Biofilm Formation of the Facultative Thermophile Bacillus pumilus D194A and Affects of Sanitation Agents on Its Biofilms

Kilic T., Cihan A. C.

MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.89, sa.1, ss.64-73, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 89 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1134/s0026261720010087
  • Dergi Adı: MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-73
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bacillus pumilus D194a, biofilm formation, biofilm control, EXTRACELLULAR DNA, STAINLESS-STEEL, BACTERIA, INHIBITION, CORROSION, REMOVAL, ENTERITIDIS, ATTACHMENT, STRATEGIES, ADHERENCE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Bacillus pumilus D194a formed a strong biofilm on 96-well polystyrene microtiter plates and stainless-steel surfaces. Its optimum environmental factors for growth were determined as 50 degrees C, pH 6.0, 1.5% NaCl for 48 h, whereas, the optimum biofilm formation was measured at 50 degrees C, pH 8.0, 0% NaCl. The isolate was observed to have peritrichous flagella and it produced rigid pellicle. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) of this strain were also determined to be; carbohydrate (33.5 mu g/mL), protein (790 mu g/mL) and extracellular DNA (eDNA) (18.5 kb). D194a cells formed biofilms on many abiotic surfaces, such as glass, polystyrene, stainless steel, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polypropylene, wherein polycarbonate (6.23 log/cm(2)) and polypropylene (6.14 log/cm(2)) were the generally preferred ones. Biofilm samples were treated with 15 different sanitation agents, including sodium metaperiodate (96.83%), nisin (93.82%), trichloroacetic acid (93.66%) and lysozyme (94.1%) for sanitation purposes. The elimination of eDNA in its 2 h-biofilm with DNase I was 98.48%, while this results was found as 96.06% for its 12 h-mature biofilm. In conclusion, this research demonstrated that B. pumilus D194a is a strong biofilm producer with a rigid structure harboring high protein and eDNA content, which cannot be easily destroyed by various chemical agents.