Abstract
Preventing microbial contamination of aquatic environments is crucial for the proper supply of drinking water. Hence, understanding the interactions that govern bacterial and virus adsorption to surfaces is crucial to prevent infection transmittance. Here, we describe a new approach for studying the organization and interactions of various microorganisms, namely, Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, E. coli-specific bacteriophage T4, and plant cucumber green mottle mosaic viruses (CGMMV), at the air/water interface using the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique. CGMMV were found as applicable candidates for further studying their interactions with Langmuir lipid monolayers. The zwitterionic, positively, and negatively charged LB lipid monolayers with adsorbed viruses were deposited onto solid supports and characterized by atomic force microscopy. Using polymerase chain reaction, we indicated that the adsorption of CGMMV onto the LB monolayer is a result of electrostatic interactions. These insights are useful in engineering membrane filters that prevent biofouling for efficient purification systems.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10340-10347 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Langmuir |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 34 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 31 Aug 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:A.L. acknowledges the support of the Ada I. Pressman and Yaakov Rubinfeld Foundation. M.R. acknowledges the support of Rosetrees trust and the Israel Ministry of Science and Technology. We thank Dr. Vitaly Gutkin, Dr. Anna Radko, and Dr. Yael Levi-Kalisman from the Hebrew University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for assistance. We acknowledge Linoy Dery for graphical assistance. The partial support of Hebrew University is acknowledged.
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