The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) received a technical inquiry regarding microbial contaminants of the fuel and hydraulic liquid in aircraft. A particular focus was on all known microbes detected in aircraft or any other similar systems, the enzymes these microbes use for their nutrition, and morphological and physiological peculiarities of such biofilms and any other related and relevant information. HDIAC subject matter experts conducted a literature search and presented findings from some of the most recent articles presented on this subject.
Bacteria and Fungi Contamination in Fuel and Hydraulic Oil
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Taitingfong, 49th Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS) Fuels Laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, inspects a flask of jet fuel at Holloman Air Force Base, NM, on December 12, 2022. The 49th LRS fuels laboratory is the first line of defense for fuel quality control for all organizations on base (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini).
Posted on May 8, 2024 | Completed on May 10, 2023
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