Examination of Host Range of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages UT1, SN-T, and PEV@ for Treatment of Bacterial Biofilms in Fuels

Authors

Presenter(s)

Kathleen Sellick, Caitlin Bojanowski

Files

Description

Biofilms are slimy substances made up of bacteria that attach to surfaces. Biofilms can be found in natural settings (rocks in streams) and man-made environments (hospital catheters, pipelines). Biofilms are also found in aviation fuel tanks, causing physical issues such as clogging in fuel lines and changing the chemical makeup of the fuel via bacterial metabolism. Bacterial viruses, known as phage, show potential for reducing biofilms through phage therapy. The goal is to find a phage or combination of phage with a broad host range that would be most effective in reducing the biofilms of bacteria isolated from fuel tanks. Known phages UT1, SN-T, and PEV2 will be tested against these biofilms, both individually and in combination. Biofilms will be assayed for biomass (crystal violet staining) and colony-forming units (CFU) in the presence of phage or combination of phages to determine the amount of biofilm reduction.

Publication Date

4-9-2014

Project Designation

Honors Thesis

Primary Advisor

Jayne B. Robinson

Primary Advisor's Department

Biology

Keywords

Stander Symposium project

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Business | Education | Engineering | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

"Examination of Host Range of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages UT1, SN-T, and PEV@ for Treatment of Bacterial Biofilms in Fuels" (2014). Stander Symposium Projects. 455.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/455