EFFECT OF RHAMNOLIPID-BIOSURFACTANT ON THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

Dimitrina Spasova (1) , Anna Sotirova (1) , Tatyana Avramova (1) , Danka Galabova (1)

1 Institut Stephan Angeloff

In vivo effect of rhamnolipid-biosurfactant on ultrastructure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NBIMCC 1390 was studied by transmission electron mi- croscopy. It was shown that at concentration below CMC biosurfactant effect was directed predominantly to the cell surface structures and caused character- istic ultrastructural changes. At a concentration above CMC the alterations in cell surface structures were more intensive and some changes in adjacent inner cell structures were observed as well. At both concentrations the cell viability was not affected.

Keywords: rhamnolipid-biosurfactant; P. aeruginosa NBIMCC 1390; ultrastructure

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

Dimitrina Spasova, Anna Sotirova, Tatyana Avramova, Danka Galabova. EFFECT OF RHAMNOLIPID-BIOSURFACTANT ON THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA. Comptes rendus de l'Académie bulgare des Sciences, 2010, 63 (10), pp.1449-1454. ⟨pasteur-00748970⟩