Optical reflectance assay for the detection of biofilm formation

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Broschat, Shira L ^a   Loge, Frank J ^a   Peppin, Jason D ^a   White, David ^a   Call, Douglas R ^b   Kuhn, Edward ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm measurement; Reflectance assay

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHTING; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICS; REFLECTOMETERS; SPECTROMETERS;

BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM MEASUREMENT; CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY IMAGING; REFLECTANCE ASSAY;

BIOFILMS;

ENTEROCOCCUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; ENTEROCOCCUS; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 32944473399     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1953347     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. J. W. Costerton, Z. Lewandowski, D. E. Caldwell, D. R. Korber, and H. M. Lappin-Scott, "Microbial biofilms," Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 49, 711-745 (1995).
2. M. E. Davey and G. A. O'Toole, "Microbial biofilms: From ecology to molecular genetics," Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 64, 847-867 (2000). (Pubitemid 32475933)
3. M. E. Shirtliff, J. T. Mader, and A. K. Camper, "Molecular interactions in biofilms," Chem. Biol. 9, 859-871 (2002). (Pubitemid 35240905)
4. G. O'Toole, H. B. Kaplan, and R. Kolter, "Biofilm formation as microbial development," Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 54, 49-79 (2000).
5. B. Schachter, "Slimy business - the biotechnology of biofilms," Nat. Biotechnol. 21, 361-365 (2003). (Pubitemid 36397652)
6. M. R. Parsek and P. K. Singh, "Bacterial biofilms: An emerging link to disease pathogenesis," Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 57, 677-701 (2003). (Pubitemid 37392958)
7. C. W. Donnelly, "Listeria monocytogenes: A continuing challenge," Nutr. Rev. 59, 183-194 (2001). (Pubitemid 32613764)
8. M. K. Borucki, J. D. Peppin, D. White, F. Loge, and D. R. Call, "Variation in biofilm formation among strains of Listeria monocytogenes," Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69, 7336-7342 (2003). (Pubitemid 38585386)
9. D. Djordjevic, M. Weidmann, and L. A. Mclandsbrough, "Microtiter plate assay for assessment of Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation," Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68, 2950-2958 (2002). (Pubitemid 34602018)
10. R. Bakke and P. Q. Olsson, "Biofilm thickness measurements by light microscopy," J. Microbiol. Methods 5(2), 93-98 (1986). (Pubitemid 16059363)
11. R. Bakke, R. Kommedal, and S. Kalvenes, "Quantification of biofilm accumulation by an optical approach," J. Microbiol. Methods 44, 13-26 (2001). (Pubitemid 32144674)
12. D. E. Nivens, J. Q. Chambers, T. R. Anderson, A. Tunlid, J. Smit, and D. C. White, "Monitoring microbiol adhesion and biofilm formation by attenuated total reflection/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy," J. Microbiol. Methods 17(3), 199-213 (1993). (Pubitemid 23096276)
13. M. Wiggli, A. Smallcombe, and R. Bachofen, "Reflectance spectroscopy and laser confocal microscopy as tools in an ecophysiological study of microbial mats in an alpine bog pond," J. Microbiol. Methods 34, 173-182 (1999). (Pubitemid 29050823)
14. R. Thar, M. Kühl, and G. Holst, "Fiber-optic fluorometer for microscale mapping of photosynthetic pigments in microbial communities," Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67(6), 2823-2828 (2001). (Pubitemid 33639763)
15. H. Beyenal, C. Yakymyshyn, J. Hyungnak, C. C. Davis, and Z. Lewandowski, "An optical microsensor to measure fluorescent light intensity in biofilms," J. Microbiol. Methods 58, 367-374 (2004). (Pubitemid 38981751)
16. S. L. Broschat, D. R. Call, F J. Loge, and E. A. Kuhn, "Comparison of the reflectance and crystal violet assays for the measurement of biofilm formation by Enterococcus," Biofilms Journal (submitted).
17. K. Marshall, R. Stout, and R. Mitchell, "Mechanism of the initial events in the sorption of marine bacteria to surfaces," J. Gen. Microbiol. 68, 33-38 (1971).
18. S. McEldowney and M. Fletcher, "Adhesion of bacteria from mixed cell suspension to solid surfaces," Arch. Microbiol. 148, 57-62 (1987). (Pubitemid 17100497)
19. S. McEldowney and M. Fletcher, "Effect of growth conditions and surface characteristics of aquatic bacteria on their attachment to solid surfaces," J. Gen. Microbiol. 132, 513-532 (1986).
20. A. Ishimaru, Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, Radiation, and Scattering, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1991).
21. M. Van Calsteren, C. Pau-Roblot, A. Begin, and D. Roy, "Structure determination of the exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains RW-9595M and R," Biochem. J. 363, 7-17 (2002). (Pubitemid 34280606)
22. X. Zhang, P. Bishop, and M. Kupferle, "Measurement of polysaccharides and proteins in biofilm extracellular polymers," Water Sci. Technol. 37, 345-348 (1998).