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. 2013 Oct 30;44(2):423-6.
doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822013005000045. eCollection 2013.

Biofilm formation on polystyrene under different temperatures by antibiotic resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from food

A R Marinho  1 , P D Martins, E M Ditmer, P A d'Azevedo, J Frazzon, S T Van Der Sand, A P G Frazzon
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Biofilm formation on polystyrene under different temperatures by antibiotic resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from food

A R Marinho et al. Braz J Microbiol. .

Abstract

The ability of antibiotic resistant E. faecalis and E. faecium isolated from food to form biofilm at different temperatures in the absence or presence of 0.75% glucose was evaluated. A synergistic effect on biofilm at 10 °C, 28 °C, 37 °C and 45 °C and glucose was observed for E. faecalis and E. faecium.

Keywords: biofilm; enterococci; food; polystyrene; resistant; temperatures.

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