Research Article

Biofilm Localization in the Vertical Wall of Shaking 96-Well Plates

Table 1

Advantages of MTPs as biofilm reactors and standard methods for quantitation of biofilm parameters in MTPs.

AdvantagesReferencesQuantitation assaysReferences

High throughput[4, 40]Biofilm biomass[1, 16]
Small volumes of reagents[4, 40]Microbial physiological activity[7, 41]
Automation[42, 43]Microbial cells in the biofilm[7, 41]
Multiplexing[4]Biofilm matrix[44]