SURFACE THERMODYNAMICS OF BACTERIAL ADHESION
SURFACE THERMODYNAMICS OF BACTERIAL ADHESION
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DOI:
10.1128/aem.46.1.90-97.1983
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
NEUMANN, AW
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作者:
ABSOLOM, DR;LAMBERTI, FV;NEUMANN, AW
The adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus (strain 049), S. epidermidis (strain 047), Escherichia coli (strains 055 and 2627) and Listeria monocytogenes) to various polymeric surfaces was studied. The design of the experimental protocol was dictated by thermodynamic considerations. From the thermodynamic model for the adhesion of small particles from a suspension onto a solid substratum, it follows that the extent of adhesion is determined by the surface properties of all 3 phases involved, i.e., the surface tensions of the adhering particles, the substrate and the suspending liquid medium. In essence, adhesion is more extensive to hydrophilic substrata (i.e., substrata of relatively high surface tension) than to hydrophobic substrata when the surface tension of the bacteria is larger than that of the suspending medium. When the surface tension of the suspending liquid is larger than that of the bacteria, the opposite pattern of behavior prevails. Suspensions of bacteria at a concentration of 108 microorganisms/ml were brought into contact with several polymeric surfaces (Teflon, polyethylene, polystyrene and acetal and sulfonated polystyrene) for 30 min at 20.degree. C. After rinsing, the number of bacteria adhering per unit surface area was determined by image analysis. The surface tension of the suspending medium, Hanks balanced salt solution, was modified through the addition of various amounts of dimethyl sulfoxide. The number of bacteria adhering per unit surface area correlated well with the thermodynamic predictions; thus, these data may be used to determine the surface tension of the different bacterial species. The surface tensions of the bacteria obtained in this fashion are in excellent agreement with those obtained by other methods.