ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Pyocyanine Production, Twitching Motility
and Hydrophobicity of Different Wastes
on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1 1 | Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey |
2 | Department of Biology, Institute of Science, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Hüseyin Kahraman
Inonu University, Department of Biology, Faculty Science and Art, 44280, Malatya, Turkey
Inonu University, Department of Biology, Faculty Science and Art, 44280, Malatya, Turkey
Submission date: 2020-02-25
Final revision date: 2020-07-07
Acceptance date: 2020-07-11
Online publication date: 2020-11-26
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
Reuse of reclaimed watersReuse of wastewatersEnvironmental managementPollutionWastewater engineeringOrganic pollutants
ABSTRACT
Many agricultural and biological waste materials cause environmental problems. To address this,
and to achieve economic efficiency (growth, cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH), twitching, biofilm, and
pyocyanin production), we used different organic wastes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa).
While there is biofilm formation in all organic waste assets, the highest such formation was observed
in molasses and waste cheese whey (WCW). Average pyocyanin production in all organic waste except
for Nutrient Broth (NB) averaged 3 μg/ml. CSH was reached only in the presence of olive waste water
(OWW), molasses, and WCW. The highest twitching was achieved by adding WCW at 14 mm. We
found no similar studies with P. aeruginosa in the literature. We think that this research will result
in similar new studies that will reveal methods of handling these waste materials economically thus
benefiting the environment.
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