Hall Stoodley, L., Keevil, C. W. and Lappin Scott, H. M. (1998) Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonae biofilm formation under high and low nutrient conditions. International Journal of Leprosy and other Mycobacterial Diseases, 67 (4 SUPPL.), 513.
Abstract
The rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are broadly dispersed in the environment. They have been recovered from fresh water, sea water, waste water and ewen potable water samples and are increasingly associated with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. There is scant evidence that nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and RGM form biofilms. Therefore, an experimental system was designed to assess the ability of RGM to form biofilms under controlled laboratory conditions. A flat plate reactor flow cell was attached to either a high or low nutrient reservoir and monitored by image analysis over time. Two surfaces were chosen for assessment of biofilm growth: silastic which is commonly used in medical settings and high density polyethylene (HDPE) which is prevalent in water distribution systems. The results show that Mycobaclerium fortuitum and M. chelonae formed biofilms under both high and low nutrient conditions on both surfaces studied. These results suggest that RGM may form biofilms under a variety of conditions in industrial and medical environments.
Full text not available from this repository.
More information
Identifiers
Catalogue record
Export record
Contributors
University divisions
- Faculties (pre 2018 reorg) > Faculty of Engineering and the Environment (pre 2018 reorg) > Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute (pre 2018 reorg)
- Current Faculties > Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences > Microbiology
School of Biological Sciences > Microbiology - Faculties (pre 2018 reorg) > Faculty of Medicine (pre 2018 reorg) > Clinical & Experimental Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
Current Faculties > Faculty of Medicine > Clinical and Experimental Sciences > Clinical & Experimental Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
Clinical and Experimental Sciences > Clinical & Experimental Sciences (pre 2018 reorg) - Current Faculties > Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences > Institute for Life Sciences > Biofilms
Institute for Life Sciences > Biofilms - Faculties (pre 2018 reorg) > Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences (pre 2018 reorg) > Institute for Life Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
Current Faculties > Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences > Institute for Life Sciences > Institute for Life Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
Institute for Life Sciences > Institute for Life Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.