TY - JOUR
T1 - Biofilms in the spotlight: Detection, quantification, and removal methods
AU - González-Rivas, Fabián
AU - Ripolles-Avila, Carolina
AU - Fontecha-Umaña, Fabio
AU - Ríos-Castillo, Abel Guillermo
AU - Rodríguez-Jerez, José Juan
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - © 2018 Institute of Food Technologists® Microorganisms can colonize and subsequently form biofilms on surfaces, which protect them from adverse conditions and make them more resistant than their planktonic free-living counterparts. This is a major concern in the food industry because the presence of biofilms has significant implications for microbial food contamination and, therefore, for the transmission of foodborne diseases. Adequate hygienic conditions and various preventive and control strategies have consequently been developed to ensure the provision of safe, good-quality food with an acceptable shelf-life. This review focuses on the significance of biofilms in the food industry by describing the factors that favor their formation. The interconnected process among bacteria known as “quorum sensing,” which plays a significant role in biofilm development, is also described. Furthermore, we discuss recent strategic methods to detect, quantify, and remove biofilms formed by pathogenic bacteria associated with food processing environments, focusing on the complexity of these microbial communities.
AB - © 2018 Institute of Food Technologists® Microorganisms can colonize and subsequently form biofilms on surfaces, which protect them from adverse conditions and make them more resistant than their planktonic free-living counterparts. This is a major concern in the food industry because the presence of biofilms has significant implications for microbial food contamination and, therefore, for the transmission of foodborne diseases. Adequate hygienic conditions and various preventive and control strategies have consequently been developed to ensure the provision of safe, good-quality food with an acceptable shelf-life. This review focuses on the significance of biofilms in the food industry by describing the factors that favor their formation. The interconnected process among bacteria known as “quorum sensing,” which plays a significant role in biofilm development, is also described. Furthermore, we discuss recent strategic methods to detect, quantify, and remove biofilms formed by pathogenic bacteria associated with food processing environments, focusing on the complexity of these microbial communities.
KW - bacterial adhesion
KW - biofilms
KW - control strategies
KW - food industry
KW - quorum sensing
U2 - 10.1111/1541-4337.12378
DO - 10.1111/1541-4337.12378
M3 - Article
SN - 1541-4337
VL - 17
SP - 1261
EP - 1276
JO - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
JF - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
IS - 5
ER -