SEPARATION OF SINGLETS AND CLUSTERS OF GROUP A STREPTOCOCCI USING DETERMINISTIC LATERAL DISPLACEMENT AND FILTER SONICATION
Differences in morphologies of bacteria and bacteria clusters are thought to contribute to their virulence and colonization. However, the conventional standard cell biological methods cannot separate bacteria and bacteria clusters based on their morphologies and sizes, making studies of the underlying mechanisms difficult. Here we report a simple label-free method for the continuous separation of