Attachment strength and biofilm forming ability of Bacillus cereus on green-leafy vegetables: Cabbage and lettuce

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1266-1274

  Elhariry, Hesham M ^a,b  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bacillus cereus; Biofilm; Cabbage; Hydrophobicity; Lettuce; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BRASSICA; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BRASSICA; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LETTUCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LACTUCA;

EID: 80051472621     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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