Publication Type
Conference Paper
Book Title
20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016)
Publication Date
Conference Name
MicroTAS 2016
Conference Location
Dublin, Ireland
Conference Date
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Abstract
The interaction between plants and their associated microbiomes is difficult to visualize in situ and requires a transparent culturing platform that can capture the length and time scales in which these dynamic relationships occur. We have used lab-on-a-chip technology to create such a platform and have successfully co-cultured Arabidopsis thaliana with beneficial bacteria. Here we quantify the changes in root morphology over time and discuss the potential of the system to characterize the kinetics and spatial distribution of root colonization.
