Attachment and biofilm formation on stainless steel by Escherichia coli O157:H7 as affected by curli production

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-362

  Ryu, J H ^a   Kim, H ^a   Frank, J F ^a   Beuchat, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Curli; Escherichia coli 0157:H7

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; STAINLESS STEEL; STRAIN;

BIOFILM FORMATION; CURLI; CURLI PRODUCTION; E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI 0157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; STEEL COUPON;

BIOFILMS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

BIOFILM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CURLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; IMMERSION; NONHUMAN; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 4944241311     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01591.x     Document Type: Article

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