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1Department of Radiation Biology, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Space Microbiology Research Group,German Aerospace Center (DLR e.V.), 2Institute of Electrical Engineering and Plasma Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology,Ruhr-University Bochum, 3Institute of Electrical Engineering and Plasma Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Biomedical Applications of Plasma Technology,Ruhr-University Bochum, 4Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy (ZBS 4),Robert Koch Institute
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:55Bacillus subtilis Spore Production and Purification and Sample Preparation of Aerosol-deposited Bacillus subtilis Spores
- 03:03Low Pressure Plasma Treatment and Recovery and Evaluation of Spore Survival
- 05:10Live Cell Microscopy, Tracking of DNA Repair Processes in Germinating Spores, and Scanning Electron Microscopy
- 07:27Results: Bacillus subtilis Spore Survival After Low Pressure Plasma Sterilization
- 09:02Conclusion
This protocol illustrates the important consecutive steps required to assess the relevance of monitoring vitality parameter and DNA repair processes in reviving Bacillus subtilis spores after treatment with low pressure plasma by tracking fluorescence-labelled DNA repair proteins via time-resolved confocal microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
