Droplet microfluidics has rapidly emerged as one of the key technologies opening up new
experimental possibilities in microbiology. The ability to generate, manipulate and monitor …

Since the onset of microbiology in the late 19th century, scientists have been growing
microorganisms almost exclusively as pure cultures, resulting in a limited and biased view of …

Culture and screening of gut bacteria enable testing of microbial function and therapeutic
potential. However, the diversity of human gut microbial communities (microbiota) impedes …

This study describes for the first time the development of 3D printed microfluidic devices with
integrated electrodes for label-free counting of E. coli cells incorporated inside droplets …

Standard digital assays need a large number of compartments for precise quantification of a
sample over a broad dynamic range. We address this issue with an optimized droplet digital …

With the vast majority of the microbial world still considered unculturable or undiscovered,
microbiologists not only require more fundamental insights concerning microbial growth …

Microinjection is an effective actuation technique used for precise delivery of molecules and
cells into droplets or controlled delivery of genes, molecules, proteins, and viruses into …

Droplet microfluidics has recently evolved as a prominent platform for high-throughput
experimentation for various research fields including microbiology. Key features of droplet …

Bacterial growth in microfluidic droplets is relevant in biotechnology, in microbial ecology,
and in understanding stochastic population dynamics in small populations. However, it has …

Highlights•Reductionism and holism are complementary tools to understand microbial
community.•Spatiotemporal tools and math models to study microbial consortia were …