Biofilms are bacterial communities embedded in an extracellular matrix, able to adhere to surfaces. Different experimental set-ups are widely used for in vitro biofilm cultivation; however, a well-defined comparison among different culture conditions, especially suited to interfacial characterization, is still lacking in the literature. The main objective of this work is to study the role of flow on biofilm formation, morphology and interfacial properties. Three different in vitro setups, corresponding to stagnant, shaking, and laminar flow conditions (custom-made flow cell), are used in this work to grow single strain biofilms of Pseudomonas fluorescens AR 11 on glass coupons. Results show that flow conditions significantly influenced biofilm formation kinetics, affecting mass transfer and cell attachment/detachment processes. Distinct morphological patterns are found under different flow regimes. Static contact angle data do not depend significantly on biofilm growth conditions in the parametric range investigated in this work.
The role of flow in bacterial biofilm morphology and wetting properties / Recupido, Federica; Toscano, Giuseppe; Tatè, Rosarita; Petala, Maria; Caserta, Sergio; Karapantsios, Thodoris D.; Guido, Stefano. - In: COLLOIDS AND SURFACES. B, BIOINTERFACES. - ISSN 0927-7765. - 192:(2020), p. 111047. [10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111047]
The role of flow in bacterial biofilm morphology and wetting properties
Toscano, Giuseppe;Caserta, Sergio
;Guido, Stefano
2020
Abstract
Biofilms are bacterial communities embedded in an extracellular matrix, able to adhere to surfaces. Different experimental set-ups are widely used for in vitro biofilm cultivation; however, a well-defined comparison among different culture conditions, especially suited to interfacial characterization, is still lacking in the literature. The main objective of this work is to study the role of flow on biofilm formation, morphology and interfacial properties. Three different in vitro setups, corresponding to stagnant, shaking, and laminar flow conditions (custom-made flow cell), are used in this work to grow single strain biofilms of Pseudomonas fluorescens AR 11 on glass coupons. Results show that flow conditions significantly influenced biofilm formation kinetics, affecting mass transfer and cell attachment/detachment processes. Distinct morphological patterns are found under different flow regimes. Static contact angle data do not depend significantly on biofilm growth conditions in the parametric range investigated in this work.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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