摘要
新闻编辑从发明人提供的背景资料中获得了以下引文：“所有淹没在海水中的表面都会受到细菌、硅藻、藻类、贻贝、管蠕虫和藤壶等生物的污染。海洋污染是微生物不希望的积累，海水中结构上的藻类和动物。污损生物可分为微污损生物(细菌和双原子生物膜)和大型污损生物(例如大型藻类、藤壶、贻贝、管蠕虫、苔藓动物)，它们共同生活，形成污损群落。第一步是开发一种调节膜，有机分子附着在表面。当表面浸没在海水中时，这种情况会瞬间发生。主要的定殖剂，细菌和硅藻，一天就会沉淀下来。次要的定殖剂，大型藻类和原生动物的孢子，一周内就会沉淀下来。最后，第三类定殖剂，即大型污秽动物的幼虫，将在2-3周内沉淀下来。
Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “All surfaces submerged in seawater will experie nce fouling of organisms such as bacteria, diatoms, algae, mussels, tube worms a nd barnacles. Marine fouling is the undesirable accumulation of microorganisms, algae and animals on structures submerged in seawater. The fouling organisms can be divided into microfoulers (bacterial and diatomic biofilms) and macrofoulers (e.g. macroalgae, barnacles, mussels, tubeworms, bryozoans) which live together forming a fouling community. In a simplistic overview of the fouling process, t he first step is the development of a conditioning film where organic molecules adhere to the surface. This happens instantaneously when a surface is submerged in seawater. The primary colonizers, the bacteria and diatoms, will settle withi n a day. The secondary colonizers, spores of macroalgae and protozoa, will settle within a week. Finally, the tertiary colonizers, the larvae of macrofoulers, will settle within 2-3 weeks.
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