Relative Transport Behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica Serovar Pullorum in Packed Bed Column Systems: Influence of Solution Chemistry and Cell Concentration

The influence of solution chemistry and cell concentration on bacterial transport has been examined using Salmonella pullorum SA1685 and Escherichia coli O157:H7. A column was employed to determine the transport behavior and deposition kinetics with aquifer sand over a range of ionic strengths and c...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 2009-03, Vol.43 (6), p.1838-1844
Main Authors: Haznedaroglu, B. Z, Kim, H. N, Bradford, S. A, Walker, S. L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquifers
Cell adhesion & migration
Chromatography - methods
E coli
Environmental Processes
Escherichia coli O157 - physiology
Groundwater
Pathogens
Salmonella
Salmonella enterica
Salmonella enterica - classification
Salmonella enterica - physiology
Salmonella pullorum
Silicon Dioxide - chemistry
Solute movement
Solution chemistry
Studies
Water Microbiology
Water Supply
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Summary:The influence of solution chemistry and cell concentration on bacterial transport has been examined using Salmonella pullorum SA1685 and Escherichia coli O157:H7. A column was employed to determine the transport behavior and deposition kinetics with aquifer sand over a range of ionic strengths and cell concentrations. O157:H7 was found to be more adhesive than SA1685, with calculated deposition rate coefficients higher than those of SA1685. Comprehensive cell surface characterization techniques including size, surface charge density, extracellular polymeric substance content, electrophoretic mobility, and hydrophobicity analyses were conducted to explain observed transport trends. The pathogens’ size and hydrophobicity were not significantly different, whereas they varied in acidity, for which O157:H7 had 19 times higher surface charge density than SA1685. Electrophoretic mobilities, in general agreement with titration analysis and column experiments, revealed SA1685 to be more negative than O157:H7. This combination of column and characterization experiments indicates that SA1685 can be transported to a greater extent than O157:H7 in groundwater environments. This study is the first comprehensive work comparing the transport behavior of two important pathogens in aquifer systems.
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es802531k