Deformability-Based Microfluidic Microdroplet Screening to Obtain Agarolytic Bacterial Cells

• Published in: Analytical chemistry (Washington) Vol. 95; no. 44; pp. 16107 - 16114
• Main Authors: Muta, Mikihisa, Kawakubo, Wataru, Yoon, Dong Hyun, Tanaka, Daiki, Sekiguchi, Tetsushi, Shoji, Shuichi, Ito, Mei, Hatada, Yuji, Funatsu, Takashi, Iizuka, Ryo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington American Chemical Society 07.11.2023
• Subjects: agarose; analytical chemistry; Deformability; Deformation; Degradation; Encapsulation; Enzymes; Formability; Hydrogels; Macromolecules; Microfluidic devices; Microfluidics; Microorganisms; Screening

Environmental microorganisms possess enzymes that can digest macromolecules such as agarose into smaller molecules that can be utilized for growth. These enzymes could be valuable for the effective utilization of global resources. However, since most of the microorganisms on Earth remain uncultured,...