Biofilms in the Food Industry

Biofilms in the Food Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3-18

  Agle, Meredith E ^a  

^a Rich Products Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Biofilms; Disinfectants; Food industry; Multispecies biofilms

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749170832     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470277782.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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