Biofilm Assay (Crystal Violet)

Quantifies how much surface-attached bacterial biomass accumulated in a well by staining it with a dye that binds broadly to attached cells and matrix.

References

• O'Toole, G.A. "Microbial Biofilms: From Ecology to Molecular Genetics." Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 64, no. 4 (2000): 847–867.