Email this article Abiotic Environmental Factors Affecting the Formation of Microbial Biofilms
- Authors: Ponomareva A.L.1,2, Buzoleva L.S.1,3, Bogatyrenko E.A.3
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Affiliations:
- Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology
- Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute
- Far East Federal University
- Issue: Vol 45, No 5 (2018)
- Pages: 490-496
- Section: Ecology
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1062-3590/article/view/182797
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S106235901805014X
- ID: 182797
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Abstract
Biofilms are aform of existence of bacteria in the environment, due to which bacteria can expand the boundaries of their habitats during contamination of different surfaces under diverse conditions. The most important environmental factors affecting biofilms are discussed. These factors include temperature, osmolarity, the concentration of ferrous iron ions, the availability of nutrients, the quality of materials on which biofilms are formed, and light and theambient acidity.
About the authors
A. L. Ponomareva
Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology; Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute
Author for correspondence.
Email: giston@list.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690087; Vladivostok, 690041
L. S. Buzoleva
Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology; Far East Federal University
Email: giston@list.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690087; Vladivostok, 690950
E. A. Bogatyrenko
Far East Federal University
Email: giston@list.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690950
