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SUBMITTER: Hann SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5234567 | biostudies-other | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hann Sarah D SD Goulian Mark M Lee Daeyeon D Stebe Kathleen J KJ
Soft matter 20150301 9
We study the assembly of inert and living colloids in a two-phase water-water system that provides an environment that can sustain bacteria, providing a new structure with rich potential to confine and structure microbial communities. The water-water system, formed via phase separation of a casein and xanthan mixture, forms a 3-D structure of coexisting casein-rich and xanthan-rich phases. Fluorescent labelling and confocal microscopy reveal the attachment of these living colloids, including Esc ...[more]