Biofilm formation and desiccation survival of Listeria monocytogenes with microbiota on mushroom processing surfaces and the effect of cleaning and disinfection

This study shows that L. monocytogenes is able to form single and multispecies biofilms on PVC with high strain diversity following C&D treatments. This highlights the need to apply more stringent C&D regime treatments for especially PVC and similar surfaces to efficiently remove biofilm cells from food processing surfaces.PMID:38101188 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110509

Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - December 15, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Frank B Lake Jingjie Chen Leo S van Overbeek Johan J P Baars Tjakko Abee Heidy M W den Besten Source Type: research