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  • Title: Deposition kinetics of bacteriophage MS2 to natural organic matter: role of divalent cations.
    Author: Pham M, Mintz EA, Nguyen TH.
    Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci; 2009 Oct 01; 338(1):1-9. PubMed ID: 19608192.
    Abstract:
    The role of divalent cations (i.e. Ca(2+) and Mg(2+)) in the deposition kinetics of the bacteriophage MS2 onto flat bare silica surfaces and Suwannee River Natural Organic Matter (SRNOM)-coated silica surfaces was investigated using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) coupled with a radial stagnation point flow (RSPF) system. Experimental results demonstrated that attachment efficiencies of MS2 onto the SRNOM surface were seven to seventeen times higher in the presence of Ca(2+) than in the presence of Mg(2+). A similar trend was observed for the adsorption of polyglutamic acid, which is one of the carboxylate-containing amino acid residues found on the surface of MS2 capsids present on SRNOM-coated surfaces. The difference in attachment rates in a solution containing either Ca(2+) or Mg(2+) can be explained by a stronger tendency of Ca(2+) compared to Mg(2+) to form cation bridges by binding to carboxylate groups of both the SRNOM and the MS2 capsids. Moreover, higher attachment efficiencies of MS2 onto the SRNOM-coated silica surfaces compared to those on bare silica surfaces in the presence of either Ca(2+) or Mg(2+) at concentrations higher than 0.3 mM emphasized the important role of SRNOM carboxylate groups. Experimental data also showed reduced attachment efficiency of MS2 to SRNOM-coated surfaces in solution containing 1 mg/L SRNOM.
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