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Scientific Status Summary |
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| Authors: | Bassam A. Annous Pina M. Fratamico James L. Smith |
| Affiliation: | Authors Annous, Fratamico, and Smith are with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA, U.S.A. Direct topical inquires to author Annous (E-mail: ) and reprint requests to . |
| Abstract: | The Institute of Food Technologists has issued this Scientific Status Summary to provide readers with a tutorial on biofilms, their purposeful mechanism of interaction (quorum sensing), and recent findings on how to inhibit their formation. |
| Keywords: | acylated homoserine lactones autoinducer bacteria biofilm C. jejuni E. coli enteric pathogen foodborne illness Gram-negative Gram-positive L. monocytogenes pathogen planktonic cell quorum sensing Salmonella S. aureus |