Biofilm formation on agricultural waste pretreated with cold low-pressure nitrogen plasma and corona plasma discharges
Ravit Farber, Inbal Dabush-Busheri, Gilad Chaniel, Shmuel Rozenfeld, Edward Bormashenko, Victor Multanen, Rivka Cahan
This study shows that cold low-pressure nitrogen plasma treatment increases biofilm formation by P. putida and B. cereus on agricultural waste, likely due to increased surface roughness and hydrophilicity.
bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology