A look inside the listeria monocytogenes biofilms extracellular matrix

Microorganisms

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Colagiorgi, Angelo ^a   Di Ciccio, Pierluigi ^a   Zanardi, Emanuela ^a   Ghidini, Sergio ^a   Ianieri, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Extracellular matrix; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS s); Food poisoning; Foodborne pathogens; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85108358215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms4030022     Document Type: Review

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