
A 3D imaging sequence with an isotropic resolution of (7 μm) 3 was able to resolve individual cells, and distinguish between cells infected with rhizobia and uninfected cells.

A home-built solenoid RF coil with an inner diameter of 1.5 mm was used to study individual root nodules.

Here, we describe an approach to overcome this challenge by elucidating morphology and the metabolic profile of Medicago truncatula root nodules using Magnetic Resonance (MR) Microscopy, at the highest magnetic field strength (22.3 T) currently available for imaging. Microbe-plant interactions are difficult to investigate in situ due to their intertwined relationship involving morphology and metabolism. Appl Magn Reson 34(3–4):509–522Įllis KJ, Morrison JF (1981) Buffers of constant ionic strength for studying ph-dependent processes.Interactions between plants and the soil’s microbial & fungal flora are crucial for the health of soil ecosystems and food production. Phys Chem Chem Phys 15(24):9800–9807Īrdenkjaer-Larsen JH, Macholl S, Jóhannesson H (2008) Dynamic nuclear polarization with trityls at 1.2 k. Lumata L, Kovacs Z, Sherry AD, Malloy C, Hill S, van Tol J, Yu L, Song L, Merritt ME (2013) Electron spin resonance studies of trityl ox063 at optimal concentration for DNP.
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To improve signal-to-noise ratio, experimental procedures were refined, and the influence of pH, buffer capacity, temperature, and field strength were investigated. 13C metabolic MRI using hyperpolarized 13C-bicarbonate enables preclinical detection of pH.
