The relation of the hydrophobicity index of microbial cells to their ability to form biofilms

By examining cell adhesion to n -hexadecane, the hydrophobicity index of S. aureus, E. coli , and P. aeruginosa was measured. It has been established that an increase in the hydrophobicity of the microbial cells reduces their ability to form a biofilm. It is shown that divalent metal ions are capabl...

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Published inBiophysics (Oxford) Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 918 - 920
Main Authors Leonov, V. V., Kurlovich, N. A., Sokolova, T. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.11.2014
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biofilms
Biological and Medical Physics
Biophysics
Cell adhesion & migration
Cell Biophysics
Escherichia coli
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
double electric layer
adhesion
hydrophobicity index
biofilm
specific rate of biofilm formation
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Summary:By examining cell adhesion to n -hexadecane, the hydrophobicity index of S. aureus, E. coli , and P. aeruginosa was measured. It has been established that an increase in the hydrophobicity of the microbial cells reduces their ability to form a biofilm. It is shown that divalent metal ions are capable of increasing the hydrophobicity index of microbial cells and reducing biofilm formation. It is concluded that it is necessary to use materials with a negatively charged surface for biofilm-prevention measures.
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ISSN:0006-3509
1555-6654
DOI:10.1134/S0006350914060074