We describe a straightforward approach to continuously monitor a variety of highly dynamic microbiological processes in millisecond resolution with flow cytometry, using standard bench-top instrumentation. Four main experimental examples are provided, namely: (1) green fluorescent protein expression by antibiotic-stressed Escherichia coli, (2) fluorescent labeling of heat-induced membrane damage in an autochthonous freshwater bacterial community, (3) the initial growth response of late stationary E. coli cells inoculated into fresh growth media, and (4) oxidative disinfection of a mixed culture of auto-fluorescent microorganisms. These examples demonstrate the broad applicability of the method to diverse biological experiments, showing that it allows the collection of detailed, time-resolved information on complex processes. © 2013 Arnoldini et al.
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Arnoldini, M., Heck, T., Blanco-Fernańdez, A., & Hammes, F. (2013). Monitoring of dynamic microbiological processes using real-time flow cytometry. PLoS ONE, 8(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080117
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