Four hitherto undescribed Clostridium strains capable of cleaving the C ring of quercetin, kaempferol, and naringenin at C-3-C-4 were isolated from the fecal flora of humans. None of the strains cleaved catechin. C-ring fission occurred when the substrate was either in solution or in suspension. Mixed cultures of flavonoid-hydrolyzing bacteria, flavonoid-cleaving bacteria, and Escherichia coli,...

In this study, the adhesion of bacteria to fresh cucumber surfaces in aqueous suspension was shown to be dependent on time of incubation, inoculum species and concentration, and temperature. The adhesion of bacteria to the fruit in wash water was less extensive at lower temperatures and shorter exposure times. Various species of bacteria were adsorbed to cucumber surfaces in the following relat...

Adherence to hydroxyapatite (HA) was examined as a method to concentrate bacteria from foods. Using HA at a level of 10% and suspensions of an Escherichia coli strain containing 10(9), 10(6), and 10(3) cells per ml, kinetic studies revealed that maximum adherence was attained within 5 min for all cell concentrations and that comparable log reductions (1.0 to 1.5) of cells in suspension were see...

AIMS It is difficult to determine the effects of bactericidal compounds against bacteria in a biofilm because classical procedures for determining cell viability require several working days, multiple complicated steps and are frequently only applicable to cells in suspension. We attempt to develop a compact, inexpensive and versatile system to measure directly the extent of biofilm formation f...

In my thesis, I studied three problems involving E. Coli bacterial suspensions. Firstly, I focused on the Brownian motion of passive tracers in this particular active suspension close to a surface. Buoyancy and non-buoyancy swimming solutions were tested, revealing a linear increase of the passive tracer diffusion with the "active flux", obtained by the active concentration of bacteria multipli...

Background. One of the bacteria that cause oral cavity infection is Staphylococcus aureus. This study aims to explore antibacterial potential red betel extract and siwak against aureus bacteria, in vitro.
 Methods. research an vitro experimental assess diameter inhibition zone leaf The was made from simplicia wood with a dose 50% each. bacterial suspension by taking one pure colony test tu...

Faecal bacteria exist in both free-living and attached forms in estuarine waters. The deposition of sediments can take faecal bacteria out of the water column and to the bed. The sediments can subsequently be re-suspended to the water column, which can then lead to re-suspension of the faecal bacteria of the attached forms back to the water column. Therefore, the fate and transport of faecal ba...

Tofu waste that is discharged into the aquatic environment has a negative impact on quality of water around tofu liquid disposal site. Industrial enzyme production currently dominated by proteases. Proteases in pharmaceutical field support absorption proteins digestive tract, as active cosmetic ingredients. This study aims to isolate, identify protease-producing bacteria from wastewater, determ...