Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9441976 | Food Microbiology | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The free energy of adhesion between the bacteria and the materials in aqueous medium was calculated and used to predict which material of the cluster has a higher ability for biofilm formation and by this way contribute for milk contamination due to the release of bacteria from the deposit. For all the situations studied, adhesion is thermodynamically favourable to SS 316, SS 304 and rubber and less favourable to PMMA and glass.
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Authors
Pilar Teixeira, Zulmira Lopes, Joana Azeredo, Rosário Oliveira, Maria João Vieira,