title: An improved and versatile methodology to quantify biofilms formed on solid surfaces and exposed to the air-liquid interphase.
abstract: To study pellicle formation, a new method has been developed to quantify biofilm formed on solid surfaces and exposed to air-liquid interphase. It is a versatile system since different adherent material surfaces might be tested. The methodology is a robust and reproducible approach to quantify biofilm.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Microbiologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: s.paytubi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paytubi
authors.affiliation: Departament de Microbiologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guirado
authors.affiliation: Departament de Microbiologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balsalobre
authors.affiliation: Departament de Microbiologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Madrid
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D018441:Biofilms; D018533:Biomass; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Air–liquid interphase; Biofilm; Salmonella