Biofilms Lab

Research Techniques and Protocols

  • Aseptic technique
  • Viable plate counting
  • Optical density and absorbance measurements
  • Continuous-culture biofilm growth
  • Microscopy (static and flow-cell)
  • Biofilm assays (antibiotic susceptibility, dispersion, biomass)
  • SDS protein gels
  • Polymerase chain reaction techniques (PCR, qRT-PCR)
  • Bacterial molecular cloning
  • Basic biological statistics

Lab Equipment

  • Incubators
  • Laminar flow hood
  • Bench-top autoclaves
  • Centrifuges
  • Spectrophotometers (cuvette and plate)
  • Olympus Brightfield and fluorescent microscopes
  • Gel doc camera
  • Peristaltic pumps for continuous-culture biofilm growth
  • PCR thermocyclers
  • Proteomic and western blotting apparatuses

Key Peer-Reviewed Publications 

  • Sauer K, Camper AK, Ehrlich GD, Costerton JW, Davies DG. 2002. . J Bacteriol 184:1140–1154.
  • Davies DG, Marques CNH. 2009. . J Bacteriol 191:1393–403.
  • Florez C, Raab JE, Cooke AC, Schertzer JW. 2017. . MBio.
  • Woods PW, Haynes ZM, Mina EG, Marques CNH. 2019. . Front Microbiol.
  • Cook LCC, Hu H, Maienschein-Cline M, Federle MJ. 2018. . Infect Immun.

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