In 2023, Listeria monocytogenes persistence remains a problem in the food business. A
profound understanding of how this pathogen persists may lead to better aimed intervention …

Attachment of microorganisms to food contact surfaces and the subsequent formation of
biofilms may cause equipment damage, food spoilage and even diseases. Mixed-species …

Biocides have been employed for centuries, so today a wide range of compounds showing
different levels of antimicrobial activity have become available. At the present time …

Current microbial inhibition strategies based on planktonic bacterial physiology have been
known to have limited efficacy on the growth of biofilm communities. This problem can be …

Biofilms pose a serious public health hazard with a significant economic impact on the food
industry. The present scoping review is designed to analyse the literature published during …

Bacteria may adhere to and develop biofilm structures onto dairy surfaces trying to protect
themselves from adverse conditions such as pasteurization and CIP processes. Thus …

Biofilm formation is a phenomenon occurring almost wherever microorganisms and surfaces
exist in close proximity. This study aimed to evaluate the possible influence of bacterial …

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive pathogen, that usually adheres to stainless steel
(SS), and other abiotic surfaces in food processing that undergo repeated cleaning and …

L. monocytogenes is able to form biofilms as survival strategy in food processing
environments. This study aimed to evaluate biofilm formation and sanitizer resistance of L …

The progressive ability of a six-strains L. monocytogenes cocktail to form biofilm on stainless
steel (SS), under fish-processing simulated conditions, was investigated, together with the …