Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) for inactivation of pathogenic biofilms - Case study on foodborne Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Typhimurium KU Leuven
The last decades, it has become clear that most (pathogenic) bacteria, such as the target microorganisms of this PhD research (i.e., Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Typhimurium), grow predominantly as biofilms on abiotic (food) contact surfaces. Biofilms are functional consortia of cells protected by a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The EPS matrix mainly contains polysaccharides, ...