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Cheng-Ying Jiang¹, Libing Dong², Jian-Kang Zhao¹

¹State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

|February 7, 2016

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The microfluidic streak plate (MSP) method enables high-throughput microbial cell separation and cultivation. This technique improves detection of species diversity and discovery of efficient degraders from complex environments.

Area of Science:

Microbiology
Biotechnology
Analytical Chemistry

Background:

Conventional microbial cultivation methods face limitations in throughput and sensitivity.
Single-cell isolation and cultivation are crucial for understanding microbial communities and discovering novel functions.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and validate the microfluidic streak plate (MSP) as a novel method for microbial cell separation and cultivation.
To demonstrate the utility of MSP for high-throughput analysis, including antimicrobial susceptibility testing and environmental sample cultivation.

Main Methods:

Development of a microfluidic device to generate nanoliter droplets for cell encapsulation.
Streaking of droplets onto oil-filled petri dishes for single-cell cultivation.
Application of MSP for isolation of Escherichia coli, antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and cultivation of a soil microbial community.

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Main Results:

MSP successfully enabled high-throughput single-cell isolation and cultivation.
Cultivation in droplets enhanced detection of species diversity, including rare species.
The method led to the discovery of novel microbial strains with high degradation efficiency, including a new fluoranthene-degrading Blastococcus species.

Conclusions:

The microfluidic streak plate (MSP) is a robust and efficient method for microbial cell separation and cultivation.
MSP facilitates comprehensive dose-response analysis and discovery of functional microbial strains from complex environments.