Bacterial adhesion onto particulate substrates.
The adhesion of anaerobic saccharolytic bacteria onto cellulose powder and raw starch granules through scanning electron microscope were observed. The adhering bacteria had a tendency to penetrate the granule surface; colonization was observed to occur on both the surface and inside the starch granule. The inner material of the starch granules was first digested, resulting in a shell type of structure at this stage. This implied that the surface of starch granules might have a different structure from its inner material. Bacterial adhesion and substrate digestion were found to be affected by operating temperature.
Wang
H H
HH
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC.
Wang
G S
GS
Hsu
J P
JP
D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning