Open AccessA three‐tiered approach to differentiate Listeria monocytogenes biofilm‐forming abilities
Author(s) -
Marsh Emily J,
Luo Hongliang,
Wang Hua
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00752-3
Subject(s) - listeria monocytogenes , biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , listeria , bacteria , genetics
The purpose of this research was to develop a system for cultivating and evaluating Listeria monocytogenes biofilms that produces consistent and reliable results. A three‐tiered approach was used to evaluate biofilm‐forming abilities of three L. monocytogenes strains that were originally associated with listeriosis outbreaks. A L. monocytogenes ‘honeycomb’ biofilm structure was described. L. monocytogenes strains Scott A and V7 were comparable in developing biofilm network structures and F2365 was less effective in forming biofilm. This three‐tiered method can be very useful for further biofilm studies.