Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates
There are contradictory reports in the literature regarding the anti-bacterial activity of graphene, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). This controversy is mostly due to variations in key parameters of the reported experiments, like: type of substrate, form of graphene, number of...
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| author | V. R. S. S. Mokkapati Santosh Pandit Jinho Kim Anders Martensson Martin Lovmar Fredrik Westerlund Ivan Mijakovic |
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| description | There are contradictory reports in the literature regarding the anti-bacterial activity of graphene, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). This controversy is mostly due to variations in key parameters of the reported experiments, like: type of substrate, form of graphene, number of layers, type of solvent and most importantly, type of bacteria. Here, we present experimental data related to bacterial response to GO and rGO integrated in solid agar-based nutrient plates—a standard set-up for bacterial growth that is widely used by microbiologists. Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were used for testing bacterial growth. We observed that plate-integrated rGO showed strong anti-bacterial activity against both bacterial species. By contrast, plate-integrated GO was harmless to both bacteria. These results reinforce the notion that the response of bacteria depends critically on the type of graphene material used and can vary dramatically from one bacterial strain to another, depending on bacterial physiology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdd2c43fdd0c4699b7ff4a8264ec60102022-12-21T17:50:43ZengThe Royal SocietyRoyal Society Open Science2054-57032018-01-0151110.1098/rsos.181083181083Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar platesV. R. S. S. MokkapatiSantosh PanditJinho KimAnders MartenssonMartin LovmarFredrik WesterlundIvan MijakovicThere are contradictory reports in the literature regarding the anti-bacterial activity of graphene, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). This controversy is mostly due to variations in key parameters of the reported experiments, like: type of substrate, form of graphene, number of layers, type of solvent and most importantly, type of bacteria. Here, we present experimental data related to bacterial response to GO and rGO integrated in solid agar-based nutrient plates—a standard set-up for bacterial growth that is widely used by microbiologists. Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were used for testing bacterial growth. We observed that plate-integrated rGO showed strong anti-bacterial activity against both bacterial species. By contrast, plate-integrated GO was harmless to both bacteria. These results reinforce the notion that the response of bacteria depends critically on the type of graphene material used and can vary dramatically from one bacterial strain to another, depending on bacterial physiology.https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181083agar platesgraphene oxidereduced graphene oxide |
| spellingShingle | V. R. S. S. Mokkapati Santosh Pandit Jinho Kim Anders Martensson Martin Lovmar Fredrik Westerlund Ivan Mijakovic Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates Royal Society Open Science agar plates graphene oxide reduced graphene oxide |
| title | Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates |
| title_full | Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates |
| title_fullStr | Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates |
| title_short | Bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates |
| title_sort | bacterial response to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide integrated in agar plates |
| topic | agar plates graphene oxide reduced graphene oxide |
| url | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181083 |
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