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Suwannarat S, Tephiruk N, Sunan S, Ruangwong K, Srisonphan S. Disinfection Efficacy of Electrohydraulic Discharge Plasma against Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris: A Sustainable Seed Treatment Approach. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:1469-1477. [PMID: 38231151 PMCID: PMC11080453 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The prevalence of plant diseases caused by pathogens such as Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris (Xcc) poses a significant challenge to sustainable agriculture, necessitating the development of effective and eco-friendly disinfection methods. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of electrohydraulic discharge plasma (EHDP) as a promising alternative for disinfection against Xcc, a pathogen responsible for black rot in cruciferous vegetables. Unlike conventional gas-phase plasma, EHDP introduces two pivotal components: gas-liquid interface plasma (GLIP) and its consequential byproduct, plasma-activated water (PAW). While GLIP enables dual-phase production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), PAW is a reservoir of liquid-phase long-lived RONS, thereby enhancing its bactericidal efficacy. In our evaluations, we tested EHDP-induced GLIP and EHDP-induced PAW against Xcc cells in both in vitro (Xcc suspension) and in vivo (Xcc-inoculated cabbage seeds) settings, achieving noteworthy results. Within 15 min, these methods eliminated ∼98% of the Xcc cells in suspension. For in vivo assessments, nontreated seeds exhibited an infection rate of 98%. In contrast, both EHDP treatments showed a significant reduction, with ∼60% fewer seeds infected while maintaining ∼90% germination rate. In addition, the liquid-phase RONS in EHDP-PAW may enhance seed vigor with a faster germination rate within the initial 5 days. Remarkably, around 90% of EHDP-PAW-treated seeds yielded healthy seedlings, indicating dual benefits in bacterial suppression and seed growth stimulation. In contrast, the percentage of healthy seedlings from nontreated, Xcc-inoculated seeds was approximately 70%. Our research demonstrates the feasibility of using eco-friendly EHDP in the seed disinfection process.
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- Sawita Suwannarat
- Department
of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Rd, Ladyaow Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department
of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Rd, Ladyaow Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department
of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Rd, Ladyaow Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department
of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Rd, Ladyaow Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department
of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Rd, Ladyaow Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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Khan MA, Dzimitrowicz A, Caban M, Jamroz P, Terefinko D, Tylus W, Pohl P, Cyganowski P. Catalytically enhanced direct degradation of nitro-based antibacterial agents using dielectric barrier discharge cold atmospheric pressure plasma and rhenium nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116297. [PMID: 37268206 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The common utilization of antimicrobial agents in medicine and veterinary creates serious problems with multidrug resistance spreading among pathogens. Bearing this in mind, wastewaters have to be completely purified from antimicrobial agents. In this context, a dielectric barrier discharge cold atmospheric pressure plasma (DBD-CAPP) system was used in the present study as a multifunctional tool for the deactivation of nitro-based pharmacuticals such as furazolidone (FRz) and chloramphenicol (ChRP) in solutions. A direct approach was applied to this by treating solutions of the studied drugs by DBD-CAPP in the presence of the ReO4- ions. It was found that Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS), generated in the DBD-CAPP-treated liquid, played a dual role in the process. On the one hand, ROS and RNS led to the direct degradation of FRz and ChRP, and on the other hand, they enabled the production of Re nanoparticles (ReNPs). The produced in this manner ReNPs consisted of catalytically active Re+4, Re+6, and Re+7 species which allowed the reduction of -NO2 groups contained in the FRz and ChRP. Unlike the DBD-CAPP, the catalytically enhanced DBD-CAPP led to almost FRz and ChRP removals from studied solutions. The catalytic boost was particularly highlighted when catalyst/DBD-CAPP was operated in the synthetic waste matrix. Re-active sites in this scenario led to the facilitated deactivation of antibiotics, achieving significantly higher FRz and ChRP removals than DBD-CAPP on its own.
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- Mujahid Ameen Khan
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 63 Wita Stwosza, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Advanced Materials Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland.
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Zhang H, Zhang C, Han Q. Mechanisms of bacterial inhibition and tolerance around cold atmospheric plasma. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s00253-023-12618-w. [PMID: 37421472 PMCID: PMC10390405 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12618-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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The grim situation of bacterial infection has undoubtedly become a major threat to human health. In the context of frequent use of antibiotics, a new bactericidal method is urgently needed to fight against drug-resistant bacteria caused by non-standard use of antibiotics. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is composed of a variety of bactericidal species, which has excellent bactericidal effect on microbes. However, the mechanism of interaction between CAP and bacteria is not completely clear. In this paper, we summarize the mechanisms of bacterial killing by CAP in a systematic manner, discuss the responses of bacteria to CAP treatment that are considered to be related to tolerance and their underlying mechanisms, review the recent advances in bactericidal applications of CAP finally. This review indicates that CAP inhibition and tolerance of survival bacteria are a set of closely related mechanisms and suggests that there might be other mechanisms of tolerance to survival bacteria that had not been discovered yet. In conclusion, this review shows that CAP has complex and diverse bactericidal mechanisms, and has excellent bactericidal effect on bacteria at appropriate doses. KEY POINTS: • The bactericidal mechanism of CAP is complex and diverse. • There are few resistant bacteria but tolerant bacteria during CAP treatment. • There is excellent germicidal effect when CAP in combination with other disinfectants.
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- Hao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
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Cyganowski P, Terefinko D, Jamroz P, Pohl P, Dzimitrowicz A. Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma as a powerful tool for the synthesis of rhenium-based nanostructures for the catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol. RSC Adv 2021; 11:38596-38604. [PMID: 35493235 PMCID: PMC9044135 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07416d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Here we have presented a new method for the synthesis of Re nanostructures with defined optical, structural, and catalytic properties. The Re-based nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained using a reaction-discharge system that is unique in its class, because of its working in the high-throughput mode. Within this application, direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) was used as a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAP) source, which led to the reduction of Re(vii) ions and the formation of Re nanostructures through the plasma-liquid interactions. The Re-based NPs were synthesized in a flow-mode reaction-discharge system, where their precursor solution was a flowing liquid anode (FLA) or a flowing liquid cathode (FLC). The resultant NPs were analyzed using UV/Vis absorption spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which were supported by selected area X-ray diffraction (SAED) and the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Additionally, the mechanism for the reduction of Re(vii) ions was explained by the differences in the concentrations of the selected reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by dc-APGD. It was found that the application of dc-APGD, operating in a FLA configuration (FLA-dc-APGD), resulted in the formation of ReNPs with Re0, while the use of dc-APGD operating in a FLC configuration (FLC-dc-APGD) led to the formation of Re oxide NPs. In the latter case, a much greater oxidizing environment was likely provided, therefore the RNS and ROS contributed to the formation of Re oxide nanostructures. The ReNPs with Re0 were characterized by a size of 6.02 ± 3.01 nm, and the Re oxide NPs were characterized by a size of 4.97 ± 3.82 nm. Both types of nanostructures were then employed in the catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). Based on the results, both of the nanocatalysts effectively reduced 4-NP with an apparent rate constant (k app) of 2.6 × 10-3 s-1. At the same time, the catalytic activity was linked with the average size distribution of the Re nanostructures, as opposed to their morphology.
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- Piotr Cyganowski
- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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Motyka-Pomagruk A, Dzimitrowicz A, Orlowski J, Babinska W, Terefinko D, Rychlowski M, Prusinski M, Pohl P, Lojkowska E, Jamroz P, Sledz W. Implementation of a Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Eradication of Plant Pathogens from a Surface of Economically Important Seeds. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9256. [PMID: 34502164 PMCID: PMC8431735 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Plant pathogenic bacteria cause significant economic losses in the global food production sector. To secure an adequate amount of high-quality nutrition for the growing human population, novel approaches need to be undertaken to combat plant disease-causing agents. As the currently available methods to eliminate bacterial phytopathogens are scarce, we evaluated the effectiveness and mechanism of action of a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP). It was ignited from a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) operation in a plasma pencil, and applied for the first time for eradication of Dickeya and Pectobacterium spp., inoculated either on glass spheres or mung bean seeds. Furthermore, the impact of the DBD exposure on mung bean seeds germination and seedlings growth was estimated. The observed bacterial inactivation rates exceeded 3.07 logs. The two-minute DBD exposure stimulated by 3-4% the germination rate of mung bean seeds and by 13.4% subsequent early growth of the seedlings. On the contrary, a detrimental action of the four-minute DBD subjection on seed germination and early growth of the sprouts was noted shortly after the treatment. However, this effect was no longer observed or reduced to 9.7% after the 96 h incubation period. Due to the application of optical emission spectrometry (OES), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), we found that the generated reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), i.e., N2, N2+, NO, OH, NH, and O, probably led to the denaturation and aggregation of DNA, proteins, and ribosomes. Furthermore, the cellular membrane disrupted, leading to an outflow of the cytoplasm from the DBD-exposed cells. This study suggests the potential applicability of NTAPPs as eco-friendly and innovative plant protection methods.
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- Agata Motyka-Pomagruk
- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Virus Molecular Biology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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Dzimitrowicz A, Jamroz P, Pohl P, Babinska W, Terefinko D, Sledz W, Motyka-Pomagruk A. Multivariate Optimization of the FLC-dc-APGD-Based Reaction-Discharge System for Continuous Production of a Plasma-Activated Liquid of Defined Physicochemical and Anti-Phytopathogenic Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094813. [PMID: 34062832 PMCID: PMC8124219 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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To the present day, no efficient plant protection method against economically important bacterial phytopathogens from the Pectobacteriaceae family has been implemented into agricultural practice. In this view, we have performed a multivariate optimization of the operating parameters of the reaction-discharge system, employing direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge, generated in contact with a flowing liquid cathode (FLC-dc-APGD), for the production of a plasma-activated liquid (PAL) of defined physicochemical and anti-phytopathogenic properties. As a result, the effect of the operating parameters on the conductivity of PAL acquired under these conditions was assessed. The revealed optimal operating conditions, under which the PAL of the highest conductivity was obtained, were as follows: flow rate of the solution equaled 2.0 mL min-1, the discharge current was 30 mA, and the inorganic salt concentration (ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3) in the solution turned out to be 0.50% (m/w). The developed PAL exhibited bacteriostatic and bactericidal properties toward Dickeya solani IFB0099 and Pectobacterium atrosepticum IFB5103 strains, with minimal inhibitory and minimal bactericidal concentrations equaling 25%. After 24 h exposure to 25% PAL, 100% (1-2 × 106) of D. solani and P. atrosepticum cells lost viability. We attributed the antibacterial properties of PAL to the presence of deeply penetrating, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which were, in this case, OH, O, O3, H2O2, HO2, NH, N2, N2+, NO2-, NO3-, and NH4+. Putatively, the generated low-cost, eco-friendly, easy-to-store, and transport PAL, exhibiting the required antibacterial and physicochemical properties, may find numerous applications in the plant protection sector.
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- Anna Dzimitrowicz
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (A.M.-P.); Tel.: +48-71-320-2815 (A.D.); +48-58-523-6330 (A.M.-P.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (W.B.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (W.B.); (W.S.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (W.B.); (W.S.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (A.M.-P.); Tel.: +48-71-320-2815 (A.D.); +48-58-523-6330 (A.M.-P.)
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Adhikari B, Pangomm K, Veerana M, Mitra S, Park G. Plant Disease Control by Non-Thermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:77. [PMID: 32117403 PMCID: PMC7034391 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Disease stresses caused by pathogenic microorganisms are increasing, probably because of global warming. Conventional technologies for plant disease control have often revealed their limitations in efficiency, environmental safety, and economic costs. There is high demand for improvements in efficiency and safety. Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma has demonstrated its potential as an alternative tool for efficient and environmentally safe control of plant pathogenic microorganisms in many studies, which are overviewed in this review. Efficient inactivation of phytopathogenic bacterial and fungal cells by various plasma sources under laboratory conditions has been frequently reported. In addition, plasma-treated water shows antimicrobial activity. Plasma and plasma-treated water exhibit a broad spectrum of efficiency in the decontamination and disinfection of plants, fruits, and seeds, indicating that the outcomes of plasma treatment can be significantly influenced by the microenvironments between plasma and plant tissues, such as the surface structures and properties, antioxidant systems, and surface chemistry of plants. More intense studies are required on the efficiency of decontamination and disinfection and underlying mechanisms. Recently, the induction of plant tolerance or resistance to pathogens by plasma (so-called "plasma vaccination") is emerging as a new area of study, with active research ongoing in this field.
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- Bhawana Adhikari
- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Basic Science, Maejo University Phrae Campus, Phrae, Thailand
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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Dzimitrowicz A, Motyka-Pomagruk A, Cyganowski P, Babinska W, Terefinko D, Jamroz P, Lojkowska E, Pohl P, Sledz W. Antibacterial Activity of Fructose-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles Produced by Direct Current Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge towards Quarantine Pests. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 8:E751. [PMID: 30248904 PMCID: PMC6215203 DOI: 10.3390/nano8100751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Development of efficient plant protection methods against bacterial phytopathogens subjected to compulsory control procedures under international legislation is of the highest concern having in mind expensiveness of enforced quarantine measures and threat of the infection spread in disease-free regions. In this study, fructose-stabilized silver nanoparticles (FRU-AgNPs) were produced using direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) generated between the surface of a flowing liquid anode (FLA) solution and a pin-type tungsten cathode in a continuous flow reaction-discharge system. Resultant spherical and stable in time FRU-AgNPs exhibited average sizes of 14.9 ± 7.9 nm and 15.7 ± 2.0 nm, as assessed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS), respectively. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analysis revealed that the obtained nanomaterial was composed of Ag while selected area electron diffraction (SAED) indicated that FRU-AgNPs had the face-centered cubic crystalline structure. The fabricated FRU-AgNPs show antibacterial properties against Erwinia amylovora, Clavibacter michiganensis, Ralstonia solanacearum, Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and Dickeya solani strains with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 1.64 to 13.1 mg L-1 and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) from 3.29 to 26.3 mg L-1. Application of FRU-AgNPs might increase the repertoire of available control procedures against most devastating phytopathogens and as a result successfully limit their agricultural impact.
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- Anna Dzimitrowicz
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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