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ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 196, Issue 7, Pages 453-472Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-014-0983-1
Keywords
Abiotic surfaces; Biofilm; Environmental conditions; Biofilm resistance; Disinfectants
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- French Agency for Research and Technology (ANRT)
- SCIENTIS laboratory for the CIFRE grant (CIFRE) [2010/0205]
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The biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces in food and medical sectors constitutes a great public health concerns. In fact, biofilms present a persistent source for pathogens, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, which lead to severe infections such as foodborne and nosocomial infections. Such biofilms are also a source of material deterioration and failure. The environmental conditions, commonly met in food and medical area, seem also to enhance the biofilm formation and their resistance to disinfectant agents. In this regard, this review highlights the effect of environmental conditions on bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces in the context of food and medical environment. It also describes the current and emergent strategies used to study the biofilm formation and its eradication. The mechanisms of biofilm resistance to commercialized disinfectants are also discussed, since this phenomenon remains unclear to date.
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