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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2019

Antibacterial effect of graphene oxide (GO) nano-particles against Pseudomonas putida biofilm of variable age.

Hussam Fallatah, Mohamad Elhaneid, Hanene Ali-Boucetta, Tim W Overton, Hani El Kadri, Konstantinos Gkatzionis

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hussam FallatahSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
Mohamad ElhaneidSchool of Pharmacy, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
Hanene Ali-BoucettaSchool of Pharmacy, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
Tim W OvertonSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
Hani El KadriSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK. h.elkadri@bham.ac.uk.
Konstantinos GkatzionisSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK. kgkatzionis@aegean.gr.
University of Birmingham · GBUniversity of the Aegean · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graphene oxide (GO) has been reported to possess antibacterial activity; therefore, its accumulation in the environment could affect microbial communities such as biofilms. The susceptibility of biofilms to antimicrobials is known to depend on the stage of biofilm maturity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GO nano-particles on Pseudomonas putida KT2440 biofilm of variable age. FT-IR, UV-vis, and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the oxidation of graphene while XPS confirmed the high purity of the synthesised GO over 6 months. Biofilms varying in maturity (24, 48, and 72 h) were formed using a CDC reactor and were treated with GO (85 μg/mL or 8.5 μg/mL). The viability of P. putida was monitored by culture on media and the bacterial membrane integrity was assessed using flow cytometry. P. putida cells were observed using confocal microscopy and SEM. The results showed that GO significantly reduced the viability of 48-h biofilm and detached biofilm cells associated with membrane damage while the viability was not affected in 24- and 72-h biofilms and detached biofilm cells. The results showed that susceptibility of P. putida biofilm to GO varied according to age which may be due to changes in the physiological state of cells during maturation. Graphical abstract.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsGraphiteOxidesPseudomonas putidaSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredAnti-Bacterial AgentsGraphiteOxidesBiofilmDetached biofilm cellsFlow cytometryGraphene oxideMembrane damagePseudomonas putidaSEM

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PMID31250387
PMCPMC6689283
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