Sensing and inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Sterne by polymer–bromine complexes
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D’Angelo, Paola A.
Bromberg, Lev E
Hatton, Trevor Alan
Wilusz, Eugene
Date Issued
April 2016
Journal
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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D’Angelo, Paola A., Lev Bromberg, T. Alan Hatton, and Eugene Wilusz. “Sensing and Inactivation of Bacillus Anthracis Sterne by Polymer–bromine Complexes.” Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 100, no. 15 (April 18, 2016): 6847-6857.
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We report on the performance of brominated poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP-Br), brominated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-Br), and brominated poly(allylamine-co-4-aminopyridine) (PAAm-APy-Br) for their ability to decontaminate Bacillus anthracis Sterne spores in solution while also allowing for the sensing of the spores. The polymers were brominated by bromine using carbon tetrachloride or potassium tribromide as solvents, with bromine loadings ranging from 1.6 to 4.2 mEq/g of polymer. B. anthracis Sterne spores were exposed to increasing concentrations of brominated polymers for 5 min, while the kinetics of the sporicidal activity was assessed. All brominated polymers demonstrated spore log-kills of 8 within 5 min of exposure at 12 mg/mL aqueous polymer concentration. Sensing of spores was accomplished by measuring the release of dipicolinic acid (DPA) from the spore using time-resolved fluorescence. Parent, non-brominated polymers did not cause any release of DPA and the spores remained viable. In contrast, spores exposed to the brominated polymers were inactivated and the release of DPA was observed within minutes of exposure. Also, this release of DPA continued for a long time after spore inactivation as in a controlled release process. The DPA release was more pronounced for spores exposed to brominated PVP and brominated PEG-8000 compared to brominated PAAm-APy and brominated PEG-400. Using time-resolved fluorescence, we detected as low as 2500 B. anthracis spores, with PEG-8000 being more sensitive to low spore numbers. Our results suggest that the brominated polymers may be used effectively as decontamination agents against bacterial spores while also providing the sensing capability.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-7507-7
