Temperature and pH affect the production of bacterial biofilm
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Staining and Labeling MeSH
- Coloring Agents pharmacology MeSH
- Biofilms drug effects growth & development radiation effects MeSH
- Gentian Violet pharmacology MeSH
- Klebsiella pneumoniae drug effects growth & development radiation effects MeSH
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa drug effects growth & development radiation effects MeSH
- Temperature MeSH
- Vibrio cholerae non-O1 drug effects growth & development radiation effects MeSH
- Vibrio cholerae O1 drug effects growth & development radiation effects MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Coloring Agents MeSH
- Gentian Violet MeSH
The effect of different cultivation temperatures (30 and 37 degrees C) and pH of the media (5.5, 7.5, 8.5) on the biofilm production was compared in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and O1 using the crystal-violet test for estimation of quantitative production of the biofilm. Decrease (46.4-98.4 %) in the biofilm production was observed at 37 degrees C in 8 of the tested strains (P. aeruginosa three strains, K pneumoniae two, V. cholerae non-O1 two, and V. cholerae O1 one strain) compared with the production at 30 degrees C. On the other hand, five strains (P. aeruginosa 1, K. pneumoniae 3, V. cholerae non-O1 1) exhibited under these conditions a higher biofilm production (103-143 %). However, this difference was not significant (p = 0.196). Increased pH lead to a higher biofilm production using all media tested. In P. aeruginosa the biofilm production at pH 8.5 was 139-244 %, at pH 7.5 136-164 % in comparison with pH 5.5. Similarly, in K. pneumoniae the biofilm production increased to 151-319 % at pH 8.5 while with the drop of pH to 7.5 the biofilm production was 113-177 % compared with pH 5.5. In V. cholerae non-O1 and O1 the biofilm production reached 204-329 % at pH 8.5, and 123-316 % at pH 7.5 (compared with the production at pH 5.5). An increase in biofilm production represented an average of 169 % (p = 0.001) at pH change from 5.5 to 7.5, with the rise of pH from 5.5 to 8.5 caused an average difference of 229 % (p = 0.001).
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