Name: Acinetobacter Biofilm Quantification Using Crystal Violet
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acinetobacter biofilm quantification using crystal violet

Acinetobacter Biyofilm Oluşumunun Değerlendirilmesi ve Biyofilmlerin Karakterizasyonu

Acinetobacter is known to cause nosocomial infections, and its human infection, especially in healthcare facilities, is increasingly reported1. It is widespread in hospitals, healthcare facilities, and food-associated environments2,3,4. It can survive for a long period in environments including hospital surfaces such as bed rails, bedside tables, the surface of ventilators, and sinks4. Such persistence on environmental surfaces may be one of the significant factors contributing to the nosocomial infections of Acinetobacter4.
Biofilm is a form of microbial life and is a microbial matrix composed of live microbial cells and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from the cells5. The microbial cells are embedded in the matrix and are often highly resistant to environmental stresses such as heat, salts, dryness, antibiotics, disinfectants, and shear forces6,7.
Acinetobacter can form biofilms on surfaces, suggesting that it may contribute to extended survival on environmental surfaces, including hospital surfaces, and enhanced resistance to antibiotic treatment8,9. In addition, the biofilm formation of Acinetobacter could be highly associated with human clinical outcomes8. Therefore, the biofilm formability of Acinetobacter strains could be one of the indicators in predicting environmental survival and human infections8,10.
The surface-attached biofilms can be quantified and visualized to assess biofilm formability. To quantify surface-attached biofilms, the biofilms are normally stained by biofilm-staining dyes such as crystal violet, and the dyes are eluted in solution and measured for optical density11. Visualization of biofilms is another good approach to assess biofilm formability11. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) visualization method employing specificity using fluorescent dyes could be more useful to characterize biofilm morphology compared to other techniques such as SEM12,13.
The viable cells in biofilms can be counted to estimate the number of viable cells in biofilms11. The viable cells embedded in biofilms are detached, diluted, spread on agar plates, incubated, and enumerated. Because the higher number of cells is likely to meet the infectious dose, it can provide more detailed information on biofilms, such as infection potentials associated with the number of cells13,14.
This article presents step-by-step protocols to (1) quantify surface-attached biofilms, (2) count viable cells in the biofilms, and (3) visualize the biofilms using CLSM of Acinetobacter. The presented protocols describe the methods to assess the biofilm formability of Acinetobacter isolates and characterize their biofilms.

Yazar Spotlight: Acinetobacter Biyofilm Miktarının Belirlenmesi, Değerlendirilmesi ve Görselleştirilmesi için Kapsamlı Bir Protokol 

Acinetobacter Biyofilmleri için Miktar Tayini, Canlılık Değerlendirmesi ve Görselleştirme Stratejileri

Biofilms are composed of live microbial cells and are difficult to remove from the surfaces. Acinetobacter strains commonly found in our environment, causing nosocomial infections, are also known to form biofilms on surfaces. So, we aim to develop methods to both quantify and visualize Acinetobacter biofilms.Our protocol provides a simple and easy method to quantify and visualize the biofilms of Acinetobacter. The viable number of cells inside the biofilms is quantified by using the viable count method. Our research findings reveal that the naturally-existing Acinetobacter vector strains have quite varying potentials for biofilm formation.Also, there will exist distinct morphological differences within the various biofilms. This paved the way for research focusing on the causes of such a large variation among Acinetobacter strains.

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Acinetobacter (Acinetobacter) Kristal viyole kullanarak biyofilm miktar tayini

Başlamak için, steril polistiren 96 oyuklu bir plakanın her bir oyuğuna 200 mikrolitre bakteri aşısı ekleyin. Ardından, iç kuyuların kurumasını önlemek için en dıştaki kuyulara 200 mikrolitre deiyonize su ekleyin. 96 oyuklu plakayı 24 saat boyunca 25 santigrat derecede inkübe edin.İnkübasyonun ardından, bir pipet kullanarak her bir oyuğa süpernatanı atın. Her bir oyuğa dikkatlice 300 mikrolitre PBS ekleyin ve pipeti kullanarak PBS'yi tekrar çıkarın. Plakayı oda sıcaklığında 30 dakika inkübe etmeden önce her bir oyuğa 200 mikrolitre% 1 kristal viyole çözeltisi ekleyin.Daha sonra her bir oyuğa 200 mikrolitre mutlak etanol dağıttıktan sonra, plakayı oda sıcaklığında 15 dakika bekletin. İçeriği her bir kuyucuğa tekrar tekrar yukarı ve aşağı pipetleyerek iyice karıştırdığınızdan emin olun. Bir mikroplaka okuyucu kullanarak, biyofilm kütlesini belirlemek için kuyucukların absorbansını 595 nanometrede ölçün.Biyofilm sayısı, suşlara bağlı olarak, 0.04 ila 1.69 arasında değişen bir optik yoğunluk veya OD değeri arasında değişen büyük ölçüde değişmiştir A.bouvetii hariç tüm Acetobacter izolatları biyofilm oluştururken, A.radioresistens zayıf bir biyofilm oluşturmuştur. A.junii ve A.baumannii orta derecede biyofilmler oluşturdu ve A. pittii ve A.ursingii güçlü biyofilmler oluşturdu.

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Acinetobacter Biofilm Quantification Using Crystal Violet

Quantification, Viability Assessment, and Visualization Strategies for Acinetobacter Biofilms

Acinetobacter causes nosocomial infections and its biofilm formation can contribute to the survival on dry surfaces such as hospital environments. Thus, ...

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Preparation of Bacterial Inoculum for Acinetobacter Biofilm Formation

Preparation of Bacterial Inoculum for Acinetobacter Biofilm Formation  

Acinetobacter Biyofilm Oluşumu için Bakteriyel İnokulumun Hazırlanması

Assessing Acinetobacter Biofilm Viability Count

Assessing Acinetobacter Biofilm Viability Count  

Acinetobacter Biyofilm Canlılık Sayımının Değerlendirilmesi

Acinetobacter Biofilm Visualization by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)

Acinetobacter (Acinetobacter) Konfokal Lazer Tarama Mikroskobu (CLSM) ile Biyofilm Görselleştirme