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Figure 1

Experimental setup for growing bacterial biofilms on an air/liquid interface
Experimental setup for growing bacterial biofilms on an air/liquid interface

Figure 2

Biofilms grown on glass microscopy slides at the air/liquid interface after 7 days of incubation. Far right: macroscopic view of biofilm formed at air/liquid interface. NS – experiments without shaking; S – experiments with shaking. Scale bar=50 μm
Biofilms grown on glass microscopy slides at the air/liquid interface after 7 days of incubation. Far right: macroscopic view of biofilm formed at air/liquid interface. NS – experiments without shaking; S – experiments with shaking. Scale bar=50 μm

Figure 3

Biofilm of P. aeruginosa at the air/liquid interface after 7 days of incubation under confocal microscopy. Left: autoflorescence; Right: bright field. Scale bar=50 μm
Biofilm of P. aeruginosa at the air/liquid interface after 7 days of incubation under confocal microscopy. Left: autoflorescence; Right: bright field. Scale bar=50 μm

Figure 4

Migration of B. cereus (A), A. junii (B), and S. aureus cells (C) across the air-exposed section of the glass slide imaged after 7 days of incubation. Measures in mm designate the distance crossed up the slide from the air/liquid interface. The “topmost visible microcolony” shows a microcolony or aggregate of cells reaching the farthest away from the interface
Migration of B. cereus (A), A. junii (B), and S. aureus cells (C) across the air-exposed section of the glass slide imaged after 7 days of incubation. Measures in mm designate the distance crossed up the slide from the air/liquid interface. The “topmost visible microcolony” shows a microcolony or aggregate of cells reaching the farthest away from the interface

Figure 5

Migration of A. baumannii cells across the air zone of glass microscopy slide imaged after 7 days of incubation. Measures in mm designate the distance crossed up the slide from the air/liquid interface. Upper row shows the “topmost visible microcolony”, a microcolony or aggregate of cells reaching the farthest away from the interface. This figure shows several snapshots from the same area (height)
Migration of A. baumannii cells across the air zone of glass microscopy slide imaged after 7 days of incubation. Measures in mm designate the distance crossed up the slide from the air/liquid interface. Upper row shows the “topmost visible microcolony”, a microcolony or aggregate of cells reaching the farthest away from the interface. This figure shows several snapshots from the same area (height)

Figure 6

Migration of P. aeruginosa cells across the air-exposed section of the glass slide at 20 mm above the air/liquid interface. Image on the right shows superimposed autofluorescence. Scale bar=50 μm
Migration of P. aeruginosa cells across the air-exposed section of the glass slide at 20 mm above the air/liquid interface. Image on the right shows superimposed autofluorescence. Scale bar=50 μm

Figure 7

Microcolonies of B. cereus (A and B) and B. thuringiensis (C) on the air-exposed section of the glass slide after 7 days of incubation. Images on the right show magnified cut-outs. EPS – extracellular polymeric substances. Scale bar=25 μm
Microcolonies of B. cereus (A and B) and B. thuringiensis (C) on the air-exposed section of the glass slide after 7 days of incubation. Images on the right show magnified cut-outs. EPS – extracellular polymeric substances. Scale bar=25 μm

Figure 8

Typical microcolony of B. cereus spotted high in the air-exposed section of the glass slide. Scale bar=25 μm
Typical microcolony of B. cereus spotted high in the air-exposed section of the glass slide. Scale bar=25 μm

Figure 9

Migration of A. junii (A) and A. baumannii (B) from the air/liquid interface to the air-exposed section of the glass slide. EPS is dyed in blue/purple to better show spreading up the slide [A. junii (C); A. baumannii (D)]
Migration of A. junii (A) and A. baumannii (B) from the air/liquid interface to the air-exposed section of the glass slide. EPS is dyed in blue/purple to better show spreading up the slide [A. junii (C); A. baumannii (D)]

Figure 10

Migration of carbol-fuchsin (left) and A. baumannii cells from nutrient media or saline (right) up the glass slide, recreated from experiments listed in Table 1. Starting bacterial concentrations were either 103 or 107 CFU/mL. The dashed line marks the farthest point reached on the given days of incubation
Migration of carbol-fuchsin (left) and A. baumannii cells from nutrient media or saline (right) up the glass slide, recreated from experiments listed in Table 1. Starting bacterial concentrations were either 103 or 107 CFU/mL. The dashed line marks the farthest point reached on the given days of incubation

Figure 11

Migration of carbol-fuchsin (left) and B. cereus cells from nutrient media or saline (right) up the glass slide, recreated from experiments listed in Table 1. Starting bacterial concentrations were either 103 or 107 CFU/mL. The dashed line marks the farthest point reached on the given days of incubation
Migration of carbol-fuchsin (left) and B. cereus cells from nutrient media or saline (right) up the glass slide, recreated from experiments listed in Table 1. Starting bacterial concentrations were either 103 or 107 CFU/mL. The dashed line marks the farthest point reached on the given days of incubation

Swarming and twitching motility determined by standard assays for B_ cereus, A_ junii, A_ baumannii and P_ aeruginosa and expressed as diameter of the growth area from inoculation spot

B. cereusA. juniiA. baumanniiP. aeruginosa
Swarming82±14 mmN/AN/A16±7 mm
TwitchingN/A35±12 mm45±14 mm51±9 mm

Experimental combinations performed in order to explain the migration of bacterial cells up the glass slide

Biofilm growth (days)B. cereusA. baumannii
103 CFU/mL107 CFU/mL103 CFU/mL107 CFU/mLCarbol-fuchsin
1Exp 1Exp 2Exp 17Exp 18Exp 33
LB medium 3Exp 3Exp 4Exp 19Exp 20Exp 34
7Exp 5Exp 6Exp 21Exp 22Exp 35
10Exp 7Exp 8Exp 23Exp 24Exp 36
1Exp 9Exp 10Exp 25Exp 26Exp 37
3Exp 11Exp 12Exp 27Exp 28Exp 38
Sterile saline (0.3 %)7Exp 13Exp 14Exp 29Exp 30Exp 39
10Exp 15Exp 16Exp 31Exp 32Exp 40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2020-71-3436 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 251 - 260
Submitted on: May 1, 2020
Accepted on: Aug 1, 2020
Published on: Oct 6, 2020
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Tomislav Ivanković, Uzi Hadad, Ariel Kushmaro, Svjetlana Dekić, Josipa Ćevid, Marko Percela, Jasna Hrenović, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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