Microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on microfiltration membranes: a detailed characterization using model organisms with increasing complexity.

Since many years, membrane biofouling has been described as the Achilles heel of membrane fouling. In the present study, an ecological assay was performed using model systems with increasing complexity: a monospecies assay using Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Escherichia coli separately, a duospecies ass...

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Publicado en:BioMed Research International Vol. 2013; pp. 470867 - 470868
Autores principales: Vanysacker, L, Denis, C, Declerck, P, Piasecka, A, Vankelecom, I F J
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
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          Vanysacker, L
          Denis, C
          Declerck, P
          Piasecka, A
          Vankelecom, I F J
        affil: Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, P.O. Box 2461, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
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          Bacterial Physiology Physiology
          Biofilms
          Escherichia Coli Physiology
          Filtration
          Membranes, Artificial
          Models, Biological
          Pseudomonas Physiology
          Analysis of Variance
          Ecosystem
          Biotechnology
          Colony Count, Microbial
          Escherichia Coli
          Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
          Factor Analysis
          Pseudomonas
          Sewage
      ab: Since many years, membrane biofouling has been described as the Achilles heel of membrane fouling. In the present study, an ecological assay was performed using model systems with increasing complexity: a monospecies assay using Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Escherichia coli separately, a duospecies assay using both microorganisms, and a multispecies assay using activated sludge with or without spiked P. aeruginosa. The microbial adhesion and biofilm formation were evaluated in terms of bacterial cell densities, species richness, and bacterial community composition on polyvinyldifluoride, polyethylene, and polysulfone membranes. The data show that biofouling formation was strongly influenced by the kind of microorganism, the interactions between the organisms, and the changes in environmental conditions whereas the membrane effect was less important. The findings obtained in this study suggest that more knowledge in species composition and microbial interactions is needed in order to understand the complex biofouling process. This is the first report describing the microbial interactions with a membrane during the biofouling development.
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