title: Scientific status summary.
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.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA, USA. bassam.annous@ars.usda.gov
authors.forename: Bassam A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Annous
authors.forename: Pina M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fratamico
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D005524:Food Technology; D053038:Quorum Sensing