Visualizing Microbial Community Dynamics via a Controllable Soil Environment

doi:10.1128/mSystems.00645-19

Title: Visualizing Microbial Community Dynamics via a Controllable Soil Environment

Abstract

Visualizing microbial community dynamics within soil environments remains challenging. Here, we developed a custom-built SoilBox system that facilitates probing various changes occurring in microbial community development and molecular processes when exposed to environmental perturbations (e.g., temperature changes, drought, nutrient availability). Using confocal microscopy along with mass spectrometry imaging, we demonstrate the power of this system by correlating microbial growth and spatial metabolic information from soil communities under different moisture regimes.

Authors:

Bhattacharjee, Arunima; Velickovic, Dusan; Wietsma, Thomas W.; Bell, Sheryl L.; Jansson, Janet K.; Hofmockel, Kirsten S.;

; Wilmes, ed., Paul

Publication Date:: 2020-02-11

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1598721

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1600533

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-147223
Journal ID: ISSN 2379-5077; e00645-19; /msystems/5/1/msys.00645-19.atom

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: mSystems

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: mSystems Journal Volume: 5 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2379-5077

Publisher:: American Society for Microbiology

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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                    Bhattacharjee, Arunima, Velickovic, Dusan, Wietsma, Thomas W., Bell, Sheryl L., Jansson, Janet K., Hofmockel, Kirsten S., Anderton, Christopher R., and Wilmes, ed., Paul. Visualizing Microbial Community Dynamics via a Controllable Soil Environment.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Bhattacharjee, Arunima, Velickovic, Dusan, Wietsma, Thomas W., Bell, Sheryl L., Jansson, Janet K., Hofmockel, Kirsten S., Anderton, Christopher R., & Wilmes, ed., Paul. Visualizing Microbial Community Dynamics via a Controllable Soil Environment.  United States.  doi:10.1128/mSystems.00645-19.

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                    Bhattacharjee, Arunima, Velickovic, Dusan, Wietsma, Thomas W., Bell, Sheryl L., Jansson, Janet K., Hofmockel, Kirsten S., Anderton, Christopher R., and Wilmes, ed., Paul. Tue .  
        "Visualizing Microbial Community Dynamics via a Controllable Soil Environment".  United States.  doi:10.1128/mSystems.00645-19.

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@article{osti_1598721,

  title        = {Visualizing Microbial Community Dynamics via a Controllable Soil Environment},

  author       = {Bhattacharjee, Arunima and Velickovic, Dusan and Wietsma, Thomas W. and Bell, Sheryl L. and Jansson, Janet K. and Hofmockel, Kirsten S. and Anderton, Christopher R. and Wilmes, ed., Paul},

  abstractNote = {Visualizing microbial community dynamics within soil environments remains challenging. Here, we developed a custom-built SoilBox system that facilitates probing various changes occurring in microbial community development and molecular processes when exposed to environmental perturbations (e.g., temperature changes, drought, nutrient availability). Using confocal microscopy along with mass spectrometry imaging, we demonstrate the power of this system by correlating microbial growth and spatial metabolic information from soil communities under different moisture regimes.},

  doi          = {10.1128/mSystems.00645-19},

  journal      = {mSystems},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 5,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2020},

  month        = {2}

}

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