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Quantification of bacterial populations in complex ecosystems using fluorescent in situ hybridization, confocal laser scanning microscopy and image analysis
- Source :
- Genetics Selection Evolution, Genetics Selection Evolution, BioMed Central, 2001, 33 (Suppl1), pp.S307-S318, Scopus-Elsevier, Theodore Bouchez, Genetics Selection Evolution Suppl1 (33), S307-S318. (2001), ResearcherID
- Publication Year :
- 2001
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2001.
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Abstract
- A procedure for quantification of distinct bacterial populations in aggre-gated ecosystems was developed. It is based on fluorescent in situ hybridization coupled with confocal-laser-scanning microscopy and surface measurement of hybridized bacteria by image analysis. The proportion of a targeted bacterial species was ob-tained by comparison between the surface hybridized by a specific probe and the surface hybridized with a general bacterial reference probe. The accuracy of the re-sults obtained was evaluated by direct visual counting on the same sets of images. The analytical uncertainty of the image analysis procedure was determined and de-pended on the threshold values selected by the operator for cutting between signal and background fluorescence. The number of fields to be analyzed for reliable quantification was also determined. This procedure allows a quantification of the proportions of bacterial species in aggregated bacterial ecosystems which gives more accurate re-sults than visual counting because of the large number of bacteria counted. Moreover, since floc structures are preserved, it also gives information about the distribution of bacterial populations in the floc material which might reveal bacterial interactions within the community.
- Subjects :
- IV — Inventaire, Caractérisation et Suivi de la Diversité Microbienne / Inventory, Characterization and Monitoring of Microbial Diversity
Background fluorescence
In situ hybridization
analyse d'image
Biology
biofilm
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
boue activée
hybridation fluorescente in situ
nitrospira
Confocal microscopy
law
Microscopy
Genetics
Confocal laser scanning microscopy
medicine
microbiologie
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
030304 developmental biology
bactérie
floc
0303 health sciences
BIOTECHNOLOGIE
[SDV.GEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics
medicine.diagnostic_test
030306 microbiology
population microbienne
quantification bactérienne
caractérisation
General Medicine
Fluorescence
microscopie laser confocale
Surface measurement
nitrosomonas
Animal Science and Zoology
fluorescence
Biological system
nitrobacter
Fluorescence in situ hybridization
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0999193X and 12979686
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Genetics Selection Evolution, Genetics Selection Evolution, BioMed Central, 2001, 33 (Suppl1), pp.S307-S318, Scopus-Elsevier, Theodore Bouchez, Genetics Selection Evolution Suppl1 (33), S307-S318. (2001), ResearcherID
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....21711c8bc0d49fb8aa3d769cc79c9a22