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