Influence of Substrate Wettability on the Attachment of Marine Bacteria to Various Surfaces

作者：S. C. Dexter, James D. Sullivan, James R. Williams, S. W. Watson · 发表于：Applied Microbiology · 年份：1975 · DOI：10.1128/am.30.2.298-308.1975 · 被引用次数：239 · 研究领域：Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing、Polymer Surface Interaction Studies、Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry

The effect of the initial substrate surface condition, as indicated by the critical surface tension for wetting, on the rate of attachment of marine bacteria to a variety of solid surfaces has been measured. The techniques used to determine the number of bacteria attached per unit surface area were a lipopolysaccharide test utilizing Limulus lysate and direct examination of the surface by scanning electron microscopy. The results obtained by the two techniques are compared and their significance to the control of microbiological slime film formation (microfouling) is discussed.