Control of Microbial Growth Gabriella Gita Febriana NIM : 10406002
Control of Microbial Growth • Pasteur : invisible microbes could cause disease • Lister : found the modern antiseptic for surgery • Used a solution of carbolic acid (phenol) Introduction Louis Pasteur Joseph Lister
Control of Microbial Growth Control of Microbial Growth • To INHIBIT or PREVENT growth of microorganisms • Affected in 2 basic ways : • By killing microorganisms (cidal agents) • By inhibiting the growth of microorganisms (static agents) • Sterilization : complete destruction or elimination of all viable microorganisms in a sterilized substance
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationI. Heat • Incineration • Burns organisms and physically destroys them • Boiling • 100ᵒC, 30 minutes kills everything except endospores • Intermitent boiling (>6hours) to kill endospores
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationI. Heat (cont.) • Autoclaving • Most effective and efficient • Usual standard temperature/pressure : 121ᵒC/15psi for 15 minutes • Using steam under pressure as the sterilizing agent • Thermal Death Time • Dry heat • Not as effective as moist heat
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationII. Irradiation • Ultraviolet • Causes adjacent thymine molecules on DNA to dimerize inhibiting DNA replication • Gamma Radiation • Break chemical bonds by interacting with the electrons of atomic constituents • Highly effective in killing microorganisms
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationII. Irradiation (cont.) • Electron Beam Radiation (e-beam radiation) • Low penetration and high dose rates. • Similar to Gamma radiation
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationIII. Filtration • Exclusion of all cells in a liquid or gas • For sterilization of solution which would be denatured by heat. eg: antibiotics, injectable drugs, amino acids, vitamins, etc. Millipore membrane
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationIV. Gas & Chemicals • Ethylene oxide (ETO) • Most commonly used form of chemical sterilization • Reacts with amino acids, protein, and DNA to prevent microbial reporduction • Used for cellulose and plastic irradiation
Control of Microbial Growth ETO Sterilization Gas Chamber
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationIV. Gas & Chemicals (cont.) • Ozone Sterilization • Uses oxygen that is subjected to an intense electrical field that separates oxygen molecules into atomic oxygen. • Used as disinfectant for water and food Ozone fogger Ozone sterilizer
Control of Microbial Growth Methods of SterilizationIV. Gas & Chemicals (cont.) • Low Temperature Gas Plasma (LTGP) • Alternative to ethylene oxide • Uses small amount of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) energized with radio frequencies waves into gas plasma • Generation of free radicals destroy microorganisms
Control of Microbial Growth Non Sterilizing MethodsI. Application of Heat • Boiling • Inactivates viruses • Giardia cysts can survive in this process • Pasteurization • Use of mild heat to reduce the number of microorganisms in products or foods. ex: milk • Milk 63ᵒC, 30 min (batch method) or 71ᵒC 15 sec (flash method) • Ultrapasteurization • Milk is heated to temperature of 140ᵒC
Control of Microbial Growth Non Sterilizing MethodsII. Low Temperature • Refrigeration & Freezing • non bactericidal • most foods are preserved against microbial growth in the household freezer
Control of Microbial Growth Non Sterilizing MethodsIII. Drying • Removal of H2O • often used to preserve foods • removal of water heat, evaporation, freeze-drying, and addition of salt or sugar
Control of Microbial Growth Non Sterilizing MethodsIV. Irradiation • UV, X-ray, Gamma Radiation • destroys microorganisms • fruits and vegetables are irradiated to increase their shelf life up to 500 percent • According to the FDA, irradiation does not make food radioactive, nor does it noticeably change taste, texture, or appearance.
Control of Microbial Growth Control of Microbial Growth by Chemical Agents • Antimicrobial Agents • chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth microorganisms • may be of natural or synthetic origin, and they may have a static or cidal effect on microorganisms.
Control of Microbial Growth Types of Antimicrobial Agents • Antiseptics • microbicidal agents harmless enough to be applied to the skin and mucous membrane • should not be taken internally • Disinfectants • agents that kill microorganisms, but not necessarily their spores • not safe for application to living tissues • used on inanimate objects
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Control of Microbial Growth Types of Antimicrobial Agents (cont.) • Preservatives • static agents used to inhibit the growth of microorganisms • nontoxic
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Control of Microbial Growth Types of Antimicrobial Agents (cont.) • Chemoterapeutic Agents (synthetic antibiotics) • antimicrobial agents of synthetic origin useful in the treatment of microbial or viral disease • Ex : sulfonilamides, isoniazid, ethambutol, AZT, nalidixic acid and chloramphenicol • Antibiotics • antimicrobial agents produced by microorganisms that kill or inhibit other microorganisms • low molecular-weight (non-protein) molecules produced as secondary metabolites, mainly by microorganisms that live in the soil
Control of Microbial Growth Types of Antimicrobial Agents (cont.) • Semi-synthetic Antibiotics • molecules produced by a microbe that are subsequently modified by an organic chemist to enhance their antimicrobial properties
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Control of Microbial Growth Antimicrobial Agents in Treatment of Infectious Diseases • Selective Toxicity • acts in some way that inhibits or kills bacterial pathogens • has little or no toxic effect on the animal taking the drug • Spectrum of Action • Narrow spectrum • Broad spectrum • Limited Spectrum
Control of Microbial Growth Mode of Actions • Cell wall synthesis inhibitor • Beta-lactams antibiotics • Natural Penicillins • Semi-synthetic penicillins • Clavulanic Acid • Cephalosporins • Bacitracin • Cell membrane inhibitor • Polymyxin
Control of Microbial Growth Mode of Actions (cont.) • Protein synthesis inhibitor • Tetracyclines, e.g : tetracycline, chlortetracycline, doxycycline • Chloramphenicol • Macrolides, e.g : erythromycin, azythromycin • Aminoglycosides, e.g : streptomycin • Kanamycine • Gentamicin, Tobramycin
Control of Microbial Growth Mode of Actions (cont.) • Effects of Nucleic Acids • Quinolones, e.g : nalidixic, ciprofloxacin • Rifamycins, e.g : rifampicin • Competitive inhibitors • Sulfonamides, e.g : sulfanilamide, gantrisin and trimethoprim
Control of Microbial Growth Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics • Inherent (natural) resistance • Acquired resistance • Vertical evolution • Horizontal Gene Transmission (HGT) • Bacteria exchange genes by 3 process : • Conjugation • Transduction • Transformation
Control of Microbial Growth Alternative to Antibiotics • Phage Therapy • use of lyticbacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections • Benefit : derived from the observation that bacteriophages are much more specific than most antibiotics that are in clinical use • Negative effect : phages are self-replicating in their target bacterial cella single, small dose is theoretically efficacious
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