Sixteen commercial products for use in automobile air-conditioning systems (ACS), most designated for abatement of malodors presumably of microbial origin, were examined for their potential to inhibit attachment and to detach cells of the Gram-negative bacterium Serratia marcescens on aluminum sections. Numbers of attached cells were appreciably reduced (>60%) following immersion in three alcohol-type and two acrylic-coating-type products. Several products had essentially on effect on the attached cells. Most of the products indicated for alleviation of associated microbial odors from ACS provided only short-term effects. When products were coated onto aluminum prior to exposure to the cells, water-insoluble coatings appeared to provide more consistent inhibition of primary adherence of S.marcescens. The differences in degrees of primary adherence of a selected strain of S.marcescens to variously treated aluminum provided a rapid and reproducible assessment of potential antimicrobial efficacy of ACS products.


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    Title :

    Effects of anti-odor automobile air-conditioning system products on adherence of Serratia marcescens to aluminum


    Contributors:
    Drago, G.K. (author) / Simmons, R.B. (author) / Price, D.L. (author) / Crow, S.A. (author) / Aheam, D.G. (author)


    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    3 Seiten, 2 Tabellen, 9 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English