Drastic change in cell surface hydrophobicity of a new bacterial strain, Pseudomonas sp. TIS1-127, induced by growth temperature and its effects on the toluene-conversion rate

2009 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsutoshi Hori ◽  
Naoto Hiramatsu ◽  
Mari Nannbu ◽  
Kei Kanie ◽  
Mina Okochi ◽  
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1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Wrangstadh ◽  
Patricia L. Conway ◽  
Staffan Kjelleberg

An exopolysaccharide polymer is produced by the marine Pseudomonas sp. S9 in response to complete energy and nutrient starvation. The presence of this polysaccharide on the cell surface and its subsequent release have been shown to be associated with both adhesion and detachment of the bacterial cells. Detachment from a hydrophobic surface was correlated to the presence of the exopolysaccharide on detached S9 cells. The exopolysaccharide was detected, using immunofluorescence microscopy, on surface-bound cells after only 15 min of exogenous energy and nutrient deprivation. This technique did not reveal any significant amounts of exopolysaccharide on starving bulk phase cells prior to 3 h of starvation. Cells that detached after 5.5 h of starvation had low cell surface hydrophobicity values and increased amounts of cell-bound exopolysaccharide. In contrast, cells that became detached during the first 5.5 h of starvation showed increasing hydrophobicity values during prolonged bulk phase starvation.


1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 527-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Lemmer ◽  
George Lind ◽  
Margit Schade ◽  
Birgit Ziegelmayer

Non-filamentous hydrophobic scum bacteria were isolated from scumming wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) by means of adhesion to hydrocarbons. They were characterized with respect to taxonomy, substrate preferences, cell surface hydrophobicity, and emulsification capability. Their role during flotation events is discussed. Rhodococci are selected by hydrolysable substrates and contribute to flotation both by cell surface hydrophobicity and emulsifying activity at long mean cell residence times (MCRT). Saprophytic Acinetobacter strains are able to promote flotation by hydrophobicity and producing emulsifying agents under conditions when hydrophobic substrates are predominant. Hydrogenophaga and Acidovorax species as well as members of the Cytophaga/Flavobacterium group are prone to proliferate under low loading conditions and contribute to flotation mainly by emulsification.


2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1943-1949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Chrzanowski ◽  
Katarzyna Bielicka-Daszkiewicz ◽  
Mikołaj Owsianiak ◽  
Andreas Aurich ◽  
Ewa Kaczorek ◽  
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