Listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation

The contamination of food processing equipment by pathogenic bacteria is a serious threat to food safety and public health. Much attention has recently been focussed on Listeriae because of their ability to both grow over a wide temperature range and to adhere to a wide range of materials. However,...

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Main Author: Perni, Stefano
Published: Loughborough University 2005
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-4201492018-08-07T03:17:10ZListeria innocua : growth and biofilm formationPerni, Stefano2005The contamination of food processing equipment by pathogenic bacteria is a serious threat to food safety and public health. Much attention has recently been focussed on Listeriae because of their ability to both grow over a wide temperature range and to adhere to a wide range of materials. However, whilst many previous studies have studied attachment under static or low Reynolds number (Re) flow, no published work exists on the effects of flow conditions at industrially relevant Re on the phenomenon of attachment. This is examined here using non-pathogenic Listeria innocua—frequently claimed to be a surrogate for the pathogen L. monocytogenes—in relation to stainless steel. This material was chosen because it is widely used in the food industry.579.37Loughborough Universityhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.420149https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/33600Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Perni, Stefano
Listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation
description The contamination of food processing equipment by pathogenic bacteria is a serious threat to food safety and public health. Much attention has recently been focussed on Listeriae because of their ability to both grow over a wide temperature range and to adhere to a wide range of materials. However, whilst many previous studies have studied attachment under static or low Reynolds number (Re) flow, no published work exists on the effects of flow conditions at industrially relevant Re on the phenomenon of attachment. This is examined here using non-pathogenic Listeria innocua—frequently claimed to be a surrogate for the pathogen L. monocytogenes—in relation to stainless steel. This material was chosen because it is widely used in the food industry.
author Perni, Stefano
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title Listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation
title_short Listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation
title_full Listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation
title_fullStr Listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation
title_full_unstemmed Listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation
title_sort listeria innocua : growth and biofilm formation
publisher Loughborough University
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