Author:
Deore Pranali,Wanigasuriya Iromi,Tsang Min Ching Sarah Jane,Brumley Douglas R.,van Oppen Madeleine J. H.,Blackall Linda L.,Hinde Elizabeth
Abstract
Corals and their photosynthetic endosymbiotic algae (Symbiodiniaceae) produce a strong autofluorescent signal that spans the visible to near-infrared (NIR) spectrum. However, this broad-spectrum emission hinders the use of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) for the study of bacterial heterogeneity within the different niches of corals and Symbiodiniaceae, because FISH fluorophores also fluoresce within the visible to NIR spectrum. A solution to this impediment is to use fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). The ‘lifetime’ property of fluorophores is a feature that enables sample (e.g. coral/Symbiodiniaceae) autofluorescence to be distinguished from FISH-labelled bacteria. In this manner, the location of bacteria around and within Symbiodiniaceae can be quantified along with their identity and spatial distribution. Furthermore, the ‘lifetime’ of the host and associated microbe cellular autofluorescence can be analysed in terms of endogenous fluorophore composition (e.g. metabolic co-factors, aromatic amino acids) and serves as information for symbiotic versus parasitic host-microbe association.
Subject
Microbiology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Microbiology
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