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Giovanna Ginestra

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Control of biofilm formation by poly-ethylene-co-vinyl acetate films incorporating nisin.

2010

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of poly-ethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA) films incorporating different concentrations (0.1%, 0.5% and 1%) of nisin on the biofilm-forming ability of Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 7644, Staphylococcus aureus 815 and Staphylococ-cus epidermidis ATCC 35984. Nisin was incorporated into two grades of EVA (EVA14 and EVA28) in the melt during a common film-blowing operation. The efficacy of EVA/nisin films was evaluated by biofilm biomass measurements and Live/Dead staining in combination with fluorescence microscopy. In order to evaluate whether the nisin incorporation could modify the film surface properties, contact angle measurements and scanning e…

Staphylococcusmedicine.disease_causeApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyBacterial AdhesionNisin polymeric film biofilmMicrobiologyContact anglechemistry.chemical_compoundListeria monocytogenesStaphylococcus epidermidisStaphylococcus epidermidispolycyclic compoundsFluorescence microscopemedicineVinyl acetateNisinNisinListeria monocytogeneNisin; Polymeric film; Biofilm; Listeria monocytogenes; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidisbiologyBiofilmBiofilmFood PackagingGeneral Medicinebiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionbiology.organism_classificationListeria monocytogenesAnti-Bacterial AgentsSettore ING-IND/22 - Scienza E Tecnologia Dei MaterialiPolymeric filmchemistryStaphylococcus aureusBiofilmsStaphylococcus aureuPolyvinylsBiotechnologyNuclear chemistryApplied microbiology and biotechnology
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