RRC ID 47219
Author Wakisaka Y, Suzuki Y, Iwata O, Nakashima A, Ito T, Hirose M, Domon R, Sugawara M, Tsumura N, Watarai H, Shimobaba T, Suzuki K, Goda K, Ozeki Y.
Title Probing the metabolic heterogeneity of live Euglena gracilis with stimulated Raman scattering microscopy.
Journal Nat Microbiol
Abstract Understanding metabolism in live microalgae is crucial for efficient biomaterial engineering, but conventional methods fail to evaluate heterogeneous populations of motile microalgae due to the labelling requirements and limited imaging speeds. Here, we demonstrate label-free video-rate metabolite imaging of live Euglena gracilis and statistical analysis of intracellular metabolite distributions under different culture conditions. Our approach provides further insights into understanding microalgal heterogeneity, optimizing culture methods and screening mutant microalgae.
Volume 1(10)
Pages 16124
Published 2016-8-1
DOI 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.124
PII nmicrobiol2016124
PMID 27670110
MeSH Animals Euglena gracilis / cytology Euglena gracilis / metabolism* Microscopy, Video / methods Optical Imaging / methods Scattering, Radiation Spectrum Analysis, Raman / instrumentation Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods* Water / parasitology*
IF 15.54
Times Cited 46
WOS Category MICROBIOLOGY
Resource
Algae NIES-48