Pathogenic biofilm formation within food processing industries raises a serious public health
and safety concern, and places burdens on the economy. Biofilm formation on equipment …

Biofilms in the Food Environment examines biofilms produced by food-borne
microorganisms, the risks associated with biofilms in the food chain, the beneficial …

Formation and development of bacterial biofilms in the food industry could be a cause of
food contamination, compromising food safety and shelf-life. Among the factors modulating …

Biofilm is a term used to describe bacterial communities growing on surfaces. The presence
of biofilms in the food processing environment can potentially harbor human pathogens and …

Biofilms, present as microorganisms and surviving on surfaces, can increase food cross-
contamination, leading to changes in the food industry's cleaning and disinfection dynamics …

The presence of undesirable biofilms on food processing contact surfaces may lead to:(1)
transmission of diseases;(2) food spoilage;(3) shortened time between cleaning events;(4) …

Various pathogens have the ability to grow on food matrices and instruments. This grow may
reach to form biofilms. Bacterial biofilms are community of microorganisms embedded in …

Biofilms are a self-protection growth pattern of bacteria, which are different from planktonic
cells. They have been of considerable interest in food hygiene since biofilms may contain …

Food processing environments are associated with high nutrient and moisture
concentrations, conditions that favor the growth of surface-associated microorganisms and …

Microbial biofilms are an aggregation of microbial cells interconnected by extracellular
polymeric substances (EPS), which accelerate the growth of microbes on different surfaces …