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Bacterial Adhesion under Static and Dynamic Conditions

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Rijnaarts, Huub H. M., Norde, Willem, Bouwer, Edward J., Lyklema, Johannes, Zehnder, Alexander J. B.·1993·Applied and Environmental Microbiology
DOI 10.1128/aem.59.10.3255-3265.1993PMC PMC182446
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The deposition of various pseudomonads and coryneform bacteria with different hydrophobicities (water contact angles) and negative cell surface charges on negatively charged Teflon and glass surfaces was investigated. The levels of deposition varied between 5.0 × 10 4 and 1.6 × 10 7 cells cm -2 and between 5.0 × 10 4 and 3.6 × 10 7 cells cm -2 for dynamic column and static batch systems, respectively, indicating that there was a wide variation in physicochemical interactions. Batch and column results were compared in order to better distinguish between hydrodynamic and other system-dependent influences and method-independent physicochemical interactions. Despite the shorter suspension-solid contact time in columns (1 h) than in batch systems (4 h), the level of deposition (expressed as the number of cells that adhered) divided by the applied ambient cell concentration was 4.12 ± 1.63 times higher in columns than in batch sytems for 15 of 22 strain-surface combinations studied. This demonstrates that transport of microbial particles from bulk liquid to surfaces is more efficient in dynamic columns (transport dominated by convection and diffusion) than in static batch systems (transport by diffusion only). The relative constancy of this ratio for the 15 combinations shows that physicochemical interactions affect adhesion similarly in the two systems. The deviating deposition behavior of the other seven strain-surface combinations could be attributed to method-dependent effects resulting from specific cell characteristics (e.g., to the presence of capsular polymers, to an ability to aggregate, to large cell sizes, or to a tendency to desorb after passage through an air-liquid interface).

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  • Since both bacterial and glass or PTFE surfaces are negatively charged, the difference in PRTP* adhesion between ionic strengths could be explained by stronger electrostatic repulsion in low salt concentration.

    “Since both bacterial (Fig. 2) and glass or PTFE [37] surfaces are negatively charged, this could be explained by stronger electrostatic repulsion in low salt concentration.”

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Authors
Rijnaarts, H. H. M., Norde, W., Bouwer, E. J., Lyklema, J., & Zehnder, A. J. B.
Affiliations
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
ORCID
Venue
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Published
1993-10
Volume
59
Issue
10
Pages
3255-3265
ISSN
  • 0099-2240 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5336
DOI
10.1128/aem.59.10.3255-3265.1993
PMC
PMC182446
OpenAlex
W2124621400
Cited by
264
References
38
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FWCI
2.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
Keywords
bacterial adhesion, pseudomonads, coryneform bacteria, hydrophobicity, water contact angle, cell surface charge, Teflon surface, glass surfaces, batch systems, convection and diffusion, bacterial aggregation

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