Our research focuses on bacterial metabolism, especially energy metabolism, which is crucial for growth and survival. Despite extensive biochemical and structural data, systems level understanding and adaptive mechanisms remain unclear. We aim to deepen this knowledge and to address antimicrobial resistance.
Our protocol enhances the physiological relevance of lab experiments by using biofilms, which mimics the natural bacterial growth better than the planktonic methods. Adapting microbacterial biofilms will offer a great system to understand the gene's lifestyle, and it'll also offer a screening system for antimicrobials. We are not the first ones to produce mycobacterial biofilms.
There are several groups using this as a model. Our motivation behind producing this protocol was to simplify the procedures as much as possible so many labs can adapt this system as a model.
