ELECTRICAL ENHANCEMENT OF BIOCIDE EFFICACY AGAINST PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA BIOFILMS

被引:160
作者
BLENKINSOPP, SA
KHOURY, AE
COSTERTON, JW
机构
[1] UNIV CALGARY, NAT SCI & ENGN RES COUNCIL BIOFILM GRP, CALGARY T2N 1N4, ALBERTA, CANADA
[2] UNIV TORONTO, HOSP SICK CHILDREN, DIV UROL, TORONTO N5G 1X8, ONTARIO, CANADA
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D O I
10.1128/AEM.58.11.3770-3773.1992
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
When applied within a low-strength electric field (+/-12 V/cm) with a low current density (+/-2.1 mA/cm2), several industrial biocides exhibited enhanced killing action against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms grown on stainless steel studs. Biocide concentrations lower than those necessary to kill planktonic cells of P. aeruginosa (1, 5, and 10 ppm of the active ingredients of kathon, glutaraldehyde, and quaternary ammonium compound, respectively) were bactericidal within 24 h when applied within our electrified device.
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页码:3770 / 3773
页数:4
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