To investigate the effects of nutritional conditions and
hydrodynamic disturbances on bacterial attachment behavior in water
bodies, this paper focused on the common Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(wild-type and alginate secreting mutant strains) in water supply
networks. The attachment behavior of Pseudomonas aeruginosa under
different hydrodynamic and nutritional levels was analyzed via the dead
and live staining biomass measurement. The results showed that
hydrodynamic disturbance did not have a significant effect on the
surface attachment(6 h) of wild-type strains
at the sufficient nutritional level(1:1 LB medium). In contrast, the
attachment amount of wild-type strains increased by 4.60 times
following decreased nutritional level(1:50 LB medium) and increased
hydrodynamic disturbance with the rotation speed rising from
to
. Under different environmental conditions, the attachment amount of
mutant strains was higher than that of wild-type strains, which proved
the importance of extracellular polymeric substances(EPS) on bacterial
attachment behavior. This study can provide theoretical guidance for the
control of microbial contamination in drinking water systems and other
aqueous environments.