What is it about?
We describe a device which can be added to any light microscope, allowing analyses at up to 110°C. In addition temperature gradients of > 40°C/2cm can be established.
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Why is it important?
We have shown for the first time thermotaxis in an Archaeon; the second prokaryote at all for which this motility behavior was demonstrated. You can obtain the device TGFD (temperature Gradient forming device) via the University of Regensburg (contact Prof. Wirth).
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This page is a summary of: The Temperature Gradient-Forming Device, an Accessory Unit for Normal Light Microscopes To Study the Biology of Hyperthermophilic Microorganisms, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2014, ASM Journals,
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00984-14.
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