The impact of biofilm-forming potential and tafi production on transport of environmental Salmonella through unsaturated porous media
Abstract: Understanding the factors influencing the transport of microbial pathogens, such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli, through porous media is critical to protecting drinking water supplies. The production of biofilms, along with individual biofilm-associated components, such as tafi, is believed to hinder transport of microorganisms through soil. This study investigated the relationship between biofilm formation and tafi production and the transport of environmental Salmonella through porous media. Thirty-two Salmonella isolates were initially assayed for their ability to form biofilms, from which a subset of these was selected to represent a range of high and low biofilm-formation potential and tafi formation capabilities. These were subsequently examined in unsaturated sand columns for transport characteristics. No obvious correlation was observed between Salmonella phenotypes and column retention. The results indicated that while transport of well-characterized laboratory E. coli strains can often be hindered by the presence of tafi and the potential to form biofilms, the presence of tafi did not retard the transport of the Salmonella strains.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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The impact of biofilm-forming potential and tafi production on transport of environmental Salmonella through unsaturated porous media ; volume:64 ; number:3 ; year:2009 ; pages:460-464 ; extent:5
Biologia ; 64, Heft 3 (2009), 460-464 (gesamt 5)
- Creator
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Salvucci, Anthony
Zhang, Wei
Morales, Veronica
Cakmak, M.
Hay, Anthony
Steenhuis, Tammo
- DOI
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10.2478/s11756-009-0102-y
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409221623490.498673101366
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:27 AM CEST
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- Salvucci, Anthony
- Zhang, Wei
- Morales, Veronica
- Cakmak, M.
- Hay, Anthony
- Steenhuis, Tammo
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