoh and Dr. Naohiro Noda from the Biomedical Research Institute at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST, Japan). The cover picture shows direct monitoring of real‐time activity of bacterial growth at the single‐cell level inside giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs); entrapped single bacterial cells are actively increasing to a great number of cells inside GUVs. This study shows new applications for GUVs, and can offer a novel tool for culturing bacteria in bacterial studies. Read the full text of their Communication at10.1002/open.201800126 . Abstract : " Bacterial growth events at the single‐cell level inside single giant unilamellar vesicles immobilized on a planar lipid bilayer membrane are demonstrated. The growth events at the single‐cell level can be directly monitored in real time by using optical microscopy …" Find out more about the story behind the front cover research at10.1002/open.201800126 .