Comparison of three microtitre plate-based methods for quantification of biofilm formation ability of bacteria contaminating food technologies

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-104

  Koreňová, Janka ^a   Lopašovská, Janka ^a   Kuchta, Tomáš ^b  

^a Biocentrum   (Slovakia)

^b FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Fluorimetry; Food technology; Luminometry; Pseudomonas; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

EID: 46049118994     PISSN: 13368672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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