ArticleBio-protocol2020
Simple Time-lapse Imaging for Quantifying the Hydrostatic Production of Oxygenic Photogranules.
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- Transient cyanobacteria drive hydrostatic photogranulation but disappear during microbial succession.Biofilm · 2026Article
- Unmasking photogranulation in decreasing glacial albedo and net autotrophic wastewater treatment.Environmental microbiology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Oxygenic photogranules (OPGs) are dense, three-dimensional aggregates containing a syntrophic, light-driven microbial community. Their temporal and spatial development interests microbial ecologists working at the bioprocess engineering interface, as this knowledge can be used to optimize biotechnological applications, such as wastewater treatment and biomass valorization. The method presented here enables the high-throughput quantification of photogranulation. OPGs are produced from a loose sludge-like microbial matrix in hydrostatic batch cultures exposed to light. This matrix transforms into a consolidated, roughly spherical aggregate over time. Photogranulation is quantified by time-lapse imaging coupled to automated image analysis. This allows studying the development of many OPGs simultaneously and in a fully automated way to systematically test what factors drive photogranulation. The protocol can also be used to quantify other types of (a)biotic aggregation.
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