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LAB ON A CHIP
Volume 16, Issue 12, Pages 2168-2187Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00367b
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- European Research Council [279647]
- National Science Centre [DEC-2014/12/W/NZ6/00454]
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education [0722/E-64/STYP/10/295]
- Estonian Research Council [PUTJD589]
- Foundation for Polish Science MISTRZ fellowship
- National Centre for Science [DEC-2014/12/T/ST4/00649]
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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 droplets carrying single cells or small populations of bacteria in a highly parallel and high throughput manner creates new approaches for solving problems in diagnostics and for research on bacterial evolution. This review presents applications of droplet microfluidics in various fields of microbiology: i) detection and identification of pathogens, ii) antibiotic susceptibility testing, iii) studies of microbial physiology and iv) biotechnological selection and improvement of strains. We also list the challenges in the dynamically developing field and new potential uses of droplets in microbiology.
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