Activity of an isothiazolone biocide againstHormoconis resinaein pure and mixed biofilms
✍ Scribed by P. S. Guiamet; C. C. Gaylarde
- Book ID
- 104730063
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-0972
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✦ Synopsis
Biofilms containing single or mixed cultures of the fungus Hormoconis resinae and anaerobic sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on stainless steel were incubated with an isothiazolone biocide (Kathon FP) at 28°C for 24 h. H. resinae within the biofilm was enumerated by immunofluorescence microscopy using specific antiserum, and SRB were assayed by culture. Fungal numbers in mixed biofilms were considerably reduced in comparison with those in pure biofilms. The biocide was shown to be effective against H. resinae in pure biofilms at 50 and 100 ppm, but in mixed biofilms only at the higher concentration. This concentration also reduced the sessile SRB numbers by 99%.