Mujica-Alarcon, J.F., Gomez-Bolivar, J., Barnes, J. et al. (4 more authors) (2025) The influence of surface materials on microbial biofilm formation in aviation fuel systems. Biofouling. ISSN 0892-7014
Abstract
The ability of different microbes to form biofilms on materials found in aviation fuel systems was assessed using both individual isolates and complex microbial communities. Biofilm formation by the Gram-negative bacterium, Pseudomonas putida, the fungus Amorphotheca resinae and the yeast, Candida tropicalis, was influenced by material surface properties although this differed between isolates. Biofilm formation was greatest at the fuel-water interface. The Gram-positive bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis, in contrast, was able to grow on most surfaces. When a subset of materials was exposed to complex microbial communities, the attached microbial community structure was influenced by surface properties and selected for different genera best able to form biofilms on a specific surface. Distinct sub-populations of Pseudomonads were identified, which favoured growth on aluminium or painted surfaces, with a different subpopulation favouring growth on nitrile.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
Keywords: | Biofilms; aviation; fuel contamination; surface properties |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number INNOVATE UK 98313-263273 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2025 16:26 |
Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2025 16:26 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/08927014.2025.2471366 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:224898 |