Biofilms from a Food Microbiology Perspective: Structures, Functions and Control Strategies

• Main Author: Romain Briandet (auth)
• Other Authors: Avelino Alvarez-Ordonez (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Biofilms; Biofilm formation; food quality; Food Safety; Biofilm architecture; biocontrol
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Materials and equipment in food processing industries are colonized by surface-associated microbial communities called biofilms. In these biostructures microorganisms are embedded in a complex organic matrix composed essentially of polysaccharides, nucleic acids and proteins. This organic shield con...