Sanitizer efficacy towards attached bacteria

Pseudomonas fluorescens, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Listeria monocytogenes readily attach to both rubber and teflon surfaces. Once attached, a glycocalyx covering forms effectively protecting them from any sanitizer that passes over the surface. Therefore, sanitizers efficacy testing done in the l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mosteller, Tracy M.
Other Authors: Food Science and Technology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45049
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10072005-094813/