Print Email Facebook Twitter Bacterial Societies: Cooperation, Colonization, and Competition in Micro-Scale Ecosystems Title Bacterial Societies: Cooperation, Colonization, and Competition in Micro-Scale Ecosystems Author Hol, F.J.H. Contributor Dekker, C. (promotor) Keymer, J.E. (promotor) Faculty Applied Sciences Department Bionanoscience Date 2014-06-20 Abstract In this thesis, I describe experiments aimed at understanding bacterial population dynamics in ecosystems that are spatially structured at the micro-scale. We combine microfabrication and microfluidics to create synthetic ecosystems that have a complex yet well-defined geometry and chemical composition. Bacteria that inhabit such ecosystems can be observed at high spatiotemporal resolution using fluorescence microscopy. Using this experimental approach we have gained deeper insight into diverse aspects of bacterial life. Subject Microbial EcologyCommunity DynamicsAdaptive ResistanceMicrofabricationCooperationBacterial CompetitionBiodiversityOn-chip Ecosystems To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:57c6295f-21d5-4f41-8094-c3816e3e86cf ISBN 9789085931904 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2014 Hol, F.J.H. Files PDF FelixJHHol_BacterialSocie ... Thesis.pdf 147.51 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:57c6295f-21d5-4f41-8094-c3816e3e86cf/datastream/OBJ/view