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Characterizing Electron Transport through Living Biofilms
Published on: June 1, 2018
Attachment of bacterial cells to carbon electrodes
H Morisaki1, M Sugimoto, H Shiraishi
1Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Department of Bioscience and Technology, Kusatsu, Japan. morisaki@se.ritsumei.ac.jp
Abstract:
Anodic stripping method was applied to analyze the process of bacterial attachment to the surface of carbon-paste electrodes (CPE). The electrode was immersed for various times in a bacterial cell suspension to allow the cells to attach to its surface. The number of bacterial cells attached to the electrode surface increased along with time. On the other hand, the current derived from the oxidation of a dye, Hoechst, which was adsorbed to the surface after attaching the bacterial cells, decreased along with time. It was considered that the current output, correlated with the amount of dye, adsorbed onto regions where no bacterial cell attached. These results indicate that the bacterial-attachment process can be analyzed by measuring the electric current derived from the dye instead of counting the number of attached cells.
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