Macroencapsulation of quorum quenching bacteria by polymeric membrane layer and its application to MBR for biofouling control

SR Kim, KB Lee, JE Kim, YJ Won, KM Yeon… - Journal of Membrane …, 2015 - Elsevier
We report the preparation and characterization of macrocapsules coated by a polymeric
membrane layer for the stable encapsulation of quorum quenching (QQ) bacteria …

Engineering a Pseudomonas putida as living quorum quencher for biofilm formation inhibition, benzenes degradation, and environmental risk evaluation

YM Xue, YC Wang, YT Lin, GY Jiang, R Chen, RL Qin… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial communication interruption based on quorum quenching (QQ) has been proven its
potential in biofilm formation inhibition and biofouling control. However, it would be more …

Membrane reciprocation and quorum quenching: An innovative combination for fouling control and energy saving in membrane bioreactors

J Kim, E Bae, H Park, HJ Park, SSA Shah, K Lee, J Lee… - Water research, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) play a crucial role in wastewater treatment, but they face
considerable challenges due to fouling. To tackle this issue, innovative strategies are …

The role of immobilized quorum sensing strain in promoting biofilm formation of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor during long-term stable operation

H Fu, J Wang, Q Liu, L Ding, H Ren - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) signaling plays a significant role in the natural regulation of biofilm
formation. Multiple species QS systems in wastewater treatment processes have received …

Quorum quenching bacteria isolated from the sludge of a wastewater treatment plant and their application for controlling biofilm formation

A Kim, SY Park, CH Lee, CH Lee… - Journal of microbiology …, 2014 - koreascience.kr
Bacteria recognize changes in their population density by sensing the concentration of
signal molecules, N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs). AHL-mediated quorum sensing (QS) …

Insights into quorum quenching mechanisms to control membrane biofouling under changing organic loading rates

H Waheed, Y Xiao, I Hashmi, D Stuckey, Y Zhou - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
A quorum quenching (QQ) consortium comprised of both acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs)-
and autoinducer-2 (AI-2)-degrading bacteria, either immobilized in polymer-coated alginate …

Discrepant roles of a quorum quenching bacterium (Rhodococcus sp. BH4) in growing dual-species biofilms

NR Maddela, F Meng - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Quorum quenching (QQ) is a promising alternative method for biofilm control. However, a
largely unexplored issue is the mechanism through which QQ bacteria interact with biofilm …

Membrane fouling control in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) using granular materials

OT Iorhemen, RA Hamza, JH Tay - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling is considered the major limitation of membrane bioreactors (MBRs). This
paper provides an overview on fouling mitigation in MBRs using granular materials …

Quorum sensing: a new biofouling control paradigm in a membrane bioreactor for advanced wastewater treatment

KM Yeon, WS Cheong, HS Oh, WN Lee… - … science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
Bacteria regulate specific group behaviors such as biofilm formation in response to
population density using small signal molecules called autoinducers (quorum sensing, QS) …

Engineering a light-responsive, quorum quenching biofilm to mitigate biofouling on water purification membranes

M Mukherjee, Y Hu, CH Tan, SA Rice, B Cao - Science advances, 2018 - science.org
Quorum quenching (QQ) has been reported to be a promising approach for membrane
biofouling control. Entrapment of QQ bacteria in porous matrices is required to retain them in …