Bacterial Film Disintegration with Electrochemically Reduced Water

Dokl Biochem Biophys. 2019 May;486(1):206-208. doi: 10.1134/S1607672919030098. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to study the fine structure of bacterial films grown on the inner tube surface of a flow reactor. Using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) approaches, the detailed biofilm relief was visualized. The action of electrochemically reduced water (ERW) on the biofilm ultrastructure generated by the plankton form of E. coli and/or lacto bacteria was investigated. The treatment with an ERW solution destroyed the biofilm organic polymer matrix and bacterial cells embedded in the matrix.

MeSH terms

  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Biofilms / growth & development
  • Electrochemistry
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / physiology
  • Water / chemistry*
  • Water / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Water