Article Dans Une Revue Chemical Science Année : 2025

Imaging biomineralizing bacteria in the native-state with X-ray fluorescence microscopy

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Understanding the interactions between metal-based nanoparticles and biological systems in complex environments (e.g., the human body, soils, and marine settings) remains challenging, especially at the single-cell and nanoscale levels. Capturing the dynamics of these interactions, such as metal distribution, nanoparticle growth, or degradation, in their native state (in vivo) is particularly difficult. Here, we demonstrate the direct measurement of iron content in hydrated, magnetite-biomineralizing magnetotactic bacteria using synchrotron-based nanobeam–scanning X-ray fluorescence microscopy combined with a liquid cell environment. In addition to X-ray fluorescence imaging, we collected iron chemical speciation information from individual bacteria in liquid using X-ray absorption spectroscopy. To follow biomineralization in situ, we developed a microfluidic device to track magnetite nanoparticle formation over several hours under the X-ray beam. This approach highlights the potential of X-ray fluorescence microscopy in liquid cell setups to provide elemental and chemical insights into biological processes at the single-cell level. Combining X-ray nanobeam techniques with liquid cell devices will enable more “on-chip” experiments on metals in biological contexts to be conducted at the synchrotron.

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hal-05051925 , version 1 (30-04-2025)

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Daniel M. Chevrier, Elisa Cerdá-Doñate, Lucía Gandarias, Miguel Gomez-Gonzalez, Sufal Swaraj, et al.. Imaging biomineralizing bacteria in the native-state with X-ray fluorescence microscopy. Chemical Science, 2025, 16 (26), pp.12068-12079. ⟨10.1039/D4SC08375J⟩. ⟨hal-05051925⟩
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