A novel method for exploring elemental composition of microbial communities : laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry of intact bacterial colonies
(2009)
Journal Article
Latimer, J., Stokes, S., Graham, A., Bunch, J., Jackson, R., McLeod, C., & Poole, R. (2009). A novel method for exploring elemental composition of microbial communities : laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry of intact bacterial colonies. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 79(3), 329-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2009.10.001
Bacterial colonies are spatially complex structures whose physiology is profoundly dependent on interactions between cells and with the underlying semi-solid substratum. Here, we use bacterial colonies as a model of a microbial community to evaluate... Read More about A novel method for exploring elemental composition of microbial communities : laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry of intact bacterial colonies.