在纯和混合细菌样本中抑制微生物生长和生物膜形成
John D Cate1, Young Z Sullivan1, Maria D King1
1Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Microorganisms
|July 27, 2024
概括
有机酸有效地抑制了水力压裂废水 (FW) 中的微生物生长,为管理这种副产品提供了解决方案. 这项研究评估了针对FW微生物群的酸性抑制剂,发现有机酸对浮游生物和生物膜细菌最有效.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
背景情况:
- 水力压裂 (fracking) 产生大量的废水 (FW),这给微生物污染控制带来了挑战.
- 在FW中的微生物活动会降低水质,并造成环境危害.
- 需要有效的管理策略来控制FW养殖池中的微生物繁殖.
研究的目的:
- 为了描述后期生产的压裂水 (FW) 的微生物群.
- 开发一种高通量查方法,以检测抗微生物药物的有效性.
- 评估酸性抑制剂对FW微生物生长的影响.
主要方法:
- 对FW进行化学和生物分析.
- 对四种酸性抑制剂进行查:酸,酸,酸和乳酸.
- 在Escherichia coli*和Bacillus atrophaeus*的浮游生物和生物膜培养上测试抗菌作用.
主要成果:
- 浮游生物细菌对抗微生物药物比生物膜细菌更容易受到影响.
- 子形成的 *Bacillus atrophaeus * 对酸性抑制剂比植物性 *Escherichia coli * 更敏感.
- 有机酸 (酸和乳酸) 在抑制细菌生长方面表现出最高的有效性.
结论:
- 有机酸在水力压裂废水管理中显示出作为有效的抗菌剂的巨大潜力.
- 开发的查方法可以预测抑制剂对FW微生物群落的有效性.
- 用有机酸准FW微生物群可以帮助保护水质并减轻环境风险.
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