Biofilm formation, extracellular polysaccharide production, and cell-to-cell signaling in various Enterobacter sakazakii strains: Aspects promoting environmental persistence

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2287-2294

  Lehner, Angelika ^a   Riedel, Kathrin ^a   Eberl, Leo ^a   Breeuwer, Pieter ^b   Diep, Benjamin ^b   Stephan, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; LURIA;

EID: 27744539800     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.11.2287     Document Type: Article

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