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Factors Affecting Bacterial Adhesion on Selected Textile Fibres

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In sectors like healthcare and hospitality, it has been realized that fabrics play a pivotal role in transfer of nosocomial infections. However, there is a major gap in drawing correlation between different fibre types and their interaction with microorganisms. Such information is important to formulate guidelines for textile materials for use in these sectors. In the current study, the adherence of four important bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied on six different fibre types namely polyester, wool, polypropylene, viscose, silk and cotton. Among these fibres, viscose showed maximum adherence while silk fibres showed the least attachment of bacterial strains. Bacterial adhesion was correlated with the surface characteristics (surface charge, hydrophobicity etc.) of bacteria, and nanoroughness of fibres. Adhesion of these bacteria was tested on five hydrocarbons of different hydrophobicities. E. coli, the weakest biofilm producer, and with the highest surface energy and lowest hydrophobicity amongst the bacteria compared in the study, had the lowest load on all fibres. Scanning electron microscopy revealed non-uniform binding of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Nanoroughness of fibres favored bacterial adhesion. The study showed correlation between surface properties and adherence of bacteria on fibres, with the results being of direct significance to medical and hospitality sectors.

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This work was supported by FIRP Scheme (MI01681G) and Grand Challenge Scheme (MI1798G) of IIT Delhi. SV acknowledges fellowship received from DST-INSPIRE towards her doctoral work.

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    Swati Varshney, Abhineet Sain & Shilpi Sharma

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Varshney, S., Sain, A., Gupta, D. et al. Factors Affecting Bacterial Adhesion on Selected Textile Fibres. Indian J Microbiol 61, 31–37 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-020-00903-5

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