Microfluidic Quantification of Yeast Surface Adhesion

07 June 2018, Version 1
This content is a preprint and has not undergone peer review at the time of posting.

Abstract

Fungal adhesion is fundamental to processes ranging from
infection to food production yet, robust, population-scale
quantification methods for yeast surface adhesion are lacking. We developed a microfluidic assay to distinguish the effects of genetic background and solution conditions on adhesion. This approach will enable the rapid screening of yeast adhesive properties for anti-fouling surfaces and a host of other applications.

Keywords

yeast
cell adhesion

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