title: Use of bacteriophage to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination and fouling in Jet A aviation fuel.
abstract: In the present study, the use of bacteriophages to prevent growth and/or biofouling by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 was investigated in microcosms containing Jet A aviation fuel as the carbon source. Bacteriophages were found to be effective at preventing biofilm formation but did not always prevent planktonic growth in the microcosms. This result was at odds with experiments conducted in nutrient-rich medium, demonstrating the necessity to test antimicrobial and antifouling strategies under conditions as near as possible to the 'real world'. The success of the bacteriophages at preventing biofilm formation makes them potential candidates as antifouling agents for fuel systems.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , University of Dayton , Dayton , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Caitlin L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bojanowski
authors.affiliation: b Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate , Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Wendy J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Crookes-Goodson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , University of Dayton , Dayton , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Jayne B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D001359:Aviation; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000254:growth & development*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D057219:Biofouling / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; C029662:JP5 jet fuel
keywords: Bacteriophage; Jet A; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antifouling; biofilm; fuel