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Jimoh AA, Booysen E, van Zyl L, Trindade M. Do biosurfactants as anti-biofilm agents have a future in industrial water systems? Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1244595. [PMID: 37781531 PMCID: PMC10540235 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1244595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Biofilms are bacterial communities embedded in exopolymeric substances that form on the surfaces of both man-made and natural structures. Biofilm formation in industrial water systems such as cooling towers results in biofouling and biocorrosion and poses a major health concern as well as an economic burden. Traditionally, biofilms in industrial water systems are treated with alternating doses of oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides, but as resistance increases, higher biocide concentrations are needed. Using chemically synthesized surfactants in combination with biocides is also not a new idea; however, these surfactants are often not biodegradable and lead to accumulation in natural water reservoirs. Biosurfactants have become an essential bioeconomy product for diverse applications; however, reports of their use in combating biofilm-related problems in water management systems is limited to only a few studies. Biosurfactants are powerful anti-biofilm agents and can act as biocides as well as biodispersants. In laboratory settings, the efficacy of biosurfactants as anti-biofilm agents can range between 26% and 99.8%. For example, long-chain rhamnolipids isolated from Burkholderia thailandensis inhibit biofilm formation between 50% and 90%, while a lipopeptide biosurfactant from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was able to inhibit biofilms up to 96% and 99%. Additionally, biosurfactants can disperse preformed biofilms up to 95.9%. The efficacy of antibiotics can also be increased by between 25% and 50% when combined with biosurfactants, as seen for the V9T14 biosurfactant co-formulated with ampicillin, cefazolin, and tobramycin. In this review, we discuss how biofilms are formed and if biosurfactants, as anti-biofilm agents, have a future in industrial water systems. We then summarize the reported mode of action for biosurfactant molecules and their functionality as biofilm dispersal agents. Finally, we highlight the application of biosurfactants in industrial water systems as anti-fouling and anti-corrosion agents.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM), University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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Chandra K, Nair AV, Chatterjee R, Muralidhara P, Singh A, Kamanna S, Tatu US, Chakravortty D. Absence of proline-peptide transporter YjiY in Salmonella Typhimurium leads to secretion of factors which inhibits intra-species biofilm formation. Microbiol Res 2023; 273:127411. [PMID: 37285689 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Salmonella is a genus of widely spread Gram negative, facultative anaerobic bacteria, which is known to cause ¼th of diarrheal morbidity and mortality globally. It causes typhoid fever and gastroenteritis by gaining access to the host gut through contaminated food and water. Salmonella utilizes its biofilm lifestyle to strongly resist antibiotics and persist in the host. Although biofilm removal or dispersal has been studied widely, the inhibition of the initiation of Salmonella Typhimurium (STM WT) biofilm remains elusive. This study demonstrates the anti-biofilm property of the cell-free supernatant obtained from a carbon-starvation induced proline peptide transporter mutant (STM ΔyjiY) strain. The STM ΔyjiY culture supernatant primarily inhibits biofilm initiation by regulating biofilm-associated transcriptional network that is reversed upon complementation (STM ΔyjiY:yjiY). We demonstrate that abundance of FlgM correlates with the absence of flagella in the STM ΔyjiY supernatant treated WT cells. NusG works synergistically with the global transcriptional regulator H-NS. Relatively low abundances of flavoredoxin, glutaredoxin, and thiol peroxidase might lead to accumulation of ROS within the biofilm, and subsequent toxicity in STM ΔyjiY supernatant. This work further suggests that targeting these oxidative stress relieving proteins might be a good choice to reduce Salmonella biofilm.
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- Kasturi Chandra
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India; Adjunct Faculty, School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
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Tkachuk N, Zelena L. Inhibition of heterotrophic bacterial biofilm in the soil ferrosphere by Streptomyces spp. and Bacillus velezensis. BIOFOULING 2022; 38:916-925. [PMID: 36440643 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2022.2151362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The soil microbiome is involved in the processes of microbial corrosion, in particular, by the formation of biofilm. It has been proposed that an environmentally friendly solution to this corrosion might be through biological control. Bacillus velezensis NUChC C2b, Streptomyces gardneri ChNPU F3 and S. canus NUChC F2 were investigated as potentially 'green' biocides to prevent attachment to glass as a model surface and the formation of heterotrophic bacterial biofilm which participates in the corrosion process. Results showed high antagonistic and antibiofilm properties of S. gardneri ChNPU F3; which may be related to the formation of secondary antimicrobial metabolites by this strain. B. velezensis NUChC C2b and S. gardneri ChNPU F3 could be incorporated into green biocides - as components of antibiofilm agents that will protect material from bacterial corrosion or as agents that will prevent historical heritage damage.
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- Nataliia Tkachuk
- Department of Biology, T.H. Shevchenko National University "Chernihiv Colehium", Chernihiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Physiology of Industrial Microorganisms of the Danylo Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Department of Biotechnology, Leather and Fur, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ueki T, Lovley DR. Desulfovibrio vulgaris as a model microbe for the study of corrosion under sulfate-reducing conditions. MLIFE 2022; 1:13-20. [PMID: 38818327 PMCID: PMC10989807 DOI: 10.1002/mlf2.12018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Corrosion of iron-containing metals under sulfate-reducing conditions is an economically important problem. Microbial strains now known as Desulfovibrio vulgaris served as the model microbes in many of the foundational studies that developed existing models for the corrosion of iron-containing metals under sulfate-reducing conditions. Proposed mechanisms for corrosion by D. vulgaris include: (1) H2 consumption to accelerate the oxidation of Fe0 coupled to the reduction of protons to H2; (2) production of sulfide that combines with ferrous iron to form iron sulfide coatings that promote H2 production; (3) moribund cells release hydrogenases that catalyze Fe0 oxidation with the production of H2; (4) direct electron transfer from Fe0 to cells; and (5) flavins serving as an electron shuttle for electron transfer between Fe0 and cells. The demonstrated possibility of conducting transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of cells growing on metal surfaces suggests that similar studies on D. vulgaris corrosion biofilms can aid in identifying proteins that play an important role in corrosion. Tools for making targeted gene deletions in D. vulgaris are available for functional genetic studies. These approaches, coupled with instrumentation for the detection of low concentrations of H2, and proven techniques for evaluating putative electron shuttle function, are expected to make it possible to determine which of the proposed mechanisms for D. vulgaris corrosion are most important.
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- Toshiyuki Ueki
- Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials, Ministry of Education, Electrobiomaterials InstituteNortheastern UniversityShenyangChina
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- Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials, Ministry of Education, Electrobiomaterials InstituteNortheastern UniversityShenyangChina
- Department of Microbiology University of MassachusettsAmherstMAUSA
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Li Z, Wang X, Wang J, Yuan X, Jiang X, Wang Y, Zhong C, Xu D, Gu T, Wang F. Bacterial biofilms as platforms engineered for diverse applications. Biotechnol Adv 2022; 57:107932. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hayta EN, Rickert CA, Lieleg O. Topography quantifications allow for identifying the contribution of parental strains to physical properties of co-cultured biofilms. Biofilm 2021; 3:100044. [PMID: 33665611 PMCID: PMC7902895 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2021.100044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Most biofilm research has so far focused on investigating biofilms generated by single bacterial strains. However, such single-species biofilms are rare in nature where bacteria typically coexist with other microorganisms. Although, from a biological view, the possible interactions occurring between different bacteria are well studied, little is known about what determines the material properties of a multi-species biofilm. Here, we ask how the co-cultivation of two B. subtilis strains affects certain important biofilm properties such as surface topography and wetting behavior. We find that, even though each daughter colony typically resembles one of the parent colonies in terms of morphology and wetting, it nevertheless exhibits a significantly different surface topography. Yet, this difference is only detectable via a quantitative metrological analysis of the biofilm surface. Furthermore, we show that this difference is due to the presence of bacteria belonging to the 'other' parent strain, which does not dominate the biofilm features. The findings presented here may pinpoint new strategies for how biofilms with hybrid properties could be generated from two different bacterial strains. In such engineered biofilms, it might be possible to combine desired properties from two strains by co-cultivation.
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- Elif N. Hayta
- Munich School of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Center for Protein Assemblies (CPA), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer Straße 8, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Munich School of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Center for Protein Assemblies (CPA), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer Straße 8, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Munich School of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Center for Protein Assemblies (CPA), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer Straße 8, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Lekbach Y, Liu T, Li Y, Moradi M, Dou W, Xu D, Smith JA, Lovley DR. Microbial corrosion of metals: The corrosion microbiome. Adv Microb Physiol 2021; 78:317-390. [PMID: 34147188 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2021.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Microbially catalyzed corrosion of metals is a substantial economic concern. Aerobic microbes primarily enhance Fe0 oxidation through indirect mechanisms and their impact appears to be limited compared to anaerobic microbes. Several anaerobic mechanisms are known to accelerate Fe0 oxidation. Microbes can consume H2 abiotically generated from the oxidation of Fe0. Microbial H2 removal makes continued Fe0 oxidation more thermodynamically favorable. Extracellular hydrogenases further accelerate Fe0 oxidation. Organic electron shuttles such as flavins, phenazines, and possibly humic substances may replace H2 as the electron carrier between Fe0 and cells. Direct Fe0-to-microbe electron transfer is also possible. Which of these anaerobic mechanisms predominates in model pure culture isolates is typically poorly documented because of a lack of functional genetic studies. Microbial mechanisms for Fe0 oxidation may also apply to some other metals. An ultimate goal of microbial metal corrosion research is to develop molecular tools to diagnose the occurrence, mechanisms, and rates of metal corrosion to guide the implementation of the most effective mitigation strategies. A systems biology approach that includes innovative isolation and characterization methods, as well as functional genomic investigations, will be required in order to identify the diagnostic features to be gleaned from meta-omic analysis of corroding materials. A better understanding of microbial metal corrosion mechanisms is expected to lead to new corrosion mitigation strategies. The understanding of the corrosion microbiome is clearly in its infancy, but interdisciplinary electrochemical, microbiological, and molecular tools are available to make rapid progress in this field.
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- Yassir Lekbach
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Failure, Corrosion and Protection of Oil/Gas Facility Materials, College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, United States
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- Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States.
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Nasser B, Saito Y, Alarawi M, Al-Humam AA, Mineta K, Gojobori T. Characterization of microbiologically influenced corrosion by comprehensive metagenomic analysis of an inland oil field. Gene 2021; 774:145425. [PMID: 33450352 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Corrosion in pipelines and reservoir tanks in oil plants is a serious problem in the global energy industry because it causes substantial economic losses associated with frequent part replacement and can lead to potential damage to entire crude oil fields. Previous studies revealed that corrosion is mainly caused by microbial activities in a process currently termed microbiologically influenced corrosion or biocorrosion. Identifying the bacteria responsible for biocorrosion is crucial for its suppression. In this study, we analyzed the microbial communities present at corrosion sites in oil plant pipelines using comparative metagenomic analysis along with bioinformatics and statistics. We analyzed the microbial communities in pipelines in an oil field in which groundwater is used as injection water. We collected samples from four different facilities in the oil field. Metagenomic analysis revealed that the microbial community structures greatly differed even among samples from the same facility. Treatments such as biocide administration and demineralization at each location in the pipeline may have independently affected the microbial community structure. The results indicated that microbial inspection throughout the pipeline network is essential to prevent biocorrosion at industrial plants. By identifying the bacterial species responsible for biocorrosion, this study provides bacterial indicators to detect and classify biocorrosion. Furthermore, these species may serve as biomarkers to detect biocorrosion at an early stage. Then, appropriate management such as treatment with suitable biocides can be performed immediately and appropriately. Thus, our study will serve as a platform for obtaining microbial information related to biocorrosion to enable the development of a practical approach to prevent its occurrence.
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- Badoor Nasser
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Biosurfactants: Eco-Friendly and Innovative Biocides against Biocorrosion. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21062152. [PMID: 32245097 PMCID: PMC7139319 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21062152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Corrosion influenced by microbes, commonly known as microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC), is associated with biofilm, which has been one of the problems in the industry. The damages of industrial equipment or infrastructures due to corrosion lead to large economic and environmental problems. Synthetic chemical biocides are now commonly used to prevent corrosion, but most of them are not effective against the biofilms, and they are toxic and not degradable. Biocides easily kill corrosive bacteria, which are as the planktonic and sessile population, but they are not effective against biofilm. New antimicrobial and eco-friendly substances are now being developed. Biosurfactants are proved to be one of the best eco-friendly anticorrosion substances to inhibit the biocorrosion process and protect materials against corrosion. Biosurfactants have recently became one of the important products of bioeconomy with multiplying applications, while there is scare knowledge on their using in biocorrosion treatment. In this review, the recent findings on the application of biosurfactants as eco-friendly and innovative biocides against biocorrosion are highlighted.
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Preethi PS, Narenkumar J, Prakash AA, Abilaji S, Prakash C, Rajasekar A, Nanthini AUR, Valli G. Myco-Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Potent Anti-corrosion of Copper in Cooling Towers. J CLUST SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-019-01600-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Li XL, Narenkumar J, Rajasekar A, Ting YP. Biocorrosion of mild steel and copper used in cooling tower water and its control. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:178. [PMID: 29556432 PMCID: PMC5847642 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1196-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The present study describes the biocorrosion of mild steel (MS1010) and pure copper (Cu) in cooling water environments (both field and lab study). Electrochemical and surface analyses of both metals were carried out to confirm the corrosion susceptibility in the presence of bacteria and inhibitor. Surface analysis of the MS and Cu coupons revealed that biofilm was developed with increasing exposure time in the field study. In the lab study, accumulation of extracellular polymeric substance over the metal surface was noticed and led to the severe pitting type of corrosion on both metal surfaces. Besides, the anti-corrosive study was carried out using the combinations of commercial corrosion inhibitor (S7653-10 ppm) with biocide (F5100-5 ppm), and the results reveal that the corrosion rate of MS and Cu was highly reduced to 0.0281 and 0.0021 mm/year (inhibitor system) than 0.1589 and 0.0177 mm/year (control system). Inhibition efficiency for both metals in the presence of inhibitor with biocide was found as 82 and 88% for MS and Cu, respectively. The present study concluded that MS was very susceptible to biocorrosion, compared to copper metal in cooling water environment. Further, the combination of the both inhibitor and biocide was effectively inhibiting the biocorrosion which was due to its antibacterial and anti-corrosive properties.
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- Xiao Lei Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, 117576 Singapore
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- Environmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, 632 115 India
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- Environmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, 632 115 India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, 117576 Singapore
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Narenkumar J, Ramesh N, Rajasekar A. Control of corrosive bacterial community by bronopol in industrial water system. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:55. [PMID: 29354366 PMCID: PMC5756150 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-1071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Ten aerobic corrosive bacterial strains were isolated from a cooling tower water system (CWS) which were identified based on the biochemical characterization and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Out of them, dominant corrosion-causing bacteria, namely, Bacillus thuringiensis EN2, Terribacillus aidingensis EN3, and Bacillus oleronius EN9, were selected for biocorrosion studies on mild steel 1010 (MS) in a CWS. The biocorrosion behaviour of EN2, EN3, and EN9 strains was studied using immersion test (weight loss method), electrochemical analysis, and surface analysis. To address the corrosion problems, an anti-corrosive study using a biocide, bronopol was also demonstrated. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analyses of the MS coupons with biofilm developed after exposure to CWS confirmed the accumulation of extracellular polymeric substances and revealed that biofilms was formed as microcolonies, which subsequently cause pitting corrosion. In contrast, the biocide system, no pitting type of corrosion, was observed and weight loss was reduced about 32 ± 2 mg over biotic system (286 ± 2 mg). FTIR results confirmed the adsorption of bronopol on the MS metal surface as protective layer (co-ordination of NH2-Fe3+) to prevent the biofilm formation and inhibit the corrosive chemical compounds and thus led to reduction of corrosion rate (10 ± 1 mm/year). Overall, the results from WL, EIS, SEM, XRD, and FTIR concluded that bronopol was identified as effective biocide and corrosion inhibitor which controls the both chemical and biocorrosion of MS in CWS. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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- Jayaraman Narenkumar
- Environmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632115 India
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- School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632 014 India
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- Environmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632115 India
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Demir B, Broughton RM, Huang TS, Bozack MJ, Worley SD. Polymeric Antimicrobial N-Halamine-Surface Modification of Stainless Steel. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Buket Demir
- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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Kip N, Jansen S, Leite MFA, de Hollander M, Afanasyev M, Kuramae EE, Veen JAV. Methanogens predominate in natural corrosion protective layers on metal sheet piles. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11899. [PMID: 28928457 PMCID: PMC5605657 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11244-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Microorganisms are able to cause, but also to inhibit or protect against corrosion. Corrosion inhibition by microbial processes may be due to the formation of mineral deposition layers on metal objects. Such deposition layers have been found in archaeological studies on ancient metal objects, buried in soil, which were hardly corroded. Recent field investigations showed that natural mineral deposition layers can be found on sheet piles in soil. We investigated the microbial communities of these deposition layers and the adjacent soil. Our data, from five different sampling sites, all show striking differences between microbial communities of the deposition layer versus the adjacent soil over the depth profile. Bacterial species dominated in top soil while archaeal sequences increased in abundance with depth. All mineral deposition layers from the steel surface were dominated by Euryarchaeota, of which almost all sequences were phylogenetically related with the Methanobacteria genus. The mineral layer consisted of carbonate precipitates. Based on 16S rDNA gene sequencing data we hypothesize that the methanogens directly extract electrons from the metal surface, thereby, initially inducing mild corrosion, but simultaneously, inducing carbonate precipitation. This, will cause encrustation of the archaea, which drastically slow down their activity and create a natural protective layer against further corrosion.
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- Nardy Kip
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Deltares, Princetonlaan 6, 3584 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geoscience & Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Synthetic biology engineering of biofilms as nanomaterials factories. Biochem Soc Trans 2017; 45:585-597. [DOI: 10.1042/bst20160348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bottom-up fabrication of nanoscale materials has been a significant focus in materials science for expanding our technological frontiers. This assembly concept, however, is old news to biology — all living organisms fabricate themselves using bottom-up principles through a vast self-organizing system of incredibly complex biomolecules, a marvelous dynamic that we are still attempting to unravel. Can we use what we have gleaned from biology thus far to illuminate alternative strategies for designer nanomaterial manufacturing? In the present review article, new synthetic biology efforts toward using bacterial biofilms as platforms for the synthesis and secretion of programmable nanomaterials are described. Particular focus is given to self-assembling functional amyloids found in bacterial biofilms as re-engineerable modular nanomolecular components. Potential applications and existing challenges for this technology are also explored. This novel approach for repurposing biofilm systems will enable future technologies for using engineered living systems to grow artificial nanomaterials.
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Kip N, van Veen JA. The dual role of microbes in corrosion. ISME JOURNAL 2014; 9:542-51. [PMID: 25259571 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Corrosion is the result of a series of chemical, physical and (micro) biological processes leading to the deterioration of materials such as steel and stone. It is a world-wide problem with great societal and economic consequences. Current corrosion control strategies based on chemically produced products are under increasing pressure of stringent environmental regulations. Furthermore, they are rather inefficient. Therefore, there is an urgent need for environmentally friendly and sustainable corrosion control strategies. The mechanisms of microbially influenced corrosion and microbially influenced corrosion inhibition are not completely understood, because they cannot be linked to a single biochemical reaction or specific microbial species or groups. Corrosion is influenced by the complex processes of different microorganisms performing different electrochemical reactions and secreting proteins and metabolites that can have secondary effects. Information on the identity and role of microbial communities that are related to corrosion and corrosion inhibition in different materials and in different environments is scarce. As some microorganisms are able to both cause and inhibit corrosion, we pay particular interest to their potential role as corrosion-controlling agents. We show interesting interfaces in which scientists from different disciplines such as microbiology, engineering and art conservation can collaborate to find solutions to the problems caused by corrosion.
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- Nardy Kip
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Korenblum E, de Araujo LV, Guimarães CR, de Souza LM, Sassaki G, Abreu F, Nitschke M, Lins U, Freire DMG, Barreto-Bergter E, Seldin L. Purification and characterization of a surfactin-like molecule produced by Bacillus sp. H2O-1 and its antagonistic effect against sulfate reducing bacteria. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:252. [PMID: 23131170 PMCID: PMC3577442 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Bacillus sp. H2O-1, isolated from the connate water of a Brazilian reservoir, produces an antimicrobial substance (denoted as AMS H2O-1) that is active against sulfate reducing bacteria, which are the major bacterial group responsible for biogenic souring and biocorrosion in petroleum reservoirs. Thus, the use of AMS H2O-1 for sulfate reducing bacteria control in the petroleum industry is a promising alternative to chemical biocides. However, prior to the large-scale production of AMS H2O-1 for industrial applications, its chemical structure must be elucidated. This study also analyzed the changes in the wetting properties of different surfaces conditioned with AMS H2O-1 and demonstrated the effect of AMS H2O-1 on sulfate reducing bacteria cells. Results A lipopeptide mixture from AMS H2O-1 was partially purified on a silica gel column and identified via mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). It comprises four major components that range in size from 1007 to 1049 Da. The lipid moiety contains linear and branched β-hydroxy fatty acids that range in length from C13 to C16. The peptide moiety contains seven amino acids identified as Glu-Leu-Leu-Val-Asp-Leu-Leu. Transmission electron microscopy revealed cell membrane alteration of sulfate reducing bacteria after AMS H2O-1 treatment at the minimum inhibitory concentration (5 μg/ml). Cytoplasmic electron dense inclusions were observed in treated cells but not in untreated cells. AMS H2O-1 enhanced the osmosis of sulfate reducing bacteria cells and caused the leakage of the intracellular contents. In addition, contact angle measurements indicated that different surfaces conditioned by AMS H2O-1 were less hydrophobic and more electron-donor than untreated surfaces. Conclusion AMS H2O-1 is a mixture of four surfactin-like homologues, and its biocidal activity and surfactant properties suggest that this compound may be a good candidate for sulfate reducing bacteria control. Thus, it is a potential alternative to the chemical biocides or surface coating agents currently used to prevent SRB growth in petroleum industries.
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- Elisa Korenblum
- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Developing symbiotic consortia for lignocellulosic biofuel production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 93:1423-35. [PMID: 22278256 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3762-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Revised: 11/12/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The search for petroleum alternatives has motivated intense research into biological breakdown of lignocellulose to produce liquid fuels such as ethanol. Degradation of lignocellulose for biofuel production is a difficult process which is limited by, among other factors, the recalcitrance of lignocellulose and biological toxicity of the products. Consolidated bioprocessing has been suggested as an efficient and economical method of producing low value products from lignocellulose; however, it is not clear whether this would be accomplished more efficiently with a single organism or community of organisms. This review highlights examples of mixtures of microbes in the context of conceptual models for developing symbiotic consortia for biofuel production from lignocellulose. Engineering a symbiosis within consortia is a putative means of improving both process efficiency and stability relative to monoculture. Because microbes often interact and exist attached to surfaces, quorum sensing and biofilm formation are also discussed in terms of consortia development and stability. An engineered, symbiotic culture of multiple organisms may be a means of assembling a novel combination of metabolic capabilities that can efficiently produce biofuel from lignocellulose.
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Neoh KG, Kang ET. Combating bacterial colonization on metals via polymer coatings: relevance to marine and medical applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2011; 3:2808-2819. [PMID: 21732600 DOI: 10.1021/am200646t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Metals are widely used in engineering as well as medical applications. However, their surfaces are easily colonized by bacteria that form biofilms. Among the numerous concerns with biofilm formation, biocorrosion is of particular importance in industry, because structural integrity may be compromised, leading to technical failures. In the food industry and medical field, biofilms also pose health risks. To inhibit bacterial colonization, the surfaces of metals can be coated with a polymeric layer which is antiadhesive and/or bactericidal. This article describes polymers that have these desired properties and the methodologies for immobilizing them on metal surfaces of relevance to the marine and medical fields. The focus is on polymer coatings that have a high degree of stability in aqueous medium and do not leach out. The efficacies of the different polymer coatings against bacteria commonly encountered in marine (Desulfovibrio desulfuricans) and medical applications (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli) are demonstrated.
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- K G Neoh
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260.
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Optimized grafting of antimicrobial peptides on stainless steel surface and biofilm resistance tests. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2011; 84:301-9. [PMID: 21310597 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Revised: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Antibacterial peptides, magainin I and nisin were covalently bound to stainless steel surfaces. Several procedures of surface functionalisation processes have been investigated and optimized, each step being characterized by polarization modulation reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (PM-RAIRS) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). Grafting of antibacterial peptides was successfully achieved by a 3 steps functionalisation process on a chitosan polymeric layer. The antibacterial activity of the anchored magainin and nisin was tested against a gram-positive bacteria, Listeria ivanovii, i.e., the possible survival and attachment of this bacteria, was characterized on modified stainless steel surfaces. The results revealed that the adsorbed peptides reduced the adhesion of bacteria on the functionalised stainless steel surface.
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Zhang C, Wen F, Cao Y. Progress in Research of Corrosion and Protection by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2011.09.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wood TK, Hong SH, Ma Q. Engineering biofilm formation and dispersal. Trends Biotechnol 2010; 29:87-94. [PMID: 21131080 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Anywhere water is in the liquid state, bacteria will exist as biofilms, which are complex communities of cells that are cemented together. Although frequently associated with disease and biofouling, biofilms are also important for engineering applications, such as bioremediation, biocatalysis and microbial fuel cells. Here, we review approaches to alter genetic circuits and cell signaling towards controlling biofilm formation, and emphasize utilizing these tools for engineering applications. Based on a better understanding of the genetic basis of biofilm formation, we find that biofilms might be controlled by manipulating extracellular signals, and that they might be dispersed using conserved intracellular signals and regulators. Biofilms could also be formed at specific locations where they might be engineered to make chemicals or treat human disease.
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- Thomas K Wood
- Department of Chemical Engineering, 220 Jack E. Brown Building, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA.
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Elaboration of antibiofilm materials by chemical grafting of an antimicrobial peptide. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 89:623-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2930-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2010] [Revised: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gana ML, Kebbouche-Gana S, Touzi A, Zorgani MA, Pauss A, Lounici H, Mameri N. Antagonistic activity of Bacillus sp. obtained from an Algerian oilfield and chemical biocide THPS against sulfate-reducing bacteria consortium inducing corrosion in the oil industry. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 38:391-404. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0887-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Korenblum E, Sebastián GV, Paiva MM, Coutinho CMLM, Magalhães FCM, Peyton BM, Seldin L. Action of antimicrobial substances produced by different oil reservoir Bacillus strains against biofilm formation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 79:97-103. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1401-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2007] [Revised: 02/02/2008] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ali HES. Spacer Effects in Novel Cationic Surfactants as a Primordial Parameter for an Optimal Inhibition of SRB. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s11743-007-1036-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Antagonistic activity against nosocomial clinical isolates withBacillus subtilis MZ-7. ANN MICROBIOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03175083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Zuo R. Biofilms: strategies for metal corrosion inhibition employing microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 76:1245-53. [PMID: 17701408 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1130-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/14/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Corrosion causes dramatic economic loss. Currently widely used corrosion control strategies have disadvantages of being expensive, subject to environmental restrictions, and sometimes inefficient. Studies show that microbial corrosion inhibition is actually a common phenomenon. The present review summarizes recent progress in this novel strategy: corrosion control using beneficial bacteria biofilms. The possible mechanisms may involve: (1) removal of corrosive agents (such as oxygen) by bacterial physiological activities (e.g., aerobic respiration), (2) growth inhibition of corrosion-causing bacteria by antimicrobials generated within biofilms [e.g., sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) corrosion inhibition by gramicidin S-producing Bacillus brevis biofilm], (3) generation of protective layer by biofilms (e.g., Bacillus licheniformis biofilm produces on aluminum surface a sticky protective layer of gamma-polyglutamate). Successful utilization of this novel strategy relies on advances in study at the interface of corrosion engineering and biofilm biology.
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- Rongjun Zuo
- Center for Engineering in Medicine/Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
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Mukhopadhyay A, Redding AM, Joachimiak MP, Arkin AP, Borglin SE, Dehal PS, Chakraborty R, Geller JT, Hazen TC, He Q, Joyner DC, Martin VJJ, Wall JD, Yang ZK, Zhou J, Keasling JD. Cell-wide responses to low-oxygen exposure in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. J Bacteriol 2007; 189:5996-6010. [PMID: 17545284 PMCID: PMC1952033 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00368-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The responses of the anaerobic, sulfate-reducing organism Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough to low-oxygen exposure (0.1% O(2)) were monitored via transcriptomics and proteomics. Exposure to 0.1% O(2) caused a decrease in the growth rate without affecting viability. Concerted upregulation of the predicted peroxide stress response regulon (PerR) genes was observed in response to the 0.1% O(2) exposure. Several of the candidates also showed increases in protein abundance. Among the remaining small number of transcript changes was the upregulation of the predicted transmembrane tetraheme cytochrome c(3) complex. Other known oxidative stress response candidates remained unchanged during the low-O(2) exposure. To fully understand the results of the 0.1% O(2) exposure, transcriptomics and proteomics data were collected for exposure to air using a similar experimental protocol. In contrast to the 0.1% O(2) exposure, air exposure was detrimental to both the growth rate and viability and caused dramatic changes at both the transcriptome and proteome levels. Interestingly, the transcripts of the predicted PerR regulon genes were downregulated during air exposure. Our results highlight the differences in the cell-wide responses to low and high O(2) levels in D. vulgaris and suggest that while exposure to air is highly detrimental to D. vulgaris, this bacterium can successfully cope with periodic exposure to low O(2) levels in its environment.
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Little B, Lee J, Ray R. A review of 'green' strategies to prevent or mitigate microbiologically influenced corrosion. BIOFOULING 2007; 23:87-97. [PMID: 17453733 DOI: 10.1080/08927010601151782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Two approaches to control microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) have been developed that do not require the use of biocides. These strategies include the following: i) use of biofilms to inhibit or prevent corrosion, and ii) manipulation (removal or addition) of an electron acceptor, (e.g. oxygen, sulphate or nitrate) to influence the microbial population. In both approaches the composition of the microbial community is affected by small perturbations in the environment (e.g. temperature, nutrient concentration and flow) and the response of microorganisms cannot be predicted with certainty. The following sections will review the literature on the effectiveness of these environmentally friendly, "green," strategies for controlling MIC.
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- Brenda Little
- Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 39529, USA.
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Sungur EI, Cotuk A. Characterization of sulfate reducing bacteria isolated from cooling towers. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2005; 104:211-9. [PMID: 15931988 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-1612-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In this study, the occurrence and metabolic capacities of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) were studied in 36 water samples taken from cooling towers of 30 different buildings, such as hotels and business centres in Istanbul. SRB were present in 14 cooling towers out of 30 (46.6%) buildings and while the lowest concentration of SRB was 10 cells/mL, the highest concentration was determined as 10(4) cells/mL. After the distribution of SRB within cooling towers was determined, several strains of SRB were isolated and characterized metabolically. The isolated strains were composed of vibroid cells, growing anaerobically by using sulfate as electron acceptor and lactate or pyruvate as electron donor. They could be related to the genus Desulfovibrio. In addition, the recorded temperature of water samples was between 12 and 33 degrees C and a significant relationship between the number of SRB and the water temperatures was not found.
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- Esra Ilhan Sungur
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Korenblum E, der Weid I, Santos ALS, Rosado AS, Sebastián GV, Coutinho CMLM, Magalhães FCM, Paiva MM, Seldin L. Production of antimicrobial substances by Bacillus subtilis LFE-1, B. firmus H2O-1 and B. licheniformis T6-5 isolated from an oil reservoir in Brazil. J Appl Microbiol 2005; 98:667-75. [PMID: 15715870 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02518.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Forty Bacillus strains isolated from a Brazilian oil reservoir were tested against each other to select strains producing antimicrobial substances (AMS). Three strains, Bacillus subtilis (LFE-1), Bacillus firmus (H2O-1) and Bacillus licheniformis (T6-5), were selected due to their ability to inhibit more than 65% of the Bacillus strains tested. These three strains were also investigated for their capability to inhibit sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Furthermore, physiological and biochemical characteristics of the antimicrobial compounds produced by the selected strains were determined. METHODS AND RESULTS Among the forty strains tested, 36 (90%) strains were able to inhibit at least one Bacillus strain used as indicator in plate assays and three of them (LFE-1, T6-5 and H2O-1) were able to inhibit 65, 70 and 97.5% of the 40 strains studied here respectively. Clear zones of inhibition were observed when H2O-1 was tested against SRB-containing consortium T6-lab and Desulfovibrio alaskensis strain NCIMB 13491, while strain T6-5 was able to inhibit only the D. alaskensis strain. The three substances showed to be insensitive to different enzymes and chemicals, were heat stable and the substances produced by strains T6-5 and H2O-1 were active over a wide pH range. CONCLUSIONS Three different AMS produced by Bacillus strains from an oil reservoir, two of them with activity against SRB, are presented here. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The preliminary characterization of these AMS points to their potential use as biocides in the petroleum industry for controlling problems associated with SRB.
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- E Korenblum
- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes (IMPPG), Centro de Ciências da Saúde (CCS), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
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Hubert C, Nemati M, Jenneman G, Voordouw G. Corrosion risk associated with microbial souring control using nitrate or nitrite. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 68:272-82. [PMID: 15711941 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1897-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2004] [Revised: 12/20/2004] [Accepted: 12/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Souring, the production of hydrogen sulfide by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in oil reservoirs, can be controlled through nitrate or nitrite addition. To assess the effects of this containment approach on corrosion, metal coupons were installed in up-flow packed-bed bioreactors fed with medium containing 8 mM sulfate and 25 mM lactate. Following inoculation with produced water to establish biogenic H(2)S production, some bioreactors were treated with 17.5 mM nitrate or up to 20 mM nitrite, eliminating souring. Corrosion rates were highest near the outlet of untreated bioreactors (up to 0.4 mm year(-1)). Nitrate (17.5 mM) eliminated sulfide but gave pitting corrosion near the inlet of the bioreactor, whereas a high nitrite dose (20 mM) completely eliminated microbial activity and associated corrosion. More gradual, step-wise addition of nitrite up to 20 mM resulted in the retention of microbial activity and localized pitting corrosion, especially near the bioreactor inlet. We conclude that: (1) SRB control by nitrate or nitrite reduction shifts the corrosion risk from the bioreactor outlet to the inlet (i.e. from production to injection wells) and (2) souring treatment by continuous addition of a high inhibitory nitrite dose is preferable from a corrosion-prevention point of view.
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- Casey Hubert
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, T2N 1N4 Alberta, Canada
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Zuo R, Ornek D, Wood TK. Aluminum- and mild steel-binding peptides from phage display. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 68:505-9. [PMID: 15703906 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1922-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Revised: 01/16/2005] [Accepted: 01/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Using a phage library displaying random peptides of 12 amino acids on its surface, several peptides were found that bind to aluminum and mild steel. Like other metal-binding peptides, no obvious consensus motif has been found for these peptides. However, most of them are rich in hydroxyl-containing amino acids, serine or threonine, or contain histidine. For the aluminum-binding peptides, peptides with a higher number of hydroxyl-containing amino acids bind to the aluminum surface more tightly. For example, Val-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Pro-Gln-Asp-Thr-Arg-Thr-Thr, which contains five hydroxyl-containing amino acid residues, was selected four-fold more frequently than a peptide containing only one serine, suggesting an important role for the hydroxyl-containing amino acids in the metal-peptide interaction.
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- Rongjun Zuo
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3222, USA
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Zuo R, Wood TK. Inhibiting mild steel corrosion from sulfate-reducing and iron-oxidizing bacteria using gramicidin-S-producing biofilms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004; 65:747-53. [PMID: 15278311 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1651-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2003] [Revised: 04/08/2004] [Accepted: 04/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A gramicidin-S-producing Bacillus brevis 18-3 biofilm was shown to reduce corrosion rates of mild steel by inhibiting both the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfosporosinus orientis and the iron-oxidizing bacterium Leptothrix discophora SP-6. When L. discophora SP-6 was introduced along with D. orientis to a non-antimicrobial-producing biofilm control, Paenibacillus polymyxa ATCC 10401, a corrosive synergy was created and mild steel coupons underwent more severe corrosion than when only D. orientis was present, showing a 2.3-fold increase via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and a 1.8-fold difference via mass-loss measurements. However, when a gramicidin-S-producing, protective B. brevis 18-3 biofilm was established on mild steel, the metal coupons were protected against the simultaneous attack of D. orientis and L. discophora SP-6. EIS data showed that the protective B. brevis 18-3 biofilm decreased the corrosion rate about 20-fold compared with the non-gramicidin-producing P. polymyxa ATCC 10401 biofilm control. The mass loss for the protected mild steel coupons was also significantly lower than that for the unprotected ones (4-fold decrease). Scanning electron microscope images corroborated the corrosion inhibition by the gramicidin-S-producing B. brevis biofilm on mild steel by showing that the metal surface remained untarnished, i.e., the polishing grooves were still visible after exposure to the simultaneous attack of the sulfate-reducing bacterium and the iron-oxidizing bacterium.
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- Rongjun Zuo
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3222, USA
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Ren D, Wood TK. (5Z)-4-bromo-5-(bromomethylene)-3-butyl-2(5H)-furanone reduces corrosion from Desulfotomaculum orientis. Environ Microbiol 2004; 6:535-40. [PMID: 15049927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00587.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
(5Z)-4-bromo-5-(bromomethylene)-3-butyl-2(5H)-furanone (furanone) from the red marine alga Delisea pulchra was found previously to inhibit the growth, swarming and biofilm formation of Gram-positive bacteria (Ren et al., 2002, Lett Appl Microbiol 34: 293-299). In the present study, the Gram-positive sulphate-reducing bacterium (SRB), Desulfotomaculum orientis, was used to study the inhibition of mild steel corrosion due to the addition of furanone. The weight loss from batch coupon experiments incubated with 40 microg x ml(-1) furanone was reduced fivefold compared with samples that lacked furanone. Analysis of the metal surface with environmental scanning electron microscopy further confirmed the protection afforded by the addition of furanone. In agreement with the corrosion inhibition, most probable number (MPN) analysis showed that 20 and 40 microg x ml(-1) furanone inhibited 58% and 96% of the D. orientis growth respectively. Hence, furanone has the potential to inhibit microbial-induced corrosion related to Gram-positive bacteria.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dacheng Ren
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3222, USA
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