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- * Researchers characterized the bacterial community in ROMs from a desalination plant, identifying dominant taxa from the genera and families Flavobacteriaceae and Sphingomonadaceae.
- * Treatment with supernatant from sp. strain Ni1-LEM significantly reduced these bacteria, inhibited microalgae adhesion, and promoted biofilm detachment while modifying extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) without harming the cells.
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Biofouling control in reverse osmosis membranes (ROMs) is challenging due to the high cost of treatments, and reduction in the life of ROMs. This study characterizes the biofouling in the ROMs from a desalination plant and reports its effective removal using the supernatant obtained from sp. strain Ni1-LEM. The characterization of the bacterial community revealed that the most abundant taxa in ROMs were the genera and , and unclassified species of the families Flavobacteriaceae and Sphingomonadaceae. This bacterial community significantly decreased upon treatment with the supernatant from sp. Ni1-LEM, resulting in the prevalence of the genus . Furthermore, this bacterial supernatant significantly inhibited cell adhesion of seven benthic microalgae isolated from ROMs as well as promoting cell detachment of the existing microbial biofilms. The study showed that the extracellular supernatant modified the conformation of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the biofouling of ROMs without any biocidal effects.
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