AFM study of the colonisation of stainless steel by Aquabacterium commune
| Autor: | Robert G. J. Edyvean, Robert Th. Bachmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Materials science
Hydraulic retention time biology Atomic force microscopy Aquabacterium commune fungi Metallurgy technology industry and agriculture Biofilm biology.organism_classification Microbiology Biomaterials Colonisation Electropolishing Medium-density polyethylene Grain boundary Waste Management and Disposal |
| Zdroj: | International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 58:112-118 |
| ISSN: | 0964-8305 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ibiod.2006.06.008 |
| Popis: | Aquabacterium commune, a member of the beta proteobacteria family that is a recently isolated, predominant member of various European drinking water distribution system biofilms, was selected as a test organism in this study. Attachment of A. commune cells onto two increasingly popular pipe materials, stainless steel EN1.4307 and medium density polyethylene (MDPE) was studied at 15 °C, 150 rpm, and a hydraulic retention time of 10.5 h in a rotating annular biofilm (RAB) reactor. Planktonic and sessile growth was monitored by spread plate technique. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to obtain information about surface topography and biofilm formation pattern. Our study has shown that: (i) Steady-state conditions were reached after ca. 100 h for both materials; (ii) biofilm cell density on MDPE slides is four times greater than on stainless; (iii) the primary colonization of MDPE and stainless steel occurred at the edge of the slides; and (iv) no preferential attachment to stainless steel grain boundaries was observed. Stainless-steel manufacturers and suppliers, researchers, and companies working in the drinking-water sector will benefit from this paper. It is suggested that electropolishing of stainless-steel pipes for drinking water installations is not necessary to remove specific biofilm formation sites (i.e. grain boundaries). Furthermore, this paper provides, for the first time, some fundamental information for the continuous cultivation of the recently isolated drinking water microorganism, A. commune. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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