Quaternary ammonium biocides as antimicrobial agents protecting historical wood and brick

• Authors: Katarzyna Rajkowska , Anna Koziróg , Anna Otlewska , Małgorzata Piotrowska , Paulina Nowicka-Krawczyk , Bogumił Brycki , Alina Kunicka-Styczyńska , Beata Gutarowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are widely used in disinfection of water, surfaces and instruments as well as in textile, leather and food industries because of their relatively low toxicity, broad antimicrobial spectrum, non-volatility and chemical stability. Due to these advantages, QACs are also used in restoration and can be applied on historical material. The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of biocides based on quaternary ammonium salts and containing various excipients in the protection of historical materials against microbial growth. The study determined the antimicrobial activity of three biocides against bacteria: Pseudomonas fluorescens, Staphylococcus equorum, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus muralis, Sporosarcina aquimarina and Rhodococcus fascians, and moulds: Chaetomium globosum, Penicillium citreonigrum, Cladosporium cladosporioides I, Acremonium strictum, Aspergillus fumigatus and Cladosporium cladosporioides II, all isolated from historical wood and brick. Staphylococcus equorum, Bacillus cereus, Sporosarcina aquimarina and Rhodococcus fascians bacteria, and Cladosporium cladosporioides I and Acremonium strictum moulds showed high sensitivity to quaternary ammonium biocides. Historical wood can be effectively disinfected by three applications of biocide A (30% v/v) containing dodecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC), citric acid, propiconazole and propanol. Disinfection of historical brick can be carried out by three applications of 6% v/v solutions of biocide B (based on DDAC and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid - EDTA) or biocide C (containing a non-ionic surfactant, DDAC and EDTA). Effective protection of historical building materials against microbial growth for a period of seven days can be achieved by the application of biocide A (30% v/v) on the wood surface and biocide B (6% v/v) on the brick surface.

Keywords

EN

quaternary ammonium salts; biocides; antibacterial and antifungal activity; protection against development of microorganisms; building historical material

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 153-159

Dates

published

2016

received

2015-07-28

revised

2015-10-06

accepted

2015-10-30

(unknown)

2015-12-03

Contributors

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Katarzyna Rajkowska

• Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Anna Koziróg

• Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Anna Otlewska

• Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Małgorzata Piotrowska

• Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Paulina Nowicka-Krawczyk

• Department of Algology and Mycology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland

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Bogumił Brycki

• Laboratory of Microbiocides Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

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Alina Kunicka-Styczyńska

• Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Beata Gutarowska

• Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18388/abp.2015_1134