title: Influence of culture conditions on biofilm formation by Escherichia coli O157:H7.
abstract: Biofilms of Escherichia coli O157:H7 were developed on stainless steel chips in trypticase soy broth (TSB), 1/5 dilution of TSB, 0.1% Bacto peptone (BP) and a minimal salts medium (MSM) supplemented with 0.04% of one of the following carbon sources: glucose, glycerol, lactose, mannose, succinic acid, sodium pyruvate or lactic acid. It was found that biofilms developed faster and a higher number of adherent cells (ca. 10(6) CFU/cm2) were recovered when the organisms were grown in the low nutrient media. Regardless of the carbon source, biofilms developed in MSM consisted of shorter bacterial cells and thicker extracellular matrix (ECM), with glucose as the best substrate for stable biofilm formation. Fewer bacteria in initial attachment, non-hydrophobicity of bacterial cells, lack of ECM formation and easy detachment of the biofilm bacteria may contribute to poor biofilm formation in TSB. ECM is probably important for the stability of biofilms; however, at 10 degrees C and under anaerobic conditions, ECM seems to be unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53705, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dewanti
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media