Evolving the Center for Biofilm Engineering's mission with state-of-the-art imaging and analysis

The mission of the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) is to advance the frontiers of health, energy, industry, and the environment through biofilm research, education, and outreach. As part of the CBE, our Core labs (RRID:SCR_026519) include microscope facilities and an analytical instrument lab. 

We can help you identify:

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Where microorganisms reside

Our imaging technology allows us to capture with ultimate precision the position, interactions, activity, and identification of microbes in real-time from intact samples.

 

 

How microorganisms alter their environment

With our broad range of analytical capabilities, we can determine how microbes are interacting and altering their environmental conditions.

 

 

What microorganisms are in your sample

With our molecular and sequencing capabilities, we can identify what microorganisms are present in your sample, spanning bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi.

 

Bioimaging Core

The Bioimaging Core facilities are coordinated by the Microscopy Facilities Manager, who maintains the equipment and trains and assists research staff and students in capturing images of in situ biofilms via optical microscopy, fluorescent, and Raman confocal microscopy.

Analytical Core

At the Analytical Core, users are trained to run their own samples and standards and analyze data.

Services

We provide one-on-one training, method development, proposal writing, troubleshooting, and data analysis services to help you meet your biofilm-related analytical and imaging needs.

Our imaging and analytical Core labs are equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and methods to provide you with the best results and images of your biofilm or other complex samples.

  • Digital Light Sheet Microscopy
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Raman spectroscopy
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Fluid Imaging
  • Widefield imaging
  • Image Analysis

  • Chromatography
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Next generation high throughput
    sequencing

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment of core facility services and instruments supported by Montana State University is required in publications as it is a key performance indicator of our research activity and we are required to report publication output to our funding agencies. Learn more about how to acknowledge CBE core services here.

Please report any recent publications to us by sending your DOI or a PDF using the link below:

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