The Development of a Bioluminescence Assay to Compare the Efficacy of Biocides Incorporated into Plasticised PVC
Titel:
The Development of a Bioluminescence Assay to Compare the Efficacy of Biocides Incorporated into Plasticised PVC
Auteur:
Jones, Catherine Robson, Geoffrey D. Greenhaulgh, Malcolm Eastwood, Ian Handley, Pauline S.
Verschenen in:
Biofouling
Paginering:
Jaargang 18 (2002) nr. 1 pagina's 21-27
Jaar:
2002
Inhoud:
A bioluminescence assay was developed using the expression of the luxAB genes in Pseudomonas veronii to allow the efficacy of biocides incorporated into plasticised polyvinylchloride (pPVC) to be determined in situ. A maximum number of cells was found to adhere to the surface after 18 h as measured by bioluminescence, radiolabelling and viable cell counts. A positive correlation was found between the level of bioluminescence and numbers of viable cells attached to the pPVC. When the biocide 10, 10-oxybisphenoxyarsine (OBPA) was incorporated into the pPVC, both bioluminescence and viable cell number were reduced by ca 60% at a concentration of 750 ppm and by >99% at 2250 ppm. When the biocide 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-4-(methylsulphonyl)pyridine (TCMP) was incorporated into the pPVC, no reduction in viability or bioluminescence was seen after 18 h. However, over a period of 72 h at a concentration of 2250 ppm TCMP, both viable cell number and bioluminescence decreased steadily after 36 h until after 72 h, both bioluminescence and viable cell counts were less than 1% of the initial values. The viability of attached cells can therefore be measured in situ in a sensitive real-time assay by measuring bioluminescence allowing the efficacy of biocides incorporated into plastics to be compared.