Diverse microorganisms are able to grow on food matrixes and along food industry
infrastructures. This growth may give rise to biofilms. This review summarizes, on the one …

This review examines the impact of microbial communities colonizing food processing
environments in the form of biofilms on food safety and food quality. The focus is both on …

This study aimed to better understand the overall metabolic responses of Escherichia coli
biofilms to the combined stresses of ultrasound and low concentration acidic electrolysed …

The development of environmentally friendly and sustainable corrosion protection
technologies is a longstanding yet difficult problem, especially for the marine environment …

Bacteria are constantly faced to stress situations in their ecological niches, the food and the
host gastrointestinal tract. The capacity to detect and respond to surrounding changes is …

The present study was aimed to green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide
nanoparticles (ZnONPs) from Aspergillus niger, which was evaluated for their antioxidant …

The inherent differences in microbial behavior among identically treated strains of the same
microbial species, referred to as “strain variability”, are regarded as an important source of …

Highlights•Formation, architecture and function of biofilms are complex phenomena.•True
biofilms are usually found on closed surfaces.•On open surfaces, fouling is less likely to …

Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter jejuni, Pseudomonas aeruginosa)
and toxigenic bacteria (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus) to form biofilms and …

The high cell density, immobilization and stability of biofilms are ideal characteristics for
bacteria in resisting antibiotic therapy. CsgD is a transcription activating factor that regulates …