Biofilm Formation in Food Processing Environments is Still Poorly Understood and Controlled

Food Engineering Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 29-42

  Cappitelli, F ^a   Polo, A ^a   Villa, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative control; Antibiofilm action; Biofilm; Food safety

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; SURFACES;

ANTI-BIOFILM; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOFILM FORMATION; CELL-TO-CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; EFFICIENT STRATEGY; PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS; SURFACE-MODIFIED;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 84900297012     PISSN: 18667910     EISSN: 18667929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12393-014-9077-8     Document Type: Review

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