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Influence of interfaces on microbial activity
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Bacterial adhesion in natural and artificial systems has been critically reviewed to investigate the influences exerted by the presence of interfaces. Numerous investigations have demonstrated that, in the presence of a solid phase, the activity of bacterial cultures is changed. Reviewing relevant literature, two problems were encountered. One is of an experimental nature. Due to lack of similarity in experimental conditions, disparate experiments often cannot be compared; their results may even appear conflicting. The other problem is of an interpretational nature: several hypothetical theories exist which try to explain the effect of surfaces on microbial activity. These theories often confuse changes in the medium and limitations in mass transfer which are due to the presence of solid surfaces (indirect influences) with changes in cell properties (direct influences). Whenever a surface is reported to influence the metabolism of bacteria, the action is found almost exclusively to be due to changes in the medium or environment and is therefore indirect. Based on data reported in the literature, and by using thermodynamic and kinetic considerations, it is concluded that so far neither experimental nor theoretical evidence exists for a direct influence of interfaces on microbial activity.
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- Authors
- van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., Lyklema, J., Norde, W., & Zehnder, A. J. B.
- Venue
- Microbiological Reviews
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- 1990-01-01
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 75-87
- ISSN
- 0146-0749 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2137769027
- Cited by
- 874
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 9.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
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