Control of Biofilm Bacteria

Elder, Elisabeth D.; Fenech, Amy S.; Zink, Amy D.; Bradley, T. Paige; Fullers, A. Lynn

Title:

Control of Biofilm Bacteria

dc.contributor.author	Elder, Elisabeth D.
dc.contributor.author	Fenech, Amy S.
dc.contributor.author	Zink, Amy D.
dc.contributor.author	Bradley, T. Paige
dc.contributor.author	Fullers, A. Lynn
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Southwestern College. Dept. of Biology
dc.contributor.editor	Hatcher, Kathryn J.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-10T02:27:23Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-10T02:27:23Z
dc.date.issued	1995-04
dc.description	Proceedings of the 1995 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 11 and 12, 1995, Athens, Georgia.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Based on problems associated with the use of chlorine as a water disinfectant and with the control of bacterial populations in biofilms, 1,3-dichloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethy1-4- imidazolidinone (compound DC) and 1-bromo-3-chloro-2,2,5,5- tetramethy1-4-imidazolidinone (compound DBC) were used to control planktonic and sessile populations of Klebsiella. Following the suspension of stainless steel disks in tubes, the tubes were capped with gauze/cotton plugs and autoclaved. Sterile chlorine demand-free buffers and inocula of mucoid and nonmucoid variants of Klebsiella were introduced to the tubes to initiate biofilm formation. After 24 to 48 hours equilibration time, both sessile and planktonic cells were exposed to varying concentrations of the disinfectants. Fluid samples and disk surface scrapings were used to determine the length of time required to achieve a 99.9999% decrease in viable cells. While disinfection rates were slower with the sessile organisms than with the planktonic organisms, both organic N-halamine disinfectants achieved 6 log decreases in viable Klebsiella in less than 12 hours.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	This book was published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors.
dc.identifier.isbn	0-935835-04-0
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43854
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.publisher.original	Carl Vinson Institute of Government
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GWRI1995. Public Involvement	en_US
dc.subject	Water resources management	en_US
dc.subject	Water biology	en_US
dc.subject	Water quality	en_US
dc.subject	Water quality biological assessment	en_US
dc.title	Control of Biofilm Bacteria	en_US
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dc.type.genre	Proceedings
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