Lipophils are bacteria that can grow and multiply in lipids . These include, among others, lipophilic corynebacteria ( lat. Corynebacterium ):
- Corynebacterium jeikeium
- Corynebacterium urealyticum
- Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. lipophilum
- Corynebacterium accolens
- Corynebacterium macginleyi
- CDC coryneform groups F-1 and G
- Corynebacterium bovis [1]
Propionibacterium acnes is a typical lipophilic bacterium [2] that releases fatty acids and causes the formation of comedones . However, lipophilic bacteria are not pathogenic , since they do not cause food poisoning or infections [3] .
Most materials in laboratories and health facilities have a small amount of lipids on the surface, which can support the spread of lipophilic bacteria [4] . However, while they are non-pathogenic [3] , this is not a serious threat.
Lipophilic bacteria can also spread in dietary fats , but this is rare in the modern food industry [3] and in the worst case causes fading of fats [3] .
Many lipophilic bacteria are a source of biological surfactants (biosurfactants) and are therefore used in industry, for example, bacteria of the species Bacillus lichenoformis . Bacteria producing bio-surfactants replace chemical surfactants , because, unlike chemical analogues, bio-surfactants can decompose.
Notes
- ↑ Funke G., von Graevenitz A., Clarridge JE, Bernard KA Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria (Eng.) // Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : journal. - American Society for Microbiology 1997 .-- January ( vol. 10 , no. 1 ). - P. 125-159 . - PMID 8993861 .
- ↑ Natural Acne Treatments Guide - How to get rid of pimples (Link not available) . Date of treatment July 23, 2012. Archived April 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 The Action of Microorganisms on Fats By LB JENSEN and DP GRETTIE Swift & Company Laboratories, Chicago, Ill. (Published 1933, so feel free to replace)
- ↑ Postoperative endophthalmitis. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Volume 30, Issue 11, Pages 2441-2444 C. Ferrer, J. Ruiz-Moreno, A. Rodríguez, J. Montero, J. Alió