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. 2010 Oct;41(4):1082-5.
doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220100004000029.. Epub 2010 Dec 1.

Quantification of biofilm production on polystyrene by Listeria, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a poultry slaughterhouse

Laura Beatriz Rodrigues  1 , Luciana Ruschel Dos Santos, Vinícius Zancanaro Tagliari, Natalie Nadin Rizzo, Graciela Trenhago, Amauri Picollo de Oliveira, Franciane Goetz, Vladimir Pinheiro do Nascimento
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Quantification of biofilm production on polystyrene by Listeria, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a poultry slaughterhouse

Laura Beatriz Rodrigues et al. Braz J Microbiol. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

This study assessed biofilm formation on polystyrene by Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, L. welshimeri and Escherichia coli, isolated from a slaughtering plant, grown on tryptic soy broth (TSB) using different glucose concentrations. The tested bacteria produced biofilm in at least one of the concentrations used, and some of them were strong biofilm producers.

Keywords: Escherichia coli; Listeria; Staphylococcus aureus; biofilm; polystyrene.

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